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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestotalmente arruinado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toh-tal-men-te ah-rwee-nah-doo
"O sistema informático ficou totalmente arruinado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely messed up, ruined, or in a state of chaotic disrepair beyond recognition or recovery.
"The company's entire network security system was fubar after the coordinated cyber attack." - 2
Describing a person who is extremely intoxicated or incapacitated.
"After celebrating his promotion all night, he was completely fubar by midnight."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating during World War II, fubar is an acronym derived from military slang meaning 'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition' (or a cruder variant). It entered general English vernacular in the mid-20th century to describe situations, systems, or machinery that are broken beyond repair or utterly chaotic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fubar" is said worldwide
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bousillé
Transliteration: boo-see-yay
"Le projet était totalement bousillé dès le début."
im Eimer
Transliteration: im eye-mer
"Nach dem Unfall war das Auto völlig im Eimer."
rovinato
Transliteration: roh-vee-nah-toh
"Il piano è completamente rovinato."
hecho pedazos
Transliteration: eh-choh peh-dah-sos
"El motor quedó hecho pedazos después de la explosión."
totalmente arruinado
Transliteration: toh-tal-men-te ah-rwee-nah-doo
"O sistema informático ficou totalmente arruinado."
पूरी तरह से बर्बाद
Transliteration: poori tarah se barbaad
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"खराब प्रबंधन के कारण यह परियोजना पूरी तरह से बर्बाद हो गई।"
一团糟
Transliteration: yī tuán zāo
Script: 中文汉字
"由于管理不善，整个计划弄得一团糟。"
엉망진창인
Transliteration: eongmangjingchang-in
Script: 한국어 한글
"시스템 오류로 인해 데이터가 완전히 엉망진창이 되었습니다."
メチャクチャ
Transliteration: mechakucha
Script: 日本語
"彼のせいでスケジュールが完全にメチャクチャになった。"
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