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flounder n (fish) (pez)platija nf
  (pez)lenguado nm
 The fisherman caught a flounder.
 El pescador capturó una platija
flounder vi (struggle physically in water, mud)revolverse v prnl
  luchar vi
 The fish floundered in the mud as it tried to find water.
 El pez se revolvía en el fango intentado encontrar agua.
flounder vi (struggle mentally) (en una conversación)no saber qué decir, no saber qué responder loc verb
  (ante una pregunta)quedarse en blanco loc verb
 Greg was floundering for a reply but couldn't come up with one.
 Greg no sabía qué responder y al final no dijo nada.
flounder vi (have problems)tener problemas loc verb
  (figurado)trastabillar, tropezar vtr
  (figurado)avanzar a trompicones loc verb
 John floundered helplessly on his first day at work.
 John tuvo problemas en su primer día de trabajo.
flounder vi (over words) (figurado)perder el hilo loc verb
  quedarse sin palabras loc verb
 The politician started floundering when he was confronted about his drug habits.
 El político empezó a perder el hilo cuando se le confrontó con su consumo de drogas.
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