muddle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for muddle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.muddle [Am ˈmədl, Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l] N

muddle

lío m

muddle

follón m Spain inf

to be in a muddle books/papers:

estar (todo) revuelto or desordenado

to be in a muddle person:

estar enredado

to be in a muddle person:

estar liado or hecho un lío inf

to get into a muddle things:

entreverarse

to get into a muddle things:

desordenarse

to get into a muddle person:

armarse or hacerse un lío inf

to get sth into a muddle

liar or enredar algo

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

muddle → muddle up

See also muddle up

muddle up VB [Am ˈmədl -, Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. muddle up (jumble):

muddle up belongings/papers

entreverar

muddle up belongings/papers

desordenar

to get muddled up

entreverarse

to get muddled up

desordenarse

2. muddle up (mix up):

muddle up

confundir

I always muddle her up with her sister

siempre la confundo con su hermana

3. muddle up (bewilder):

muddle up

confundir

to get muddled up

confundirse

to get muddled up

enredarse

to get muddled up

hacerse un lío inf

I get terribly muddled up with all these figures

me confundo horriblemente con todas estas cifras

I get terribly muddled up with all these figures

me hago un lío tremendo con todas estas cifras inf

muddle-headed [Am ˌmədlˈhɛdəd, Brit] ADJ inf

muddle-headed person

atolondrado

muddle-headed person

aturullado

muddle-headed plan

descabellado

muddle-headed optimism/idealism

alocado

muddle along VB [Am ˈmədl -, Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (v + adv)

muddle along

ir tirando inf

muddle through VB [Am ˈmədl -, Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (v + adv)

muddle through

arreglárselas

we've had to muddle through as best we can

hemos tenido que arreglárnoslas como hemos podido

muddle up VB [Am ˈmədl -, Brit ˈmʌd(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. muddle up (jumble):

muddle up belongings/papers

entreverar

muddle up belongings/papers

desordenar

to get muddled up

entreverarse

to get muddled up

desordenarse

2. muddle up (mix up):

muddle up

confundir

I always muddle her up with her sister

siempre la confundo con su hermana

3. muddle up (bewilder):

muddle up

confundir

to get muddled up

confundirse

to get muddled up

enredarse

to get muddled up

hacerse un lío inf

I get terribly muddled up with all these figures

me confundo horriblemente con todas estas cifras

I get terribly muddled up with all these figures

me hago un lío tremendo con todas estas cifras inf

Translations for muddle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

matete

muddle

papelerío (revoltijo)

muddle

embarullar

to muddle

embarullarse

to get in a muddle

embarullarse

to get into a muddle

merengue

muddle

se me armó un merengue con los papeles

I got my papers into a terrible mess o muddle inf

barullo (desorden)

muddle

se me ha hecho un barullo en la cabeza

I'm in a mess o muddle inf

me armé un barullo

I got into a muddle inf

muddle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muddle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.muddle [ˈmʌdl] N no pl

muddle

desorden m

muddle

desparpajo m LatAm

to get in a muddle

liarse

II.muddle [ˈmʌdl] VB trans

1. muddle (mix up):

muddle

desordenar

2. muddle (confuse):

muddle

confundir

III.muddle [ˈmʌdl] VB intr

to muddle along

ir tirando

muddle-headed [ˈmʌdlˌhedɪd] ADJ

muddle-headed

atontado, -a

Translations for muddle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

enredo

muddle

mezclar (revolver)

to muddle

muddle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get in a muddle

liarse

to muddle along

ir tirando

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We in our muddle-headedness want neither it nor the alternative war.

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This leads to a hopeless muddle with everyone splitting differently.

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But genetic recombination (chromosomal crossover) mixes genes from non-sister chromatids from both parents during meiosis, thus muddling the ancestry path.

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Prey luring in general is a field muddled by false identification.

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I'd muddled and sold the wrong picture to each studio.

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If anything, the decision is likely to simply muddle the interesting philosophical questions and make it more difficult to make real progress on privacy issues.

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They solve crises by muddling through, and if they fall in love with the girl (also never described), it's incidental.

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Moreover, he believed that post-war matters mustn't be muddled by an indefinite covenant.

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Other labels either would not be of use or would muddle the filing system.

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Also, since the banknotes were thin, the green on the back did not show through and muddle the pictures on the front of the banknote.

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