- flounder
- verb(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) patalearfloundertr['flaʊndəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 (fish) platijaintransitive verb1 (struggle, move with difficulty) forcejear2 figurative use (hesitate, dither) vacilar■ the candidate floundered for a moment el candidato vaciló un momentoflounder ['flaʊndər] vi1) struggle: forcejear2) stumble: no saber qué hacer o decir, perder el hilo (en un discurso)flounder n, pl flounder or flounders : platija ffloundern.• forcejeo s.m.• platija s.f.v.• proceder torpemente v.
I 'flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)intransitive verba) (in water) luchar para mantenerse a flotethe oxen floundered through the mud — los bueyes avanzaban dando resbalones en el barro
b) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decirhe was floundering after only two questions — a la tercera pregunta empezó a fallar or a perder pie
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noun platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]N (pl flounder or flounders) (=fish) platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]VI1) (also: flounder about) (in water, mud etc) (=flap arms) debatirse; (=splash) revolcarse2) (in speech etc) perder el hilo* * *
I ['flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)]intransitive verba) (in water) luchar para mantenerse a flotethe oxen floundered through the mud — los bueyes avanzaban dando resbalones en el barro
b) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decirhe was floundering after only two questions — a la tercera pregunta empezó a fallar or a perder pie
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noun platija f
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
