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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEstragar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-tra-gar
"Ele estragou o projeto com seus erros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To carry out a task poorly or ineptly.
"He botched the repair job, leaving the car in worse condition than before."
- 1
A poor or clumsy piece of work.
"The project was a botch, resulting in significant delays and extra costs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'botch' originates from the Middle English 'bocche', which means to mend or patch. It is believed to have roots in the Old French 'boccher', meaning to patch or mend, and has evolved to signify making a mess of something or performing poorly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Botch" is said worldwide
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Gâcher
Transliteration: ga-she
"Il a gâché le projet avec ses erreurs."
Verschlimmbessern
Transliteration: fer-shlim-bes-ern
"Er hat die Reparatur verschlimmbessert."
Rovinare
Transliteration: ro-vi-na-re
"Ha rovinato il progetto con i suoi errori."
Estropear
Transliteration: es-tro-pe-ar
"Él estropeó el trabajo con sus errores."
Estragar
Transliteration: es-tra-gar
"Ele estragou o projeto com seus erros."
बिगाड़ना
Transliteration: bigaadna
"उसने अपने गलतियों से परियोजना को बिगाड़ दिया।"
搞砸
Transliteration: gǎo zá
"他搞砸了这个项目。"
망치다
Transliteration: mangchida
"그는 프로젝트를 망쳤다."
台無しにする
Transliteration: dainashi ni suru
"彼はプロジェクトを台無しにした。"
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