hit-or-miss

hit-or-miss
adjective (without any system or planning; careless: hit-or-miss methods.) al azar, casual, a la buena de Dios, sin ton ni son
hit-or-miss
tr[hɪtɔː'mɪs]
adjective
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'hɪtər'mɪs, ˌhɪtɔː'mɪs
adjective (pred hit-or-miss or miss) <method/approach> poco científico, que deja mucho librado al azar
['hɪtɔː'mɪs]
ADJ al azar

to have a hit-or-miss way of doing things — hacer las cosas al azar or sin ton ni son

the way she painted the room was rather hit-or-miss — pintó la habitación a la buena de Dios or como Dios le dio a entender

it's all rather hit-or-miss — es todo un poco a la buena de Dios

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['hɪtər'mɪs, ˌhɪtɔː'mɪs]
adjective (pred hit-or-miss or miss) <method/approach> poco científico, que deja mucho librado al azar

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