half-assed

ˈhɑːfˌæst
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Translation of half-assed from English into German

Adjective

poor effort

SlangUS
done poorly, without effort or thoroughness
SlangUS
  • He did a half-assed job on the project.Er hat eine halbherzige Arbeit an dem Projekt geleistet.
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Synonyms and analogies of half-assed in English

adj.perfunctoryslapdashsloppyMore synonyms

Examples of half-assed in a sentence

  • His half-assed attempt ruined the whole experiment.

Translations of "half-assed" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
halbherzigadj.

It might be possible for you since your whole life is half-assed.

Für Sie wäre es möglich, denn Ihr ganzes Leben ist halbherzig.

And not one of those half-assed apologies you do.

Aber nicht so halbherzig, wie du dich sonst entschuldigst.

unfähigeadj.

My work was pretty much a lame, half-assed rewrite of your greatest hits.

Meine Arbeit war eine ziemlich schwache, unfähige Neufassung deiner größten Hits.

dilettantischadj.

We'll have to wing this in a dangerously half-assed manner.

Wir müssen uns da dilettantisch herauswinden.

This night has been completely half-assed.

Der Abend war total dilettantisch.

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Other translations for half-assed:

  • schlampigadj.

half-assed: Examples and translations in context

You do this half-assed and fail, she may leave.

Du machst das Halbherzig und Versagst, dann geht sie.

The frames of invus that bug, half-assed collisions by location.

Die Rahmen der Invus, die Fehler, halbherzige Kollisionen nach Standort.

Sort of a half-assed apology he slipped under my door.

Eine halbherzige Entschuldigung, die er unter meine Tür schob.

He'll probably make a half-assed excuse and reject you.

Er wird sicher eine halbherzige Ausrede finden und ablehnen.

We've had a few half-assed break-ins over the past year.

Wir hatten ein paar halbherzige Einbrüche im letzten Jahr.

A half-assed apology with a wink to his fans.

Nur halbherzig, mit einem Augenzwinkern an seine Fans.

It'll take more than a half-assed apology.

Das braucht mehr, als eine halbherzige Entschuldigung.

A half-assed job, I don't get my doctorate and neither do you.

Ein halbherziger Job, mit dem wir unseren Doktortitel nicht kriegen.

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