chapucero

adj.

bungling, sloppy, slovenly, pettifogging.

m.

bungler, cheap-jack person, clumsy worker, tinker.

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chapucero

► adjetivo

1 (trabajo) botched, slapdash, shoddy; (persona) bungling, clumsy

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (que trabaja mal) bungler, botcher, shoddy worker

2 (embustero) con artist, trickster; (mentiroso) liar

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chapucero, -a

1. ADJ

1) [trabajo] shoddy, slapdash

2) [persona] sloppy, slapdash

2.

SM / F bungler

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I

-ra adjetivo <persona> sloppy, slapdash; <trabajo/reparación> botched

II

-ra masculino, femenino

es un chapucero — his work is very slapdash

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= hack, quick and dirty, jerry builder.

Ex. They don't have true leadership qualities, they are simply hacks as managers.

Ex. A 'quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.

Ex. People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.

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* constructor chapucero = jerry builder.

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I

-ra adjetivo <persona> sloppy, slapdash; <trabajo/reparación> botched

II

-ra masculino, femenino

es un chapucero — his work is very slapdash

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= hack, quick and dirty, jerry builder.

Ex: They don't have true leadership qualities, they are simply hacks as managers.

Ex: A 'quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.

Ex: People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.

* constructor chapucero = jerry builder.

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chapucero¹ -ra

adjective

‹persona› sloppy, slapdash; ‹trabajo/reparación› botched, shoddy

chapucero² -ra

masculine, feminine

es un chapucero his work is very slapdash, he's a shoddy workman, he botches things

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chapucero

◊ -ra adjetivo ‹persona› sloppy, slapdash;

‹trabajo/reparación› botched
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:

◊ es un chapucero his work is very slapdash

chapucero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (hecho con descuido) shoddy, amateurish
2 (poco cuidadoso en el trabajo) bungling, amateurish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bungler

'chapucero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chapucera
English:
amateur
- amateurish
- clumsy
- rough
- slapdash
- sloppy
- cheap
- slap

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chapucero, -a

♦ adj

[trabajo] shoddy, sloppy; [persona] bungling

♦ nm,f

sloppy o shoddy worker;

no seas un chapucero y pon más cuidado al pintar don't be so sloppy and be more careful when you're painting

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chapucero

I adj shoddy, slapdash

II m, chapucera f shoddy worker

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chapucero, -ra adj

1) : crude, shoddy

2) Mex fam : dishonest

chapucero, -ra n

1) : sloppy worker, bungler

2) Mex fam : cheat, swindler