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1 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) desajeitado2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) difícil•- awkwardness* * *awk.ward['ɔ:kwəd] adj 1 desajeitado, inábil, inepto. 2 desairoso, deselegante. 3 impraticável, inadequado, ineficaz. 4 difícil de manejar, complicado. 5 embaraçoso, desagradável, desairoso. -
2 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) desajeitado2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) incômodo•- awkwardness -
3 awkward age
awk.ward age['ɔ:kwəd eidʒ] n início da adolescência. -
4 awkward customer
awk.ward cus.tom.er['ɔ:kwəd k∧stəmə] n sl pessoa ou animal com quem é difícil de lidar. -
5 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) cana4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher* * *bridge1[bridʒ] n 1 ponte. 2 Naut ponte de comando. 3 a parte superior do nariz, onde os óculos se apóiam. 4 ponte (prótese dentária). 5 cavalete de instrumento de cordas. 6 coisa parecida com ponte. • vt 1 construir ponte sobre. 2 atravessar, estender-se sobre. 3 resolver. foot-bridge ponte estreita, passagem. pontoon-bridge ponte flutuante, montada sobre pontões. suspension bridge ponte pênsil.————————bridge2[bridʒ] n bridge, jogo de cartas. -
6 bulky
adjective (large in size, awkward to carry etc: a bulky parcel; This is too bulky to send by post.) volumoso* * *bulk.y[b'∧lki] adj grande, volumoso, corpulento. -
7 clumsy
(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) desajeitado- clumsily- clumsiness* * *clum.sy[kl'∧mzi] adj 1 desgracioso, desajeitado, canhestro, 2 malfeito, informe, grosseiro, rude. 3 difícil de manusear ou controlar. -
8 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((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.) abrandar3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *[i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente. -
9 gangling
['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) desengonçado* * *gan.gling[g'æŋgliŋ] adj magro, frouxo, desajeitado. -
10 gauche
[ɡəuʃ](awkward and clumsy: a gauche young woman.) desajeitado* * *[gouʃ] adj 1 desajeitado. 2 sem tato. -
11 gawky
['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) desengonçado* * *gawk.y[g'ɔ:ki] adj estúpido, tolo, desajeitado. -
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13 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) desagradável2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradável3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) mau4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) desagradável5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feio6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) difícil•- nastily- nastiness* * *nas.ty[n'a:sti, n'æsti] adj 1 sórdido, torpe, vil. 2 desagradável, horrível. 3 indecente, repelente. 4 vexatório, odioso. don’t be nasty não seja malcriado. -
14 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situação2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) situação3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) emprego•- situated* * *sit.u.a.tion[sitju'eiʃən] n 1 situação, posição, lugar. 2 circunstância, condição, caso. 3 lugar de trabalho, cargo. 4 estado crítico. -
15 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) pegajoso2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) difícil* * *stick.y[st'iki] adj 1 grudento, pegajoso, viscoso, adesivo. 2 gomado. 3 úmido, abafado (tempo). 4 fig desastrado, desajeitado, confuso. to come/ meet a sticky end ter um mau fim, ser assassinado, passar por desgraça. -
16 ungainly
(awkward, clumsy or ungraceful: She is rather large and ungainly.) desajeitado* * *un.gain.ly[∧ng'einli] adj desajeitado, canhestro, deselegante, desgracioso, inábil, inepto, Brit jeca. • adv desajeitadamente, deselegantemente. -
17 unwieldy
(large and awkward to carry or manage: A piano is an unwieldy thing to move.) desajeitado* * *un.wiel.dy[∧nw'i:ldi] adj 1 de difícil manejo ou manuseio. 2 de difícil controle. 3 pesado, volumoso. 4 desajeitado, canhestro. -
18 wriggle
['riɡl] 1. verb(to twist to and fro: The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?) contorcer-se2. noun(a wriggling movement.) contorção- wriggler* * *wrig.gle[r'igəl] n 1 movimento serpeante ou sinuoso, ziguezague. 2 meneio. 3 torcedura, torção. • vt+vi 1 serpear, mover-se em ziguezague, ir ou seguir sinuosamente, colear. 2 menear(-se), mexer(-se). 3 torcer-se, retorcer-se. 4 insinuar-se, infiltrar-se maliciosamente ( into em). 5 sair (de uma dificuldade), tirar o corpo fora, esquivar-se. 6 dar evasivas, tergiversar. 7 remar com um só remo. to wriggle along a path seguir um caminho tortuoso. to wriggle into insinuar-se, introduzir-se. to wriggle like an eel retorcer-se como uma enguia. to wriggle oneself a) ir serpeando, enrolar-se (como cobra). b) fig infiltrar-se, obter ardilosamente (into someone’s favour a estima ou graça de alguém). to wriggle oneself out of an affair esquivar-se de um caso. to wriggle one’s way seguir o seu caminho tortuosamente. to wriggle out escapar-se, deslizar. -
19 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.) ser desajeitadoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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20 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.) ter mão pesadaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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