bobble

• Nom désignant une maladresse ou une perte de contrôle momentanée, notamment dans le sport (comme un mauvais contrôle d'une balle de baseball), ou une petite erreur d'exécution.

A noun referring to a brief, momentary fumbling or mishandling of a baseball that has been hit or thrown.

1. Momentary fumbleB2informalamericansport

   A brief, clumsy mishandling of a ball, especially in baseball when a fielder fails to catch or control a batted or thrown ball cleanly.

   Raté de réception

   • The shortstop made a bobble on the ground ball but still managed to throw the runner out.
   • A slight bobble in the outfield allowed the batter to reach second base.
   • The catcher's bobble gave the runner just enough time to steal home.

   Synonymeserrorflubfumblemisplaymuff

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner une action maladroite ou une erreur, notamment en faisant tomber ou en manquant un objet, ou en commettant une faute dans un sport.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a mistake or fumbling, especially in sports or handling objects.

1. Make a mess of or ruinB2informal

   To mishandle, spoil, or ruin something, often through clumsiness or error.

   gâcher, rater

   • He bobbled the presentation by forgetting his notes.
   • She bobbled the recipe and the cake turned out terrible.
   • They bobbled the deal by missing the deadline.

   Synonymesblowbotchbunglebutcherflubfumblemanglemess upmuffruinspoil

   Antonymesaccomplishachievehandlemanagemastersucceed

2. Fumble or dropB2informal

   To handle something clumsily, causing it to be dropped or mishandled, especially in sports.

   Échapper ou faire tomber maladroitement

   • The player bobbled the ball and lost possession.
   • He bobbled the catch, letting the ball slip through his fingers.
   • She bobbled the keys while trying to unlock the door.

   Synonymesbotchbungledropflubfumblemishandlemuff

   Antonymescatchgripholdsecure