German-English translation for "fehlschießen"

"fehlschießen" English translation

fehlschießen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; h>

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miss the mark, be wrong, be wide of the mark, be way off miss the mark
  • miss the mark (oder | orod target)
    fehlschießen danebenschießen
    fehlschießen danebenschießen
  • miss the mark
    fehlschießen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    be wrong
    fehlschießen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    be wide of the mark
    fehlschießen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    be way off
    fehlschießen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    fehlschießen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • da hast du aber fehlgeschossen!
    that’s right off the mark! you’re way off there!
    da hast du aber fehlgeschossen!

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