fumble
/ˈfʌm.bl̩/ [fumbled, fumbling]Translation
v [i]
› (con las manos)
⇨ hurgar
⇨ revolver
He fumbled in his pockets for a light Revolvió en sus bolsillos para encontrar un mechero
›
⇨ tartamudear
He started to fumble at the beginning of the speech Empezó a tartamudear al comienzo del discurso
›
⇨ buscar a tientas
She fumbled around for the switch Buscó a tientas el interruptor
›
⇨ manosear [torpemente]
to fumble with something manosear algo
v [t]
› (en deportes)
⇨ dejar caer
to fumble a catch dejar caer la pelota
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio(Definition of fumble vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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