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bungling attempt

[ˈbʌŋɡəlɪŋ əˈtɛmpt]
noun phrasepl: bungling attempts
tentativa desastrada
1. An awkward, clumsy, or incompetent effort to do something; an attempt marked by mistakes and poor execution
His bungling attempt to fix the car only made things worse.
Sua tentativa desastrada de consertar o carro apenas piorou as coisas.
2. An unsuccessful or mishandled try at accomplishing a task
The bungling attempt at the heist resulted in the criminals being caught.
A tentativa desastrada do roubo resultou na prisão dos criminosos.
NYC Slang
botch job
Synonyms
clumsy attemptbotched attemptfailed attemptfumbling attemptinept effortmisguided attempt
Antonyms
skilled attemptsuccessful attemptprofessional effortcompetent effort

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tentativa desastrada
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
tentativa desastrada
Standard usage
São Paulo
tentativa desastrada
Standard usage
Portugal
tentativa malograda
European Portuguese may use 'malograda' (failed) or 'desastrada' interchangeably

Related Idioms & Phrases

make a hash of something
mess something up
shoot oneself in the foot
drop the ball
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