muff

mʌf
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Translation of muff into German,

Noun

1.

sports mistake

error in sports
  • He made a muff and lost the game.Er machte einen Fehler und verlor das Spiel.
2.

hand warmer

Dated
cylindrical fur or cloth for warming hands
Dated
Handwärmer Muff mHandmuff
  • She wore a muff to keep her hands warm.Sie trug einen Handwärmer, um ihre Hände warm zu halten.

Verb

tr.
1.

awkward action

perform an action awkwardly or poorly
  • She muffed her lines during the play.Sie verpatzte ihre Zeilen während des Stücks.
2.

sports

US
drop or mishandle a ball in sports
US
  • He muffed the catch during the game.Er verpatzte den Fang während des Spiels.
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Expressions with muff: examples in English and translations in German

den Text vermasseln
Textpatzer haben
He muffed lines during the school play and looked embarrassed.
sich verhaspeln
sich versprechen
During the play, he muffed his lines and forgot the words.
einen Fang fallen lassen
einen Ball nicht fangen
He muffed a catch during the final inning.
eine Chance vergeigen
eine Gelegenheit verpassen
He muffed a chance to score the winning goal.

Images of muff

  • muff: cylindrical fur or cloth for warming hands
    (hand warmer) Handwärmer

Synonyms and analogies of muff in English

Examples of muff in a sentence

  • His muff during the match was unexpected.
  • She placed her hands inside the muff.
  • The vintage muff was made of soft velvet.
  • The bird's muff was wet from the rain.
  • Its colorful muff made the bird stand out.
  • He whispered something about her muff.

Translations of "muff" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derMuffnm.

Cutoff earu muff permits verbal communication and clear hearing of important warning signals.

Cutoff earu Muff ermöglicht die verbale Kommunikation und klare Anhörung wichtiger Warnsignale.

derBartnm.

If I can take the muff off of that one, I might be able to place it.

Ohne den Bart könnte ich das Gesicht vielleicht zuordnen.

Verb
vermasselnv.

It's crucial not to muff the communication to avoid any project delays.

Es ist entscheidend, die Kommunikation nicht zu vermasseln, um Projektverzögerungen zu vermeiden.

verpatzenv.

It would too unfortunate be, if Chavez his "Bolivarian Revolution" therefore to muff should.

Es waere zu schade, wenn Chavez seine "Bolivarische Revolution" deswegen verpatzen sollte.

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muff: Examples and translations in context

A simple muff made from warm fleece filled with lambskin leftovers.

Ein einfacher Muff aus warmem Fleece, gefüllt mit kleingeschnittenen Lammfellresten.

That applied to the hat and the muff.

Das traf auch auf die Mütze und den Muff zu.

Not even a stole, a muff, a pair of mittens?

Nicht mal eine Stola, einen Muff, ein Paar Fäustlinge?

But thanks to my cuddly muff I have not used them!

Diese habe ich aber dank meines kuscheligen Muffs nicht gebraucht!

Large built-in pocket which can also be used as a muff

Große, eingearbeitete Tasche, die auch als Muff verwendet werden kann

I sure hope the boys don't muff things.

Ich hoffe, sie vermasseln es nicht.

Musetta wants to buy a muff to warm Mimì's cold hands.

Sie selbst will Mimì einen Muff für deren kalte Hände kaufen.

Everywhere there are carpets and Judges a little muff.

Überall sind Teppichböden und es rieht ein wenig nach Muff.

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