butterfingers

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but·ter·fin·gers

(bŭt′ər-fĭng′gərz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

A person who tends to drop things.

but′ter·fin′gered adj.

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butterfingers

(ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz)

(functioning as singular) informal a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things

ˈbutterˌfingered adj

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but•ter•fin•gers

(ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz)

n., pl. -gers. (used with a sing. v.)

a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.

[1830–40]

but′ter•fin`gered, adj.

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Noun

butterfingers - someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)

clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination

Translations

أصابِعٌ رَخْوَه

nešika

klodsmajor

klaufi

babráknešikovník

sakar kimse

手脚笨拙的人拿不稳东西的人

butterfingers

[ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋgəz] N → manazas mf
butterfingers! → ¡premio!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

butterfingers

[ˈbʌtə^rfɪŋgə^rz] n → maladroit(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

butterfingers

[ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋgəz] n (fam) → mani fpl di ricotta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

butter

(ˈbatə) noun

a fatty substance made from cream by churning.

verb

to spread with butter. She buttered the bread.

ˈbuttery adjective

a buttery knife.

ˈbutterfingers noun

a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying.

ˈbutterscotch (-skotʃ) noun

a kind of hard toffee made with butter.

butter up

to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one.

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