English-German translation for "flounder"

"flounder" German translation

flounder
[ˈflaundə(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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zappeln, sich abquälen mühsam vorwärtskommen, sich quälen, sich wühlen umherstolpern, taumeln umhertappen, -irren zappeln, nicht weiterwissen
  • (umher)stolpern, taumeln
    flounder stumble around
    flounder stumble around
  • umhertappen, -irren
    flounder feel around
    flounder feel around
  • zappeln, nicht weiterwissen
    flounder be stuck figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    flounder be stuck figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
flounder
[ˈflaundə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Zappeln mühsames Gestolper Umhertappen
  • Zappelnneuter | Neutrum n
    flounder struggling
    flounder struggling
  • (mühsames) Gestolper
    flounder stumbling
    flounder stumbling
  • Umhertappenneuter | Neutrum n, -irrenneuter | Neutrum n
    flounder feeling around
    flounder feeling around
Im Laufe der Geschichte sind derartige Unterfangen immer schiefgegangen.
Throughout history, such undertakings have always floundered.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Land kann sich nicht aus den Fängen der Wirtschaftskrise befreien.
The country is floundering in the economic crisis.
Source: Europarl
Source
flounder
[ˈflaundə(r)]noun | Substantiv s <floundersor | oder odcollective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwort koll flounder>

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Scholle, Flunder Sommerflunder, Winterflunder
  • Schollefeminine | Femininum f
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Pleuronectes flesus
    Flunderfeminine | Femininum f
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Pleuronectes flesus
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Pleuronectes flesus
  • Sommerflunderfeminine | Femininum f
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Paralichthys dentatus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Paralichthys dentatus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
  • Winterflunderfeminine | Femininum f
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Pseudopleuronectes americanus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    flounder zoology | ZoologieZOOL Pseudopleuronectes americanus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
Im Laufe der Geschichte sind derartige Unterfangen immer schiefgegangen.
Throughout history, such undertakings have always floundered.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Land kann sich nicht aus den Fängen der Wirtschaftskrise befreien.
The country is floundering in the economic crisis.
Source: Europarl
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