What does atrapalhar-se in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word atrapalhar-se in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atrapalhar-se in Portuguese.

The word atrapalhar-se in Portuguese means become confused, atrapalhar-se, atrapalhar-se, tropeçar, atrapalhar-se, atrapalhar-se, atrapalhar-se, descuidar-se, bater roupa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word atrapalhar-se

become confused

atrapalhar-se

(informal (become confused)

Pedro se atrapalhou e me deu os documentos errados por engano.
Pete got muddled and accidentally gave me the wrong documents.

atrapalhar-se

(informal (be confused about)

Decidimos nos encontrar, mas ele se atrapalhou com as datas e apareceu um dia antes.
We arranged to meet, but he got the dates muddled and turned up a day early.

tropeçar

intransitive verb (have problems) (figurado)

John floundered helplessly on his first day at work.

atrapalhar-se

(figurative (struggle to say [sth])

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Ela perguntou se eu precisava de algo e eu gaguejei.
She asked if I needed anything else and I fumbled for the right words.

atrapalhar-se

intransitive verb (over words)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The politician started floundering when he was confronted about his drug habits.

atrapalhar-se, descuidar-se

transitive verb (sport: drop ball)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
O receptor atrapalhou-se com a bola e o outro time a pegou.
The receiver fumbled the ball and the other team picked it up.

bater roupa

intransitive verb (sport: drop ball) (BRA: figurado, futebol, goleiro)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
O goleiro bateu roupa e o time adversário marcou o terceiro gol.
The goalkeeper fumbled and the opposing team scored their third goal.

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