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1 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) goffo2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) imbarazzante, inopportuno•- awkwardness* * *['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
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2 ♦ awkward
♦ awkward /ˈɔ:kwəd/a.1 goffo; sgraziato; maldestro2 impacciato; a disagio; imbarazzato3 imbarazzante; delicato; poco opportuno: awkward questions, domande imbarazzanti; an awkward situation, una situazione delicata; at an awkward time, in un momento poco opportuno5 difficile da usare; scomodo; poco maneggevole6 difficile; che crea problemi, difficoltà: He's just being awkward, lo fa per creare difficoltà; to make things awkward for sb., creare grosse difficoltà a q.; rendere la vita difficile a q.; (fam.) an awkward customer, un tipo difficile● awkward age, (spec. dell'adolescenza) età critica; età ingrata □ (fam.) the awkward squad, quelli fanno ostruzionismo; i guastafeste; i rompiscatoleawkwardlyavv.1 goffamente; in modo sgraziato; malamente2 con imbarazzo, in modo impacciato; a disagio4 in modo inopportuno; malauguratamenteawkwardnessn. [u]2 imbarazzo; impaccio3 scomodità; difficoltà5 imprevedibilità.
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