bâcler

to botch, rush through carelessly

verb bah-KLEH Rare

Usage Note

Bâcler implies doing work hastily and poorly, leaving it unfinished or sloppy. It is informal but widely used: un travail bâclé ('a shoddy piece of work'). The past participle bâclé is very common as an adjective. A near-synonym is torcher in the same informal register, or more formally expédier.

Examples

"Il a bâclé son devoir en dix minutes."

Natural Translation

He rushed through his homework in ten minutes.

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