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1 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]adjperson, movement, situation niezręczny; tool, machine niewygodny* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) niezręczny, niezgrabny2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) krępujący•- awkwardness -
2 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) mieć dwie lewe ręceEnglish-Polish dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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3 bridge
[brɪdʒ] 1. n ( TECH, ARCHIT)most m; ( NAUT) mostek m kapitański; (CARDS) brydż m; (DENTISTRY) most(ek) m; ( of nose) grzbiet m2. vt* * *[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) most2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) mostek3) (the bony part (of the nose).) grzbiet4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) kobyłka2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) budować most przez/ponad2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) wypełnić lukę -
4 bulky
['bʌlkɪ]adj* * *adjective (large in size, awkward to carry etc: a bulky parcel; This is too bulky to send by post.) duży, nieporęczny -
5 clumsy
['klʌmzɪ]adjperson, attempt niezdarny; object pokraczny* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) niezgrabny- clumsily- clumsiness -
6 ease
[iːz] 1. n 2. vt 3. visituation uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); pain, grip zelżeć ( perf); rain, snow słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)to ease sth in/out — włożyć/wyjąć coś
Phrasal Verbs:- ease off- ease up* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) spokój2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) łatwość3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) swoboda2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) uśmierzyć, sprawić ulgę2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) zelżeć, zwolnić3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (po)suwać, przesunąć•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) Uwaga! Ostrożnie!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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7 gangling
['gæŋglɪŋ]adj* * *['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) chudy i niezgrabny -
8 gauche
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9 gawky
['gɔːkɪ]adjniezdarny, niezgrabny* * *['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) niezgrabny -
10 inconvenient
[ɪnkən'viːnjənt]adjtime, place niedogodny; visitor uciążliwy, kłopotliwy* * *[inkən'vi:njənt] 1. adjective(causing trouble or difficulty; awkward: He has come at a very inconvenient time.) niedogodny2. verb(to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) sprawiać kłopot -
11 nasty
['nɑːstɪ]adjremark złośliwy; person złośliwy, niemiły; taste, smell nieprzyjemny; wound, accident, weather paskudny; shock niemiły, przykry; problem trudny; question podstępny, podchwytliwyto turn nasty — stawać się (stać się perf) nieprzyjemnym
* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) przykry2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nieprzyjemny3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) złośliwy4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) wstrętny5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) paskudny6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nieprzyjemny•- nastily- nastiness -
12 reputation
[rɛpju'teɪʃən]nreputacja f, renoma f* * *[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) opinia, reputacja- reputed
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13 situation
[sɪtju'eɪʃən]n"situations vacant" ( BRIT) — ≈ "Praca" ( rubryka w ogłoszeniach gazetowych)
* * *[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) położenie2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) położenie, lokalizacja3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) posada•- situated -
14 sort
[sɔːt] 1. n 2. vt(also: sort out) papers, belongings segregować (posegregować perf); problems rozwiązywać (rozwiązać perf); ( COMPUT) sortować (posortować perf)what sort do you want? — jaki rodzaj Pan/Pani sobie życzy?
* * *[so:t] 1. noun(a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) rodzaj2. verb(to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place: She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.) porządkować- sorter- of a sort / of sorts
- out of sorts
- sort of
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15 sticky
['stɪkɪ]adj* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) klejący, lepki2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) niezręczny -
16 ungainly
[ʌn'geɪnlɪ]adj* * *(awkward, clumsy or ungraceful: She is rather large and ungainly.) niezdarny -
17 unwieldy
[ʌn'wiːldɪ]adj* * *(large and awkward to carry or manage: A piano is an unwieldy thing to move.) nieporęczny -
18 wriggle
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