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botched completion

[/bɒtʃt kəmˈpliːʃən/]
nounpl: botched completions
conclusão fracassada
1. A job, task, or project that was finished poorly, with errors or mistakes that compromised the final result
The botched completion of the renovation left several rooms unfinished and damaged.
A conclusão fracassada da renovação deixou vários cômodos inacabados e danificados.
2. An action or process that was clumsily or incompetently finished
His botched completion of the assignment resulted in a failing grade.
Sua conclusão fracassada do trabalho resultou em uma nota baixa.
NYC Slang
half-baked job; hack job
Synonyms
failed completionbungled completionshoddy completionincomplete workpoor finish
Antonyms
successful completionflawless completionperfect finishwell-executed completion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
conclusão fracassada; conclusão mal feita
most common usage
São Paulo
trabalho mal acabado; conclusão desastrosa
common in professional contexts
Rio de Janeiro
conclusão ferrada; coisa mal terminada
more colloquial usage
Portugal
conclusão malograda; acabamento deficiente
more formal usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

to make a mess of something
to muck something up
to bungle the finish
a job left hanging
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