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mud·dle
(mŭd′l)v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles
v.tr.
1.
a. To mix together, especially confusedly: The various flavors are muddled in this recipe.
b. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
2.
a. To put into a state of confusion; confuse: Emotional rhetoric will only muddle the debate on the issue.
b. To confuse or befuddle (a person or the mind, for example). See Synonyms at befuddle.
3. To mismanage or bungle: muddle a task.
4. To make turbid or muddy.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner: muddled along through my high-school years.
muddle through
To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way.
[Possibly from obsolete Dutch moddelen, to make water muddy, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of *modden, to make muddy, from modde, mud.]
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muddle
(ˈmʌdəl)vb (tr)
1. (often foll by up) to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
2. to confuse
3. to make (water) muddy or turbulent
4. (Brewing) US to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)
n
a state of physical or mental confusion
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy]
ˈmuddled adj
ˈmuddledness, ˈmuddlement n
ˈmuddling adj, n
ˈmuddlingly adv
ˈmuddly adj
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mud•dle
(ˈmʌd l)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t.
1. to mix up in a confused or bungling manner.
2. to cause to become mentally confused.
3. to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with liquor.
4. to make muddy or turbid, as water.
5. to mix or stir (a drink).
v.i. 6. to think or act in a confused or aimless fashion: muddling along, waiting for a big break.
7. muddle through, to make progress or reach a goal despite lack of knowledge, skill, or direction.
n. 8. the state of being muddled, esp. a confused mental state.
9. a confused or disordered state of affairs; mess.
mud′dler, n.
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muddle
- To muddle a lemon is to lightly mash slices to release the essential oils.See also related terms for lemon.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Muddle
a confused collection; a confused assemblage. See also jumble, mess.Examples: muddle of objects, 1865; of paint, 1891.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
muddle
Past participle: muddled
Gerund: muddling
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| I muddle |
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| he/she/it muddles |
| we muddle |
| you muddle |
| they muddle |
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| I muddled |
| you muddled |
| he/she/it muddled |
| we muddled |
| you muddled |
| they muddled |
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| I am muddling |
| you are muddling |
| he/she/it is muddling |
| we are muddling |
| you are muddling |
| they are muddling |
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| I have muddled |
| you have muddled |
| he/she/it has muddled |
| we have muddled |
| you have muddled |
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| I was muddling |
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| he/she/it was muddling |
| we were muddling |
| you were muddling |
| they were muddling |
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| I had muddled |
| you had muddled |
| he/she/it had muddled |
| we had muddled |
| you had muddled |
| they had muddled |
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| I will muddle |
| you will muddle |
| he/she/it will muddle |
| we will muddle |
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| I will have muddled |
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| I will be muddling |
| you will be muddling |
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| I have been muddling |
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| I will have been muddling |
| you will have been muddling |
| he/she/it will have been muddling |
| we will have been muddling |
| you will have been muddling |
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| I had been muddling |
| you had been muddling |
| he/she/it had been muddling |
| we had been muddling |
| you had been muddling |
| they had been muddling |
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| I would muddle |
| you would muddle |
| he/she/it would muddle |
| we would muddle |
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| I would have muddled |
| you would have muddled |
| he/she/it would have muddled |
| we would have muddled |
| you would have muddled |
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Noun 1. [画像:muddle - a confused multitude of things]muddle - a confused multitude of things
disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
2. [画像:muddle - informal terms for a difficult situation]muddle - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
Verb 1. muddle - make into a puddle; "puddled mire"
2. [画像:muddle - mix up or confuse]muddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
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muddle
noun
1. confusion, mess, disorder, chaos, plight, tangle, mix-up, clutter, disarray, daze, predicament, jumble, ravel, perplexity, disorganization, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), pig's breakfast (informal), fankle (Scot.) My thoughts are all in a muddle.
verb
muddle along or through scrape by, make it, manage, cope, get along, get by (informal), manage somehow We will muddle through and just play it day by day.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
muddle
verb1. To put out of proper order:
2. To put into total disorder:
Slang: snafu.
Idiom: play havoc with.
3. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:
addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, mystify, perplex, puzzle.
Informal: throw.
Idiom: make one's head reel.
muddle through
noun
1. A lack of order or regular arrangement:
chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.
Slang: snafu.
3. A stunned or bewildered condition:
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Translations
إرْتِباك، تَشْويشتَشَوُّشٌ يُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش التَّفْكير
nepořádeksmíchatspléstzmatek
virvarforkludreforvirre
sotku
zbrka
ruglaruglingur
混乱状態
뒤죽박죽
jauktijovalynėnesugebantis aiškiai galvotipo truputį stumtissujauktas
juceklisnekārtībasajauktsaputrot
neredzmešatizmešnjavazmesti
röra
ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ
aklını karıştırmakkargaşa karışıklık
tình trạng lộn xộn
muddle
[ˈmʌdl]A. N (untidy) → desorden m, lío m; (= tricky situation) → lío m, follón m (Sp) ; (= mix-up) → confusión f
what a muddle! (looking at mess) → ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) → ¡qué lío!, ¡qué follón! (Sp)
there's been a muddle over the seats → ha habido una confusión con las localidades
to be in a muddle [room, books] → estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste ; [person] → estar confuso, estar hecho un lío
the arrangements are all in a muddle → hay un verdadero lío con los preparativos
to get into a muddle [things] → desordenarse, revolverse ; [person] → hacerse un lío
to get sth into a muddle → desordenar algo, revolver algo
what a muddle! (looking at mess) → ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) → ¡qué lío!, ¡qué follón! (Sp)
there's been a muddle over the seats → ha habido una confusión con las localidades
to be in a muddle [room, books] → estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste ; [person] → estar confuso, estar hecho un lío
the arrangements are all in a muddle → hay un verdadero lío con los preparativos
to get into a muddle [things] → desordenarse, revolverse ; [person] → hacerse un lío
to get sth into a muddle → desordenar algo, revolver algo
B. VT (also muddle up)
1. (= jumble) [+ photos, papers] → revolver, desordenar
you've muddled (up) all my papers! → ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!
she'd got all the papers muddled (up) → había revuelto todos los papeles
to get muddled (up) [things] → desordenarse, revolverse
you've muddled (up) all my papers! → ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!
she'd got all the papers muddled (up) → había revuelto todos los papeles
to get muddled (up) [things] → desordenarse, revolverse
muddle along VI + ADV → arreglárselas de alguna manera, ir tirando
muddle through VI + ADV → arreglárselas de alguna manera, ir tirando
I expect we shall muddle through → espero que lo logremos de algún modo u otro
I expect we shall muddle through → espero que lo logremos de algún modo u otro
muddle up VT + ADV
1. (= jumble)
see muddle B1
see muddle B1
2. (= confuse) I kept getting my words muddled up → no hacía más que confundirme al hablar
the copies had got muddled up with the original documents → las copias se habían mezclado or confundido con los documentos originales
you're getting me muddled up with the other Julie → me estás confundiendo con la otra Julie
see also muddle B2
the copies had got muddled up with the original documents → las copias se habían mezclado or confundido con los documentos originales
you're getting me muddled up with the other Julie → me estás confundiendo con la otra Julie
see also muddle B2
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
muddle
[ˈmʌdəl] n
(= confused situation) → pagaille f
The whole thing is a muddle → C'est la pagaille la plus complète.
No one could sort out the muddle of her finances → Personne ne parvenait à éclaircir ses finances, c'était la pagaille.
a financial muddle → un imbroglio financier
to be in a muddle [person] → ne plus savoir où l'on en est
I'm in a muddle about the dates → Je ne sais plus où j'en suis avec les dates.
to be in a muddle about how ... → ne plus savoir comment ...
Most of us are in a muddle about what and how to eat → La plupart d'entre nous ne savent plus que manger ni comment manger.
to get in a muddle [person] (= get confused) → s'embrouiller
to get in a muddle about sth → s'embrouiller dans qch
The whole thing is a muddle → C'est la pagaille la plus complète.
No one could sort out the muddle of her finances → Personne ne parvenait à éclaircir ses finances, c'était la pagaille.
a financial muddle → un imbroglio financier
to be in a muddle [person] → ne plus savoir où l'on en est
I'm in a muddle about the dates → Je ne sais plus où j'en suis avec les dates.
to be in a muddle about how ... → ne plus savoir comment ...
Most of us are in a muddle about what and how to eat → La plupart d'entre nous ne savent plus que manger ni comment manger.
to get in a muddle [person] (= get confused) → s'embrouiller
to get in a muddle about sth → s'embrouiller dans qch
vt
(= confuse) → brouiller, embrouiller
muddle along
vi → aller son chemin tant bien que mal muddle through
vi → se débrouiller muddle up
vt sep (= get into a mess) [+ things] → mettre en désordre
(= confuse) [+ names, people] → confondre
to muddle up sb with sb → confondre qn avec qn
He muddles me up with my sister → Il me confond avec ma sœur.
to get muddled up → s'embrouiller
I'm getting muddled up → Je m'embrouille.
to muddle up sth with sth → confondre qch avec qch
to muddle up sb with sb → confondre qn avec qn
He muddles me up with my sister → Il me confond avec ma sœur.
to get muddled up → s'embrouiller
I'm getting muddled up → Je m'embrouille.
to muddle up sth with sth → confondre qch avec qch
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muddle
n → Durcheinander nt; to get in(to) a muddle (things) → durcheinandergeraten ; (person) → konfus werden ; to get oneself in(to) a muddle over something → 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 something → etw völlig durcheinanderbringen
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]1. n (perplexity) → confusione f; (disorder) → disordine m
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
2. vt (also muddle up)
b. (person, story, details) → confondere
muddle along muddle on vi + adv → andare avanti a casaccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
muddle
(ˈmadl) verb to confuse or mix up. Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me. deurmekaar maak يُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش التَّفْكير обърквам confundir splést; smíchat durcheinanderbringen forvirre; forkludre μπερδεύω confundir segama گيج کردن sekoittaa embrouiller לְבַלבֵּל घबराहट mutiti megzavar, összezavar membingungkan rugla confondere 混乱させる 뒤죽박죽으로 만들다 (su)painioti, (su)jaukti sajaukt; saputrot mencampuradukkan in de war brengen forvirre, forkludre poplątać ګنګس کول baralhar a încurca сбивать с толку popliesť zmesti zbuniti förvirra, göra vimsig ทําให้ยุ่งเหยิง aklını karıştırmak 弄糊塗,弄亂 плутати الٹ پلٹ کرنا làm lộn xộn 使糊涂,使混乱
noun a state of confusion. These papers keep getting in a muddle. deurmekaar إرْتِباك، تَشْويش объркване confusão zmatek das Durcheinander virvar σύγχυση, ανακατωσούρα confusión segadus درهم وبرهم epäjärjestys fouillis בלגן गड़बड़ nered, zbrka zűrzavar kebingungan ruglingur disordine 混乱 혼란 상태 sumaištis, jovalynė juceklis; nekārtība bercelaru warboel rot, kluss, forvirring bałagan ګډوډ confusão harababură, dezordine беспорядок zmätok zmešnjava zbunjenost röra, oreda, virrvarr ความวุ่นวาย karışıklık 混亂 плутанина خلط ملط tình trạng lộn xộn 混乱
ˈmuddled adjectivemuddled thinking. deurmekaar مُرْتَبِك، مُشَوَّش التَّفْكير объркан confuso zmatený, popletený verwirrt rodet μπερδεμένος confundido segane درهم و برهم sekava embrouillé מְבוּלבָּל उलझी हुई zbunjen zavaros kacau ruglaður confuso, disordinato 混乱した 혼란스러운 sujauktas, painus sajaukts; juceklīgs bercampur aduk verward uklar, rotet, vrøvlet pokrętny, pogmatwany ګډوډ confuso confuz путаный popletený zmeden zbunjen rörig, oredig, virrig ซึ่งสับสนวุ่นวาย karışık 糊里糊塗的 заплутаний بے ترتیبی rối rắm 糊涂的
ˈmuddle-headed adjective incapable of clear thinking. Men think that all women are muddle-headed. deurmekaar مُشَوَّش ، مُبَلْبَل замъглен confuso zmatený wirrköpfig ude af stand til at tænke selv σε διανοητική σύγχυση despistado, confuso pudrupäine کودن sekopäinen brouillon מְבוּלבָּל भ्रष्ट बुद्धि smušen zavaros fejű bodoh óskÿr í hugsun confusionario まぬけな 멍청한 nesugebantis aiškiai galvoti nesaprātīgs; dumjš tidak keruan warhoofdig forvrøvlet głupi, mający zamęt w głowie بیاکل confuso aiurit бестолковый zmätený zmeden smeten virrig, oredig i huvudet โง่ zihni karışık 糊里糊塗的 каша в голові حماقت đần độn 头脑糊涂的
muddle along/through to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes. aansukkel يَتَقَدَّم بالرَّغْم من الأخطاء карам я някак си progredir jakž takž pokračovat sich durchwursteln klare sig på bedste beskub πορεύομαι όπως όπως arreglárselas patuga pooleks edenema اشتباه کردن selviytyä jotenkuten se débrouiller tant bien que mal לְפָלֵס בּקוֹשִי דֶרֶך घबराहट में शुरू करना uspjeti se provući eldöcög vhogyan maju terus komast áfram þrátt fyrir klúður (andare avanti in qualche modo) なんとか切抜ける 그럭저럭 해 나가다 po truputį stumtis, kapanotis kulties uz priekšu; izkulties tidak keruan zich ergens doorheen slaan humpe og gå, hangle igjennom radzić sobie jakoś تیروتل progredir a se descurca de bine de rău кое-как довести дело до конца zmätene pokračovať nekako se preriti raditi bez plana hanka sig fram, trassla sig igenom ฝ่าอุปสรรคอย่างผิด ๆ พลาด ๆ bata çıka başarmak 得過且過 діяти навмання لشتم پشتم آگے بڑھنا liều lĩnh 得过且过
muddle up to confuse (eg two different things). I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders. verwar يُشَوِّش ، يُعَقِّد المَسْألَه бъркам confundir plést si, poplést verwechseln sammenblande μπερδεύω liar, confundir segi ajama گيج کردن sekoittaa keskenään confondre לְבַלבֵּל בֵּין उलझा हुआ pobrkati összekever, -zavar mengacaukan rugla saman confondere ごっちゃにする 혼란시키다 (su)maišyti, (su)painioti sajaukt; saputrot terkeliru verwarren forveksle, rote til poplątać, pomieszać ګنګس کول confundir a confunda путать (po)pliesť si zamešati pobrkati förväxla สับสน karıştırmak 搞混 переплутувати گڑمڑ کرنا nhầm lẫn 搞乱
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muddle
→ تَشَوُّشٌ nepořádek virvar Durcheinander ανακατωσούρα enredo sotku pagaille zbrka disordine 混乱状態 뒤죽박죽 verwarring rot zamieszanie desordem путаница röra ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ kargaşa tình trạng lộn xộn 困惑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009