mud·dle (m d l)v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles v.tr. 1. To make turbid or muddy. 2. To mix confusedly; jumble. 3. To confuse or befuddle (the mind), as with alcohol. See Synonyms at confuse. 4. To mismanage or bungle. 5. To stir or mix (a drink) gently. v.intr. To think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner: muddled along through my high-school years. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. A disordered condition; a mess or jumble. 2. Mental confusion. muddle through To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way. [Possibly from obsolete Dutch moddelen, to make water muddy, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of *modden, to make muddy, from modde, mud.] mud dler n. |
muddle [ˈmʌdəl]
vb (tr)
1. (often foll by up) to mix up (objects, items, etc.); jumble
2. to confuse
3. to make (water) muddy or turbulent
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) US to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc.)
n
a state of physical or mental confusion
[perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy]
muddled adj
muddledness , muddlement n
muddling adj & n
muddlingly adv
muddly adj
Muddle a confused collection; a confused assemblage. See also jumble, mess.
Examples: muddle of objects, 1865; of paint, 1891.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  muddle - a confused multitude of things disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away |
| 2. | muddle - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | |
| Verb | 1. | muddle - make into a puddle; "puddled mire" |
| 2. | muddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" |
muddle
noun
confusion, mess, disorder, chaos, plight, tangle, mix-up, clutter, disarray, daze, predicament, jumble, ravel, perplexity, disorganization, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), pig's breakfast (informal), fankle (Scot.) My thoughts are all in a muddle.
Translations
muddle [ˈmʌdl]
A. N (untidy) → desorden m, lío m; (= tricky situation) → lío m, follón m (Sp) ; (= mix-up) → confusión f
what a muddle! (looking at mess) → ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) → ¡qué lío!, ¡qué follón!(Sp)
there's been a muddle over the seats → ha habido una confusión con las localidades
to be in a muddle [room, books] → estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste; [person] → estar confuso, estar hecho un lío
the arrangements are all in a muddle → hay un verdadero lío con los preparativos
to get into a muddle [things] → desordenarse, revolverse; [person] → hacerse un lío
to get sth into a muddle → desordenar algo, revolver algo
what a muddle! (looking at mess) → ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) → ¡qué lío!, ¡qué follón!(Sp)
there's been a muddle over the seats → ha habido una confusión con las localidades
to be in a muddle [room, books] → estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste; [person] → estar confuso, estar hecho un lío
the arrangements are all in a muddle → hay un verdadero lío con los preparativos
to get into a muddle [things] → desordenarse, revolverse; [person] → hacerse un lío
to get sth into a muddle → desordenar algo, revolver algo
B. VT (also muddle up)
1. (= jumble) [+ photos, papers] → revolver, desordenar
you've muddled (up) all my papers! → ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!
she'd got all the papers muddled (up) → había revuelto todos los papeles
to get muddled (up) [things] → desordenarse, revolverse
you've muddled (up) all my papers! → ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!
she'd got all the papers muddled (up) → había revuelto todos los papeles
to get muddled (up) [things] → desordenarse, revolverse
muddle along VI + ADV → arreglárselas de alguna manera, ir tirando
muddle through VI + ADV → arreglárselas de alguna manera, ir tirando
I expect we shall muddle through → espero que lo logremos de algún modo u otro
I expect we shall muddle through → espero que lo logremos de algún modo u otro
muddle up VT + ADV
1. (= jumble)
see muddle B1
see muddle B1
2. (= confuse) I kept getting my words muddled up → no hacía más que confundirme al hablar
the copies had got muddled up with the original documents → las copias se habían mezclado or confundido con los documentos originales
you're getting me muddled up with the other Julie → me estás confundiendo con la otra Julie
see also muddle B2
the copies had got muddled up with the original documents → las copias se habían mezclado or confundido con los documentos originales
you're getting me muddled up with the other Julie → me estás confundiendo con la otra Julie
see also muddle B2
muddle [ˈmʌdəl]
n
(= confused situation) → pagaille f
The whole thing is a muddle → C'est la pagaille la plus complète.
No one could sort out the muddle of her finances → Personne ne parvenait à éclaircir ses finances, c'était la pagaille.
a financial muddle → un imbroglio financier
to be in a muddle [person] → ne plus savoir où l'on en est
I'm in a muddle about the dates → Je ne sais plus où j'en suis avec les dates.
to be in a muddle about how ... → ne plus savoir comment ...
Most of us are in a muddle about what and how to eat → La plupart d'entre nous ne savent plus que manger ni comment manger.
to get in a muddle [person] (= get confused) → s'embrouiller
to get in a muddle about sth → s'embrouiller dans qch
The whole thing is a muddle → C'est la pagaille la plus complète.
No one could sort out the muddle of her finances → Personne ne parvenait à éclaircir ses finances, c'était la pagaille.
a financial muddle → un imbroglio financier
to be in a muddle [person] → ne plus savoir où l'on en est
I'm in a muddle about the dates → Je ne sais plus où j'en suis avec les dates.
to be in a muddle about how ... → ne plus savoir comment ...
Most of us are in a muddle about what and how to eat → La plupart d'entre nous ne savent plus que manger ni comment manger.
to get in a muddle [person] (= get confused) → s'embrouiller
to get in a muddle about sth → s'embrouiller dans qch
vt
(= confuse) → brouiller, embrouiller
muddle along
vi → aller son chemin tant bien que malmuddle through
vi → se débrouillermuddle up
vt sep (= get into a mess) [+ things] → mettre en désordre
(= confuse) [+ names, people] → confondre
to muddle up sb with sb → confondre qn avec qn
He muddles me up with my sister → Il me confond avec ma sœur.
to get muddled up → s'embrouiller
I'm getting muddled up → Je m'embrouille.
to muddle up sth with sth → confondre qch avec qch
to muddle up sb with sb → confondre qn avec qn
He muddles me up with my sister → Il me confond avec ma sœur.
to get muddled up → s'embrouiller
I'm getting muddled up → Je m'embrouille.
to muddle up sth with sth → confondre qch avec qch
muddle
n → Durcheinander nt; to get in(to) a muddle (things) → durcheinandergeraten; (person) → konfus werden; to get oneself in(to) a muddle over something → mit etw nicht klarkommen (inf); how did things get into such a muddle? → wie ist denn dieses Durcheinander entstanden?; to be in a muddle → völlig durcheinander sein; this room is (in) a real muddle → in diesem Zimmer herrscht ein einziges Durcheinander; her office was a muddle of files and papers → in ihrem Büro lagen Akten und Papiere wild durcheinander; to make a muddle of something → etw völlig durcheinanderbringen
vt → durcheinanderbringen; two things or people also → verwechseln; (= make confused) person → verwirren, durcheinanderbringen; you’re only muddling the issue → du machst die Sache nur verworrener
muddle [ˈmʌdl]
muddle [ˈmʌdl]
1. n (perplexity) → confusione f; (disorder) → disordine m
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
2. vt (also muddle up)
b. (person, story, details) → confondere
muddle along muddle on vi + adv → andare avanti a casaccio
muddle through vi + adv → cavarsela alla meno peggio
muddle [ˈmʌdl]
1. n (perplexity) → confusione f; (disorder) → disordine m
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
to be in a muddle (room, books) → essere in disordine (person) → essere molto confuso/a, non riuscire a raccapezzarsi (plan, arrangements) → essere per aria
to get into a muddle (person, while explaining) → imbrogliarsi, fare confusione (things) → finire sottosopra
there's been a muddle over the seats → è successo un pasticcio con i posti
2. vt (also muddle up)
b. (person, story, details) → confondere
muddle along muddle on vi + adv → andare avanti a casaccio
muddle through vi + adv → cavarsela alla meno peggio
v muddle [ˈmadl]
to confuse or mix up Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me. deurmekaar maak يُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش التَّفْكير обърквам splést; smíchat forvirre; forkludre durcheinanderbringen μπερδεύω confundir segama گيج کردن sekoittaa embrouiller לְבַלבֵּל घबराहट mutiti megzavar, összezavar membingungkan rugla confondere 混乱させる 뒤죽박죽으로 만들다 (su)painioti, (su)jaukti sajaukt; saputrot mencampuradukkan in de war brengen forvirre, forkludre poplątać baralhar a încurca сбивать с толку popliesť zmesti zbuniti förvirra, göra vimsig ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง aklını karıştırmak 使混亂 плутати الٹ پلٹ کرنا làm lộn xộn 使混乱
n
a state of confusion These papers keep getting in a muddle. deurmekaar إرْتِباك، تَشْويش объркване zmatek virvar das Durcheinander σύγχυση, ανακατωσούρα confusión segadus درهم وبرهم olla sikin sokin fouillis בָּלָגָן गड़बड़ nered, zbrka zűrzavar kebingungan ruglingur disordine 混乱 혼란 상태 sumaištis, jovalynė juceklis; nekārtība bercelaru warboel rot, kluss, forvirring bałagan confusão harababură, dezordine беспорядок zmätok zmešnjava zbunjenost röra, oreda, virrvarr ความวุ่นวาย karışıklık 混亂 плутанина خلط ملط tình trạng lộn xộn 混乱
adj muddled
muddled thinking. deurmekaar مُرْتَبِك، مُشَوَّش التَّفْكير объркан zmatený, popletený rodet verwirrt μπερδεμένος confundido segane درهم و برهم sekava embrouillé מְבוּלבָּל उलझी हुई zbunjen zavaros kacau ruglaður confuso, disordinato 混乱した 혼란스러운 sujauktas, painus sajaukts; juceklīgs bercampur aduk verward uklar, rotet, vrøvlet pokrętny, pogmatwany confuso confuz путаный popletený zmeden zbunjen rörig, oredig, virrig ซึ่งสับสนวุ่นวาย karışık 糊塗的 заплутаний بے ترتیبی rối rắm, 糊涂的
adj muddle-headed
incapable of clear thinking Men think that all women are muddle-headed. deurmekaar مُشَوَّش ، مُبَلْبَل замъглен zmatený ude af stand til at tænke selv wirrköpfig σε διανοητική σύγχυση despistado, confuso pudrupäine کودن epälooginen brouillon מְבוּלבָּל भ्रष्ट बुद्धि smušen zavaros fejű bodoh óskÿr í hugsun confusionario まぬけな 멍청한 nesugebantis aiškiai galvoti nesaprātīgs; dumjš tidak keruan warhoofdig forvrøvlet głupi, mający zamęt w głowie confuso aiurit бестолковый zmätený zmeden smeten virrig, oredig i huvudet โง่ zihni karışık 頭腦糊塗的 каша в голові حماقت đần độn 头脑糊涂的
muddle along/through
to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes. aansukkel يَتَقَدَّم بالرَّغْم من الأخطاء карам я някак си jakž takž pokračovat klare sig på bedste beskub sich durchwursteln πορεύομαι όπως όπως arreglárselas patuga pooleks edenema اشتباه کردن sinnitellä eteenpäin se débrouiller tant bien que mal לְפָלֵס בּקוֹשִי דֶרֶך घबराहट में शुरू करना uspjeti se provući eldöcög vhogyan maju terus komast áfram þrátt fyrir klúður (andare avanti in qualche modo) なんとか切抜ける 그럭저럭 해 나가다 po truputį stumtis, kapanotis kulties uz priekšu; izkulties tidak keruan zich ergens doorheen slaan humpe og gå, hangle igjennom radzić sobie jakoś progredir a se descurca de bine de rău кое-как довести дело до конца zmätene pokračovať nekako se preriti raditi bez plana hanka sig fram, trassla sig igenom มั่ว bata çıka başarmak 得過且過 діяти навмання لشتم پشتم آگے بڑھنا liều lĩnh 得过且过
muddle up
to confuse (eg two different things) I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders. verwar يُشَوِّش ، يُعَقِّد المَسْألَه бъркам plést si, poplést sammenblande verwechseln μπερδεύω liar, confundir segi ajama گيج کردن sekoittaa confondre לְבַלבֵּל בֵּין उलझा हुआ pobrkati összekever, -zavar mengacaukan rugla saman confondere ごっちゃにする 혼란시키다 (su)maišyti, (su)painioti sajaukt; saputrot terkeliru verwarren forveksle, rote til poplątać, pomieszać confundir a confunda путать (po)pliesť si zamešati pobrkati förväxla สับสน karıştırmak 搞亂 переплутувати گڑمڑ کرنا nhầm lẫn 搞乱
muddle → تشوش nepořádek virvar Durcheinander ανακατωσούρα enredo sotku pagaille pometnja disordine 混乱状態 뒤죽박죽 verwarring rot zamieszanie desordem путаница röra ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ kargaşa tình trạng lộn xộn 困惑
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