muddle

muddle
1. noun
Durcheinander, das

the room is in a hopeless muddle — in dem Zimmer herrscht ein heilloses Durcheinander

get something in a muddle — etwas in Unordnung bringen; etwas durcheinander bringen

get in[to] a muddle — durcheinander kommen (ugs.)

2. transitive verb

muddle [up] — durcheinander bringen

muddle up — (mix up) verwechseln (with mit)

be muddled up — (out of order) durcheinander geraten sein

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/120362/muddle_along">muddle along
- muddle through
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1. verb
(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) durcheinanderbringen
2. noun
(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) das Durcheinander
- muddled
- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up
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mud·dle
[ˈmʌdl̩]
I. n
1. usu sing (confused state) Durcheinander nt
to get in a \muddle durcheinandergeraten, durcheinanderkommen fam
to get sth in[to] a \muddle etw durcheinanderbringen
▪ to be in a \muddle durcheinander sein
2. no pl (confusion) Durcheinander nt, Kuddelmuddel nt, SCHWEIZ a. Puff nt fam
II. vi
▪ to \muddle along vor sich akk hin wurs[ch]teln fam
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['mʌdl]
1. n
Durcheinander nt

to get in(to) a muddle (things) — durcheinandergeraten; (person) konfus werden

to get oneself in(to) a muddle over sth — mit etw nicht klarkommen (inf)

how did things get into such a muddle? — wie ist denn dieses Durcheinander entstanden?

to be in a muddle — völlig durcheinander sein

this room is (in) a real muddle — in diesem Zimmer herrscht ein einziges Durcheinander

her office was a muddle of files and papers — in ihrem Büro lagen Akten und Papiere wild durcheinander

to make a muddle of sth — etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

2. vt
durcheinanderbringen; two things or people also verwechseln; (= make confused) person verwirren, durcheinanderbringen

you're only muddling the issue — du machst die Sache nur verworrener

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muddle [ˈmʌdl]
A s
1. a) Durcheinander n, Unordnung f
b) Verwirrung f:
be in a muddle durcheinander sein (Dinge, Person);
get in(to) a muddle durcheinandergeraten (Dinge); konfus werden (Person);
make a muddle of sth etwas durcheinanderbringen
B v/t
1. auch muddle up durcheinanderbringen:
a) in Unordnung bringen
b) konfus machen
c) verwechseln (with mit)
2. US ein Getränk
a) mixen
b) (um)rühren
3. → mud B 1
C v/i muddle along (oder on) vor sich hin wursteln umg;
muddle through sich durchwursteln umg
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1. noun
Durcheinander, das

the room is in a hopeless muddle — in dem Zimmer herrscht ein heilloses Durcheinander

get something in a muddle — etwas in Unordnung bringen; etwas durcheinander bringen

get in[to] a muddle — durcheinander kommen (ugs.)

2. transitive verb

muddle [up] — durcheinander bringen

muddle up — (mix up) verwechseln (with mit)

be muddled up — (out of order) durcheinander geraten sein

Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
vermasseln v.
verwirren v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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