Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь - muddle
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1. неразбериха; беспорядок to be in a muddle —- быть в беспорядке to make a muddle of smth. —- спутать (перепутать) что-л., напутать в чем-л. to make a muddle of one's life —- испортить (загубить) свою жизнь 2. путаница, "каша в голове" to be in a muddle —- перепутаться, смешаться (о мыслях); быть в растерянности to get into a muddle (about smth.) —- запутаться (в чем-л.) 3. смешанное общество, компания 4. (часто muddle up, muddle together) путать; смешивать; вносить беспорядок; нарушать порядок to muddle smth. together —- смешать что-л. (в одну кучу) to muddle one's papers —- спутать (смешать) бумаги to muddle (up) a drawer —- сделать беспорядок в ящике (стола, комода) to muddle (up) things —- все напутать 5. портить, делать кое-как to muddle a business at the start —- с самого начала испортить дело 6. возиться (без толку); копаться to muddle with smth. —- бесцельно заниматься чем-л. 7. смущать, сбивать с толку; путать (мысли); помрачить (сознание); пьянить; одурманивать to muddle smb.'s brain (mind) —- сбивать кого-л. с толку to muddle smb. with drink —- подпоить кого-л. a glass of whiskey muddles him —- он пьянеет от рюмки виски, после рюмки виски он перестает соображать 8. делать речь нечеткой 9. мутить, загрязнять (жидкость) 10. мешать, помешивать (жидкость, напиток) 11. мешать краски; нарушать чистоту цвета 12. редк....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) неразбериха; беспорядок; - make a muddle of 2) путаница в голове Syn: see jumble 2. v. 1) спутывать, путать (часто muddle up/together/about/around); Dont muddle me about like that, tell me exactly what you want. 2) делать кое-как; портить (тж. muddle along/on); I dont know how he produces any results, the way he muddles along. 3) опьянять; одурманивать - muddle away - muddle into - muddle on - muddle through MUDDLE away (ones time, money, etc.) зря тратить (время, деньги и т.п.) MUDDLE into ввязаться во что-л. по глупости/непредусмотрительности MUDDLE on действовать наобум, без плана MUDDLE through кое-как довести дело до конца; The British usually muddle through somehow. ...Англо-русский словарь
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up, together) bring into disorder. 2 tr. bewilder, confuse. 3 tr. mismanage (an affair). 4 tr. US crush and mix (the ingredients for a drink). 5 intr. (often foll. by with) busy oneself in a confused and ineffective way. --n. 1 disorder. 2 a muddled condition. Phrases and idioms make a muddle of 1 bring into disorder. 2 bungle. muddle along (or on) progress in a haphazard way. muddle-headed stupid, confused. muddle-headedness stupidity; a confused state. muddle through succeed by perseverance rather than skill or efficiency. muddle up confuse (two or more things). Derivatives muddler n. muddlingly adv. Etymology: perh. f. MDu. moddelen, frequent. of modden dabble in mud (as MUD) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. verb (~d; muddling) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde Date: 1676 transitive verb 1. to make turbid or muddy 2. to befog or stupefy especially with liquor 3. to mix confusedly 4. to make a mess of ; bungle intransitive verb to think or act in a confused aimless way • ~r noun II. noun Date: circa 1818 1. a state of especially mental confusion 2. a confused mess • muddly adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(muddles, muddling, muddled) 1. If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder. My thoughts are all in a muddle... ...a general muddle of pencils and boxes... = mess N-VAR: oft in/into a N 2. If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which. Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names... = mix up, confuse VERB: V n • Muddle up means the same as muddle. The question muddles up three separate issues... He sometimes muddles me up with other patients. PHRASAL VERB: V P pl-n (not pron), V n P with n, also V pl-n P • muddled up I know that I am getting my words muddled up. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n C usually singular 1 a state of confusion or untidiness, that results in things being done wrong (There was a bit of a muddle over our reservations. | We had to get an accountant in to sort out the muddle.) 2 be in a muddle a) to be in an untidy and confused state (The papers were all in a muddle.) b) to be confused because you have too much to do (I'm in such a muddle, I'd completely forgotten you were coming today.) ~2 v also muddle up especially BrE 1 to put something in the wrong order or mix something up (Someone's muddled up all the papers on my desk. | Your invoice got muddled up with Mr Clark's.) 2 get muddled (up) to get confused between one thing or person and another, and make a mistake (Sorry, I got a bit muddled up over the dates. | get sb/sth muddled (up)) (I'm not quite sure of their ages, I get them muddled up.) - muddled adj (muddled thinking) - muddling adj muddle along/on phr v BrE to continue doing something without having any clear plan (We just seem to muddle along but never make any real progress.) muddle through phr v especially BrE to achieve something even though you do not have a clear plan or use the best methods or equipment (Jack got some difficult questions but he managed to muddle through.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1596, perhaps freq. of mud, or from Du. moddelen "to make (water) muddy." Sense of "make confused" first recorded 1687. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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