Translations for „hit-and-miss“ in the English » German Dictionary

hit-and-ˈmiss ADJ

hit-and-miss

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getting to work on time is very much a hit-and-miss affair these days

heutzutage pünktlich zur Arbeit zu kommen, ist mehr oder weniger Glückssache

the exam was all very hit-and-miss

die Prüfung war ein ziemliches Ratespiel

hit-and-miss ADJ

User Entry

to be a bit hit-and-miss

[auch irgendwie] Glückssache sein inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the exam was all very hit-and-miss

die Prüfung war ein ziemliches Ratespiel

getting to work on time is very much a hit-and-miss affair these days

heutzutage pünktlich zur Arbeit zu kommen, ist mehr oder weniger Glückssache

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Staff turnover at some lenders certainly makes for hit-and-miss customer service sometimes.

www.canadianmortgagetrends.com

Car boot sales are a bit hit-and-miss due to the weather, but sometimes you can find some hidden gems.

www.independent.co.uk

The online/street pass mechanics were a little hit-and-miss, but they were interesting while they lastest, and offered some intruiging ideas.

www.abc.net.au

There has been much controversy over whether the product actually works (examples like this) and is seemingly hit-and-miss for most users even in forums that they promote.

en.wikipedia.org

The fuel system of a hit-and-miss engine consists of a fuel tank, fuel line, check valve and fuel mixer.

en.wikipedia.org

The matchmaker still seems amazingly hit-and-miss, and that's not something you can avoid even when playing with friends.

www.kotaku.com.au

It risks giving a hit-and-miss evaluation of banks' underlying solvency position.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Good poker players and salesmen routinely try to read our eyes, with hit-and-miss results.

montrealgazette.com

Getting hold of safe reliable treatments has always been a hit-and-miss affair.

www.bbc.co.uk

And a third problem is that editing the resulting animation is a hit-and-miss process of guessing which corrections to make.

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