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['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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