Duffer
Übersetzung von "duffer" ins Russisch
duffer
SubstantivUK
/ˈdʌfə/
US
/ˈdʌfər/
duffer
duffers Pl.
He is such a duffer when it comes to fixing things.
Он такой неумеха, когда дело доходит до починки вещей.
Only a duffer would believe such a ridiculous story.
Только глупец поверит в такую нелепую историю.
As a duffer in art, he couldn't appreciate the painting's value.
Будучи дилетантом в искусстве, он не мог оценить ценность картины.
duff
Adjektivduffer
Komp.
UK
/dʌf/
US
/dʌf/
duff
duffer Komp.
duffest Super.
more duff Komp.
most duff Super.
He bought a duff watch that stopped working after a day.
Он купил бесполезные часы, которые перестали работать через день.
The duff product was returned by many customers.
Некачественный продукт был возвращен многими покупателями.
Definitionen
duffer
SubstantivAn incompetent or clumsy person, especially in a particular activity.
Despite his enthusiasm for golf, he remained a duffer on the course.
An elderly or old-fashioned person.
The young kids laughed at the old duffer's stories about the 'good old days'.
A peddler or hawker, especially one selling cheap or shoddy goods.
The duffer tried to sell watches that looked expensive but were actually fake.
(Australia, informal) A cattle thief; a rustler.
After the station manager caught the duffer driving off the herd at night, the police were called.
(Mining, Australia, dated) A worthless or barren area in a mine, or a piece of rock containing no valuable minerals.
The miners abandoned the shaft when they realized it was just a duffer with no gold at all.
duff
AdjektivUK
/dʌf/
US
/dʌf/
Not working or functioning properly; useless or faulty.
The duff flashlight wouldn't turn on, leaving us in the dark.
Of poor quality or inferior; not up to standard.
The movie was pretty duff, with a weak plot and bad acting.
Redewendungen und Phrasen
old duffer
He may seem like an old duffer, but he knows a lot.
старый болван
Он может казаться старым болваном, но он много знает.
poor duffer
She called him a poor duffer after his failed attempt.
бедняга
Она назвала его беднягой после его неудачной попытки.
silly duffer
Stop acting like a silly duffer and take it seriously.
глупый болван
Перестань вести себя как глупый болван и отнесись к этому серьезно.
hopeless duffer
They thought he was a hopeless duffer at sports.
безнадёжный неумеха
Они думали, что он безнадёжный неумеха в спорте.
complete duffer
He feels like a complete duffer when it comes to fixing things.
полный болван
Он чувствует себя полным болваном, когда дело доходит до починки вещей.