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Meanings of bungle in English

Portuguese
fiasco
Catalan
bunyol
Spanish
disparate

An embarrassing mistake.

fiasco
Portuguese
borrar
Catalan
espifiar
Spanish
arruinar

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

borrar
Usage of bungle in English
1
Mr Andrews has publicly taken personal responsibility for the hotel quarantine bungle.
News.com.au
2
That's an unbelievably catastrophic bungle right at the front door, Stefanovic said.
News.com.au
3
This bureaucratic bungle persisted for more than two years until October 2018.
Radio NZ
4
Of course he made a terrible bungle of it to start with.
The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn
5
He must understand his position, so as not to bungle the thing.
The Pit Prop Syndicate
6
That brother of his might try the job, but-no ,he'dbungle it.
The Rose in the Ring
7
Women were fluttery creatures, and here mere mastery would prove a bungle.
Burning Daylight
8
You made rather a bungle of it the other day, didn't you?
The Heavenly Twins
9
When it's done, if you don't bungle the scene, it'll be done.
Jean of the Lazy A
10
It was a bungle which led to the resignation of her Health Minister.
News.com.au
11
He wanted to know who was responsible for the bungle at the border.
Radio NZ
12
In spite of the clearest directions, Miss Bartlett contrived to bungle her arrival.
A Room with a View
13
Unlike The X-Files, they bungle their missions much of the time.
Wired
14
Despite the bungle, he made it into the quarterfinals for the men's event.
News.com.au
15
They had watched them bungle badly in the Japanese war, ten years before.
The World War and What was Behind It; Or, The Story of the Map o...
16
Somehow-noone could tell how-themen made a bungle of it.
The Coxswain's Bride; also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double R...
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Translations for bungle
Bungle through the time
Bungle across language varieties
United Kingdom
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