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botch

UK
/bɒtʃ/
US
/bɑtʃ/

Translations

botchnoun
botches
pl
UK
/bɒtʃ/
US
/bɑtʃ/
ratageAction mal exécutée, travail raté.
The repair job was a complete botch, leaving the machine in worse condition than before.
La réparation a été un ratage complet, laissant la machine dans un état pire qu'avant.
malfaçonDéfaut de fabrication ou d’exécution, surtout en parlant d’un travail matériel.
The sweater had a botch in the stitching that made it unravel quickly.
Le pull avait une malfaçon dans les coutures, ce qui l’a fait se défaire rapidement.
Synonyms
fumble
blunder
mistake
flaw
screw-up
failure
mess
botchverb
botched
Past Simple
botched
Past Participle
botching
Gerund
UK
/bɒtʃ/
US
/bɑːtʃ/
bâclerFamilier; action faite vite et mal.
He botched the repair job, leaving the sink leaking worse than before.
Il a bâclé la réparation, laissant l’évier fuir encore plus qu’avant.
Additional translations
raterPlus général; employé quand l’action ou le résultat est un échec.
Synonyms
spoil
ruin
foul up
flub
mess up
bungle
mishandle

Definitions

botchnoun
A bungled or badly carried out task or action.
The repair job was a complete botch, leaving the machine in worse condition than before.
A clumsy or poor piece of workmanship; a mess or flaw resulting from careless work.
The sweater had a botch in the stitching that made it unravel quickly.
botchverb
To carry out a task badly or carelessly.
He botched the repair job, leaving the sink leaking worse than before.
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