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flounder

['flaundə] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. = flounder about / around барахтаться, пытаясь найти опору; двигаться с трудом
2. испытывать серьёзные трудности, быть на грани краха
3. = flounder about / around колебаться; сбиваться, спотыкаться, путаться (в словах)
сущ.; мн. flounder, flounders; зоол.
камбала

Biology (En-Ru)

flounder

камбала

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Without such an alternative, one is likely to flounder dismally when reality proves a decision to be inoperative.
Не запасшись такими разнообразными вариантами, он неминуемо окажется "у разбитого корыта", когда выяснится, что принятое решение плохо согласуется с действительностью.
Drucker, Peter F. / The Essential DruckerДрукер, Питер Ф. / Энциклопедия менеджмента
Энциклопедия менеджмента
Друкер, Питер Ф.
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2004
© Peter F. Drucker, 2001
The Essential Drucker
Drucker, Peter F.
© 2001 by Peter F. Drucker

Only it wasn't ground, it was water, and she felt a panicky urge to flounder back to the beach before some killer U-boat with teeth took off one of her legs.
Да только говорил Скотт о суше, а она находилась в воде, вот и почувствовала паническое желание вернуться на берег, пока какая‑нибудь зубастая подлодка‑убийца не отхватила одну из её ног.
King, Stephen / Lisey's storyКинг, Стивен / История Лизи
История Лизи
Кинг, Стивен
Lisey's story
King, Stephen
© 2006 by Stephen King

Within these families the main target catch species are mintai, herring, flounders (eg starry flounder), salmon, navaga and halibut.
Среди этих семейств основными видами в улове являются минтай, сельдь, камбала (например, звездчатая камбала), лосось, навага и палтус.
© «Сахалин Энерджи» 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 21.09.2011
© Sakhalin Energy 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 21.09.2011

The most abundant ichthyoplankton are navaga, starry flounder, Berg's bullhead, herring and smelt.
Наиболее изобилует ихтиопланктон наваги, звездчатой камбалы, бычка, сельди и корюшки.
© «Сахалин Энерджи» 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 21.09.2011
© Sakhalin Energy 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 21.09.2011

Flatfish such as flounder are relatively insensitive to sound and are unlikely to be deterred by vessel-generated noise.
Плоские рыбы, как, например камбала, относительно нечувствительны к звуковым колебаниям и маловероятно, что их отпугнет шум, создаваемый судами.
© «Сахалин Энерджи» 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 15.10.2011
© Sakhalin Energy 2006
www.sakhalinenergy.com 15.10.2011

By my heart, I flounder to think that so many Giants may be rendered mirthless!
А представляешь, какое большое уныние должно быть у Великана!
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

For when she was at her worst and the Flounder, shaking her head and saying that she could do no more, had departed to her eternal ale and a nap, Emlyn crept up and took her mistress's cold hand.
Ибо, когда Сайсели стало совсем плохо, а Камбала, качая головой и заявляя, что она уже ничего сделать не может, ушла выпить неизменного эля и подремать, Эмлин подкралась к своей госпоже и взяла в свои руки ее холодную руку.
Haggard, Henry Rider / The Lady of BlossholmeХаггард, Генри Райдер / Хозяйка Блосхолма
Хозяйка Блосхолма
Хаггард, Генри Райдер
© Издательство "Детгиз", 1959
The Lady of Blossholme
Haggard, Henry Rider
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Throughout history, such undertakings have always floundered.
На протяжении всей истории такие попытки всегда проваливались.
Singh, JaswantSingh, Jaswant
ngh, Jaswant
Singh, Jaswan
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/15/2011
ngh, Jaswant
Singh, Jaswan
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/15/2011

The dog went on bravely, scrambling over, floundering through, and sometimes swimming; but when she had gained the farthest point reached by them, she sat down helplessly.
Собака храбро поднималась вперед, карабкалась и барахталась, иногда пускаясь вплавь, но, добравшись до того места, откуда они повернули назад, Мириам беспомощно села на задние лапы.
London, Jack / A daughter of the snowsЛондон, Джек / Дочь снегов
Дочь снегов
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
A daughter of the snows
London, Jack
© 1902, Grosset & Dunlap

‘But…’ he floundered, ‘you can’t… I mean… I could have you reported to the police.’
– Но… – Он все еще колебался. – Вы же не можете… то есть… я ведь могу сдать вас полиции.
Laurie, Hugh / The Gun SellerЛори, Хью / Торговец пушками
Торговец пушками
Лори, Хью
© Александр Рахуба, перевод, 2009
© "Фантом Пресс", издание, 2009
© Hugh Laurie, The Gun Seller, 1996
The Gun Seller
Laurie, Hugh
© 1996 by Hugh Laurie

and a round head, all plastered over with wet hair, showed above water, it was blowing bubbles, this head; and floundering with two hands just at its very lips.
и круглая голова, вся облепленная мокрыми волосами, показалась над водой она пускала пузыри, эта голова две руки судорожно барахтались у самых ее губ...
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

You float in all this bunkum, I feel like a man floundering in a universe of soapsuds, up and downs, east and west.
Ты плаваешь в этом море лжи, а я барахтаюсь, как мышь в ушате с мыльной пеной, — вверх и вниз, туда-сюда.
Wells, Herbert George / Tono-BungayУэллс, Герберт / Тоно Бенге
Тоно Бенге
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Tono-Bungay
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells

All of a sudden he fancied something was floundering in the mud close to the bank.
Вдруг ему показалось, что что-то барахтается в тине у самого берега.
Turgenev, I.S. / MumuТургенев, И.С. / Муму
Муму
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1977
Mumu
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds this day in the sight of heaven and earth.
И в самом непроглядном тумане и в самой глубокой грязи и трясине невозможно так заплутаться и так увязнуть, как ныне плутает и вязнет перед лицом земли и неба Верховный Канцлерский суд, этот зловреднейший из старых грешников.
Dickens, Charles / Bleak HouseДиккенс, Чарльз / Холодный дом
Холодный дом
Диккенс, Чарльз
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1960
Bleak House
Dickens, Charles
© 1894, by Macmillan & Co.

But on this occasion the thought that I was covered with fluff contributed to my discomfiture so that, in fact, I floundered a little and dropped into being over- familar.
Но в настоящем случае тому особенно способствовала еще и мысль, что я в пуху, так что я несколько даже сплошал и влез в фамильярность...
Достоевский, Фёдор / ПодростокDostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw Youth
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979

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'flaundəVerbбарахтаться; пытаясь найти опору; двигаться с трудомExamples

Three men were floundering about in the water. — Три человека барахтались в воде.
We found him at last, lost in the forest, floundering about in deep snow. — В конце концов мы нашли его - он заблудился в лесу, пробираясь через сугробы.

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Collocations

flounder about

бултыхаться

flounder plate

фасонная планка

yellowtail flounder

ершеватка

witch flounder

длинная камбала

arrowtooth flounder

американский стрелозубый палтус

yellowtail flounder

желтохвостая камбала

floundering national economies

страны, экономика которых попала в тяжелое положение

bit floundering

снижение скорости проходки из-за перегрузки долота

Word forms

flounder

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	flounder	flounder, flounders
Possessive case	flounder's	flounder's, flounders'

flounder

verb

Basic forms
Past	floundered
Imperative	flounder
Present Participle (Participle I)	floundering
Past Participle (Participle II)	floundered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I flounder	we flounder
you flounder	you flounder
he/she/it flounders	they flounder

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am floundering	we are floundering
you are floundering	you are floundering
he/she/it is floundering	they are floundering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have floundered	we have floundered
you have floundered	you have floundered
he/she/it has floundered	they have floundered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been floundering	we have been floundering
you have been floundering	you have been floundering
he/she/it has been floundering	they have been floundering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I floundered	we floundered
you floundered	you floundered
he/she/it floundered	they floundered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was floundering	we were floundering
you were floundering	you were floundering
he/she/it was floundering	they were floundering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had floundered	we had floundered
you had floundered	you had floundered
he/she/it had floundered	they had floundered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been floundering	we had been floundering
you had been floundering	you had been floundering
he/she/it had been floundering	they had been floundering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will flounder	we shall/will flounder
you will flounder	you will flounder
he/she/it will flounder	they will flounder

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be floundering	we shall/will be floundering
you will be floundering	you will be floundering
he/she/it will be floundering	they will be floundering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have floundered	we shall/will have floundered
you will have floundered	you will have floundered
he/she/it will have floundered	they will have floundered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been floundering	we shall/will have been floundering
you will have been floundering	you will have been floundering
he/she/it will have been floundering	they will have been floundering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would flounder	we should/would flounder
you would flounder	you would flounder
he/she/it would flounder	they would flounder

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be floundering	we should/would be floundering
you would be floundering	you would be floundering
he/she/it would be floundering	they would be floundering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have floundered	we should/would have floundered
you would have floundered	you would have floundered
he/she/it would have floundered	they would have floundered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been floundering	we should/would have been floundering
you would have been floundering	you would have been floundering
he/she/it would have been floundering	they would have been floundering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am floundered	we are floundered
you are floundered	you are floundered
he/she/it is floundered	they are floundered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being floundered	we are being floundered
you are being floundered	you are being floundered
he/she/it is being floundered	they are being floundered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been floundered	we have been floundered
you have been floundered	you have been floundered
he/she/it has been floundered	they have been floundered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was floundered	we were floundered
you were floundered	you were floundered
he/she/it was floundered	they were floundered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being floundered	we were being floundered
you were being floundered	you were being floundered
he/she/it was being floundered	they were being floundered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been floundered	we had been floundered
you had been floundered	you had been floundered
he/she/it had been floundered	they had been floundered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be floundered	we shall/will be floundered
you will be floundered	you will be floundered
he/she/it will be floundered	they will be floundered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been floundered	we shall/will have been floundered
you will have been floundered	you will have been floundered
he/she/it will have been floundered	they will have been floundered

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flounder

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flounder

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flounder

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