Translations for „foul-up“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈfoul-up N

foul-up

Fehler m

I . foul up VB trans

1. foul up esp Brit:

to foul up ⇆ sth (block)

etw blockieren [o. verklemmen]

to foul up ⇆ sth (entangle)

sich acc in etw acc verwickeln

something's got stuck inside and is fouling up the mechanism

irgendwas ist innen drin stecken geblieben und blockiert jetzt den Mechanismus

the seaweed fouled up the propeller

der Seetang verhedderte sich in der Schraube

2. foul up inf (spoil):

to foul up ⇆ sth

etw verpatzen [o. inf vermasseln] [o. A inf a. verhauen]

II . foul up VB intr

1. foul up (stop working):

foul up

sich acc aufhängen inf

2. foul up inf (spoil things):

foul up

Mist bauen pej inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the foul-up has annoyed him more than somewhat

das Durcheinander hat ihn ganz schön aufgeregt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some civil servants have faced disciplinary actions but more often the punishments are lighter than the gravity of the foul up.

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Enough is enough of all those pointless brinkmanship with the government that achieves no purposes except foul up a bad situation even more.

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But sometimes it's the harbour's human visitors that foul up the seabed.

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Every time you foul up, stop, go back to the beginning and do it over again correctly.

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And the company warns that removing some apps can wipe out data or foul up interactions with other apps.

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I refuse to foul up our time lines this way.

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People make mistakes, it's not worth quitting your profession if you foul up, it's about taking responsibility for your errors and fixing them.

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However, it is more likely for the heat exchanger to foul up faster and the small size makes mechanical cleaning of the fouling difficult.

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There is nothing, it seems -- from protecting civil rights to safeguarding the environment -- that big government bureaucracies can't foul up.

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Because of its very small internal diameter the gas port tended to foul up with repeated firings thus leading to weaker and weaker bolt returns in prolonged use.

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