blunder

sbaglio, gaffe, errore grossolano

Errore grave o imbarazzante, spesso dovuto a disattenzione.

In inglese semplice: A serious or embarrassing mistake, often caused by carelessness.

• I made a blunder on the form.
• His diplomatic blunder upset several countries.
• How can we avoid these costly blunders?

Sinonimi: mistake, error, gaffe

Espressioni comuni: make a blunder, costly blunder, major blunder

fare una gaffe, sbagliare

Commettere un errore grave o dovuto a disattenzione.

In inglese semplice: To make a serious or careless mistake.

• I blundered and sent the wrong file.
• The government blundered badly during the negotiations.
• Did we blunder in trusting him?

Come si usa: blunder in doing something (They blundered in choosing an unreliable supplier.)

Sinonimi: make a mistake, err, mess up

Espressioni comuni: blunder badly, blunder in judgment, blunder in something

perdere un pezzo per errore, regalare un pezzo

Perdere un pezzo negli scacchi a causa di una mossa molto sbagliata.

In inglese semplice: To lose a chess piece by making a very bad move.

• I blundered my queen in ten moves.
• Be careful not to blunder that rook.
• She blundered a knight and resigned soon afterward.

Sinonimi: give away, lose carelessly

Espressioni comuni: blunder a rook, blunder a queen, blunder a piece

causare un esito sfavorevole con un errore

Fare una cattiva mossa negli scacchi che permette un risultato indesiderato, come una patta o uno scacco matto.

In inglese semplice: To make a bad chess move that allows an unwanted result, such as a draw or checkmate.

• She blundered a draw from a winning position.
• He blundered into mate after moving his king.
• Can you spot how White could blunder into stalemate?

Come si usa: blunder into something (He blundered into checkmate while chasing a pawn.)

Espressioni comuni: blunder a draw, blunder into mate, blunder into stalemate