pear-shaped
US /ˈperˌʃeɪpt/
UK /ˈperˌʃeɪpt/
1.
peervormig
having the rounded shape of a pear
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The vase was distinctly pear-shaped.
De vaas was duidelijk peervormig.
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She had a slightly pear-shaped figure.
Ze had een licht peervormig figuur.
2.
de mist in gaan, mislukt
(of a plan or situation) having gone badly wrong; failed
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The whole project went pear-shaped when the funding was cut.
Het hele project ging de mist in toen de financiering werd stopgezet.
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Their plans for the holiday went completely pear-shaped due to bad weather.
Hun plannen voor de vakantie gingen volledig de mist in door slecht weer.