Balls-up

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Very Casual
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Significado: A complete mess or serious mistake.

一团糟,严重失误
desastre total, cagada monumental
大失態、めちゃくちゃ
완전한 엉망, 심각한 실수

A major blunder or fiasco. Slightly cruder than 'cock-up' but equally common in British English.

重大失误或惨败。比'cock-up'稍微粗俗一些,但在英式英语中同样常见。
Un error garrafal o fiasco. Un poco más vulgar que 'cock-up' pero igualmente común en inglés británico.
大きな失敗や大失態。「cock-up」より少し下品だが、イギリス英語では同様によく使われる。
큰 실수나 대참사. 'cock-up'보다 약간 거친 표현이지만 영국 영어에서 마찬가지로 흔히 쓰임.

Significado literal: Messed up (crude slang)

Ejemplos

  1. The whole project was a complete balls-up.
    整个项目完全搞砸了
    Todo el proyecto fue un desastre total
    プロジェクト全体が完全にめちゃくちゃだった
    프로젝트 전체가 완전히 엉망이었어.
  2. Don't balls this up.
    别把这事搞砸了
    No la cagues con esto
    これを台無しにするなよ
    이거 망치지 마.
  3. They made a right balls-up of it.
    他们把事情彻底搞砸了
    La cagaron pero bien
    彼らは見事に台無しにした
    그들은 완전히 망쳐놨어.

Pronunciación

/ˈbɔːlz ʌp/

Guía de uso

Contexto: mistake, failure, mess

Tono: emphatic, frustrated

✓ Correcto

  • Complete balls-up.
    彻底搞砸了
    Un desastre completo
    完全にめちゃくちゃだ
    완전 엉망이야.
  • Don't balls it up.
    别搞砸了
    No la cagues
    台無しにしないでよ
    망치지 마.
  • What a balls-up!
    搞得一团糟!
    ¡Vaya cagada!
    なんてしくじりだ!
    정말 엉망이야!

✗ Incorrecto

  • Big mess
    大混乱
    Gran desastre
    大きな混乱
    큰 난장판
  • Total failure
    彻底失败
    Fracaso total
    完全な失敗
    완전한 실패

Errores comunes

Origen e historia

From crude slang for making a mess.

Etimología: British slang

Primera vez registrado: 20th century

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British comedy; British TV

Regional notes: British and Australian, crude but common.

Variaciones

Balls-upBalls it upBallsed up

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