| anglais > français | |
| fumble | |
| 1. v. Tripoter nerveusement. | |
| 2. v. Tâtonner. | |
| 3. n. (Sport) Balle perdue. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| fumble | |
| 1. v. (transitive, intransitive) To idly touch or nervously handle |  |
| Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie. |  |
| He fumbled the key into the lock. |  |
| 2. v. (transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something |  |
| He fumbled for his keys. |  |
| He fumbled his way to the light-switch. |  |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To blunder uncertainly. |  |
| He fumbled through his prepared speech. |  |
| 4. v. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly. |  |
| to fumble for an excuse |  |
| 5. v. (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. |  |
| 6. v. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. |  |
| 7. n. (sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped |  |