How do you use "FUBAR" in a sentence?

The whole operation was FUBAR. The project has gone completely FUBAR. This is a FUBAR situation.

FUBAR

Q: What does "FUBAR" mean?

Completely messed up (military acronym) Military acronym for 'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair' (or stronger versions). Describes a situation that has gone completely wrong.

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Significado: Completely messed up (military acronym)

完全搞砸了（军事缩写）

Completamente arruinado (acrónimo militar)

完全にめちゃくちゃ（軍のアクロニム）

완전히 엉망진창 (군대 약어)

Military acronym for 'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair' (or stronger versions). Describes a situation that has gone completely wrong.

军事缩写，全称'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair'（搞砸到无法辨认/修复），也有更粗俗的版本。形容一个完全失败的局面。

Acrónimo militar de 'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair' (estropeado más allá de todo reconocimiento/reparación), o versiones más fuertes. Describe una situación que ha salido completamente mal.

「Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair」（認識・修復不可能なほど台無し）の軍事アクロニム（より強い表現の場合もある）。完全に失敗した状況を表す。

'Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair'(또는 더 강한 표현)의 군대 약어. 상황이 완전히 잘못되었을 때 사용한다.

Ejemplos

The whole operation was FUBAR.
整个行动都彻底搞砸了
Toda la operación fue un desastre total
作戦全体がめちゃくちゃだった
작전 전체가 완전히 엉망이었다.
The project has gone completely FUBAR.
这个项目已经完全搞砸了
El proyecto se ha ido completamente al traste
プロジェクトは完全にめちゃくちゃになった
프로젝트가 완전히 엉망이 되었다.
This is a FUBAR situation.
这是个完全搞砸的局面
Esta es una situación completamente desastrosa
これはめちゃくちゃな状況だ
이건 완전히 엉망인 상황이다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: informal, military

Tono: emphatic, frustrated

✓ Correcto

The situation is FUBAR
情况彻底搞砸了
La situación es un desastre total
状況はめちゃくちゃだ
상황이 완전히 엉망이다

✗ Incorrecto

Contains implied profanity
含有隐含的脏话
Contiene lenguaje soez implícito
暗に下品な言葉を含む
암묵적인 욕설이 포함되어 있음

Errores comunes

Using in formal settings

Origen e historia

WWII American military slang. The acronym stands for 'Fouled/F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair.' Related to SNAFU.

Etimología: Acronym: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition

Primera vez registrado: WWII era

Contexto cultural

Era: WWII onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Saving Private Ryan; Military culture

Regional notes: American origin, now universal.

Variaciones

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