muddle along in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for muddle along in the English»Italian Dictionary

muddle along VB [ˈmʌd(ə)l -]

muddle along

tirare avanti

Translations for muddle along in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] ADV When along is used as a preposition meaning all along, it can usually be translated by lungo: there were trees along the road = c'erano degli alberi lungo la strada. - Along is often used after verbs of movement. If the addition of along does not change the meaning of the verb, along will not be translated: as he walked along = camminando/mentre camminava; “move along”, the policeman said = “circolare”, disse il poliziotto. - However, the addition of along often produces a completely new meaning. This is the case in expressions like the project is coming along, how are they getting along?: for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, get etc.).

1. along:

to push, pull sth along

spingere, tirare qc

to be walking, running along

camminare, correre

she'll be along shortly

sarà qui tra poco

you go in, I'll be along in a second

tu entra, io ti raggiungo tra un attimo

they're no further along in their research

non hanno fatto progressi nella loro ricerca

there'll be another bus along in half an hour

passerà un altro autobus tra mezz'ora

2. along (accompanied by):

along with

insieme a, con

to arrive along with six friends

arrivare con sei amici

to arrive along with six friends (at same time as)

insieme a

to be convicted along with two others

essere condannato insieme ad altri due

II.also alongside PREP

1. also alongside (all along):

also alongside

lungo

the houses along the riverbank

le case lungo la sponda del fiume

along (the side of) the path, the motorway

lungo il sentiero, l'autostrada

to run along the beach path, railway, fence, cable

correre lungo la spiaggia

there were chairs along the wall

c'erano delle sedie lungo il muro

all along the canal

lungo tutto il canale

all along

fin dall'inizio or (da) sempre

they knew it all along

lo sapevano fin dall'inizio, l'hanno sempre saputo

2. also alongside (the length of):

to walk along the beach, along the road

camminare lungo la spiaggia, la strada

to look along the shelves

cercare sugli scaffali

3. also alongside (at a point along):

to stop somewhere along the motorway

fermarsi da qualche parte sull'autostrada

halfway along the corridor on the right

a metà corridoio a destra

halfway along the path

a metà del cammino

somewhere along the way

da qualche parte lungo la strada

somewhere along the way fig

a un certo punto

I.muddle [Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l, Am ˈmədl] N

1. muddle (mess):

muddle (of papers)

disordine m

muddle (of string)

ingarbugliamento m

muddle (in administration) fig

pasticcio m

muddle (in administration) fig

imbroglio m

my documents are in a muddle

i miei documenti sono tutti mischiati

the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle

i dossier dei clienti sono tutti terribilmente in disordine

what a muddle!

che pasticcio!

your financial affairs are in a muddle

i vostri affari sono molto ingarbugliati

2. muddle (mix-up):

muddle

pasticcio m

there was a muddle over my hotel reservation

hanno fatto un pasticcio con la mia prenotazione all'albergo

3. muddle (mental confusion):

to be in a muddle

essere confuso

to be in a muddle over or about

avere le idee confuse a proposito di

to get into a muddle

fare confusione

II.muddle [Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l, Am ˈmədl] VB trans

muddle → muddle up

See also muddle up

I.muddle up VB [ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (muddle [sth] up, muddle up [sth]) (disorder)

muddle up papers

mettere in disordine

muddle up string

ingarbugliare

II.muddle up VB [ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (muddle [sb] up) (confuse)

muddle up person

confondere le idee a

to get sth muddled up dates, names

fare confusione di

I got you muddled up with Martin

ti ho preso per or ti ho confuso con Martin

muddle along in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muddle along in the English»Italian Dictionary

to muddle along

tirare avanti

Translations for muddle along in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.muddle [ˈmʌ·dl] VB trans

1. muddle (mix up):

muddle

mettere in disordine

2. muddle (confuse):

muddle

confondere

II.muddle [ˈmʌ·dl] VB intr

to muddle along

tirare avanti

III.muddle [ˈmʌ·dl] N

muddle

desordine m

to get into a muddle

fare una gran confusione

I.along [ə·ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

along

lungo

all along the river

lungo tutto il fiume

along the road

lungo la strada

I lost it along the way

l'ho perso per strada

it's along here

è per di qua

II.along [ə·ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

all along

fin dall'inizio

to bring/take sb along

portare qn (con sé)

to go along

andare avanti

he will be along in an hour

sarà qui tra un'ora

come along!

vieni anche tu!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The world will muddle along as it has for much of history.

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Dairy and tourism should continue to muddle along with a lower dollar.

www.interest.co.nz

They just muddle along, not knowing the national anthem, the males keeping their hats on during its playing (and in cafes and restaurants), displaying a disregard for most social norms.

www.abc.net.au

Nothing in this movie is ever middling, or allowed to muddle along.

www.newyorker.com

Win with defense, muddle along.

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This country relies on foreign aid and investment to muddle along.

www.cbc.ca

Most of us muddle along in the centre ground, and the problem letters help me understand why.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Too many of them underestimate women; too many of them muddle along, swept up in the beady-eyed focus of the prospective middle-aged mum.

www.dailymail.co.uk

For some time, the approach has been to muddle along with a cut-price system - and hope for the best.

www.independent.ie

Most sane parents muddle along in the middle because rearing children is an art, not a science.

www.telegraph.co.uk