chapuza

f.

1 botch (job) (trabajo mal hecho).

2 odd job (trabajo ocasional).

3 botched job, muddle, hash, mess-up.

4 trick, trap, ruse, scheme.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapuzar.

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chapuza

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo sin importancia) odd job

2 (trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer una chapuza to botch up

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SF

1) (=trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work

2) (=trabajo ocasional) odd job

siempre está haciendo chapuzas en la casa — he's always doing odd jobs around the house

3) Méx trick, swindle

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femenino

a) (fam) (trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)

me hizo una chapuza — he made a botch of the job (colloq)

b) (Esp fam) (trabajo ocasional) odd job

c) (Méx) (trampa) trick

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= odd-job, repair job, fudge.

Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).

Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.

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* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.

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femenino

a) (fam) (trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)

me hizo una chapuza — he made a botch of the job (colloq)

b) (Esp fam) (trabajo ocasional) odd job

c) (Méx) (trampa) trick

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= odd-job, repair job, fudge.

Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).

Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.

* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.

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chapuza

feminine

1 (fam) (trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq), hash (BrE colloq)

me hizo una chapuza y ahora funciona peor he botched the repair and now it's worse than before (colloq)

2 (Esp fam) (trabajo ocasional) odd job

3 (Méx) (trampa) trick

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Del verbo chapuzar: (conjugate chapuzar)

chapuza es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

chapuza sustantivo femenino (fam) (trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)
chapuza sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work
2 (trabajo ocasional) odd job
'chapuza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
- pegote
- churro
English:
botch
- fudge
- odd job
- shoddy work

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chapuza

♦ nf

1. [trabajo mal hecho] botch, botched job;

esta reparación es una auténtica chapuza this repair is a real botched job;

tu examen es una chapuza you've made a real botch o mess of your exam

2. [trabajo ocasional] odd job;

vive de las chapuzas he makes his living by doing odd jobs

♦ chapuzas nmf inv

[persona] sloppy o shoddy worker;

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

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chapuza

f

1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work

2 (trabajo menor) odd job;

hacer chapuzas do odd jobs

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chapuza nf

1) : botched job

2) Mex fam : fraud, trick

hacer chapuzas: to cheat

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chapuza n

1. (trabajo mal hecho) botched job

2. (trabajillo) odd job