muddle along in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for muddle along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

muddle along

ir tirando inf

Translations for muddle along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.along [Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ, Brit əˈlɒŋ] ADV

1.1. along (forward):

the restaurant is a bit further along on the right

el restaurante está un poco más adelante, a mano derecha

I was walking along, minding my own business, when …

iba caminando tranquilamente, cuando …

I was carried along by the crowd

la multitud me arrastró (hacia adelante)

1.2. along (with one):

why don't you come along?

¿por qué no vienes conmigo/con nosotros?

why don't you come along?

¿por qué no me/nos acompañas?

she brought her brother along

trajo a su hermano

she brought her brother along

vino con su hermano

take an umbrella along

llévate un paraguas

2.1. along in phrases:

along with

(junto) con

2.2. along in phrases:

along about Am inf, it happened along about five o'clock

ocurrió a eso de or como a las cinco

II.along [Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ, Brit əˈlɒŋ] PREP

we walked along the shore

caminamos por la playa

there were beacons all along the coastline

había balizas a lo largo de toda la costa

cut along the dotted line

corte por la línea de puntos

she ran her finger along the surface

pasó el dedo por la superficie

the church is a bit further along the road

la iglesia queda un poco más adelante

we stopped at several places along the way

paramos en varios lugares en or por el camino

See also sing along, move along, get along, come along

sing along VB [Am sɪŋ -, Brit sɪŋ -] (v + adv)

to sing along (with sb)

cantar (con alguien)

I.move along VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv)

1. move along (go further along):

move along

correrse

move along, so I can sit down too

córrete or arrímate para que pueda sentarme yo también

2. move along (disperse):

move along

circular

move along, please, there's nothing to see

circulen, por favor, no hay nada que ver

3. move along (leave):

move along inf

irse

move along inf

marcharse esp Spain

I'll be moving along now

ya me voy

4. move along (make progress):

move along

avanzar

II.move along VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv)

move along

hacer circular

the police moved us along

la policía nos hizo circular

get along VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv)

1. get along (be on one's way):

I must be getting along now

me tengo que ir

I must be getting along now

tengo que ponerme en camino

get along with you! (off you go) inf

¡vete (or váyanse etc.)!

get along with you! (you're kidding)

¡anda (ya)! inf

get along with you! (you're kidding)

¡dale! inf

2. get along (manage, cope):

the firm couldn't get along without her

la compañía no podría funcionar sin ella

we got along for years without a computer

nos las arreglamos durante años sin computadora

3. get along (progress):

get along work/patient:

marchar

get along work/patient:

andar

he's getting along just fine at school

le va muy bien en el colegio

to get along with sth how are you getting along with the preparations?

¿qué tal marchan los preparativos?

4. get along (be on good terms):

get along

llevarse bien

to get along with sb

llevarse bien con alguien

we get along fine

nos llevamos bien

come along VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1.1. come along in imperative (hurry up):

come along, children

¡vamos, niños!

come along, children

¡de prisa, niños!

come along, children

¡apúrense, niños! LatAm

come along, children

¡órale, niños! Mex inf

1.2. come along in imperative (as encouragement, rebuke):

come along!

¡vamos!

come along there, there's no need to cry

vamos, vamos, no tienes por qué llorar

2.1. come along (accompany):

we're going to the exhibition — can I come along?

vamos a la exposición — ¿puedo ir (yo) también?

come along with me

ven conmigo

come along with me

acompáñame

2.2. come along (present oneself, arrive):

you came along just at the right time

llegaste justo en el momento adecuado

grab the first taxi that comes along

toma el primer taxi que pase or venga

3. come along (progress):

come along

ir

come along

marchar

how's your essay coming along?

¿cómo te va con el trabajo?

how's your essay coming along?

¿cómo va or marcha el trabajo?

the kitchen's coming along nicely

la cocina está quedando muy bien

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 along in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muddle along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to muddle along

ir tirando

Translations for muddle along 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

I.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

along

por

all along

a lo largo de

along the road

por la carretera

all along the river

a lo largo del río

I lost it along the way

lo perdí por el camino

it's along here

está por aquí

II.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

all along

todo el tiempo

to bring/take sb along

traer/llevar a alguien

to go along

seguir adelante

he will be along in an hour

llegará en una hora

come along!

¡ven con nosotros!

along PREP

User Entry

along with

junto con

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

Or muddle along and simply do nothing?

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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.

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

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There are those who say headline broadband speed isn't the be-all and end-all -- that we can just muddle along with what we have.

theconversation.com

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

www.independent.ie

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

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Given how much pressure our high-consumption lifestyles put on the environment, having the economy muddle along like this isn't necessarily bad.

www.npr.org

But you all keep in touch and muddle along.

www.herald.ie

The global economy continued to muddle along, at around 3% growth.

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