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unwieldy sperrig, unhandlichEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > unwieldy
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adjectiveunhandlich [Werkzeug, Waffe]; sperrig [Karton, Form, Paket]* * *- academic.ru/79220/unwieldiness">unwieldiness* * *un·wieldy[ʌnˈwi:ldi]2. (ineffective) unüberschaubar\unwieldy system schwerfälliges System* * *[ʌn'wiːldɪ]adj* * *unwieldy adj (adv unwieldily)1. unbeholfen, schwerfällig2. a) unhandlichb) sperrig* * *adjectiveunhandlich [Werkzeug, Waffe]; sperrig [Karton, Form, Paket]* * *adj.schwerfällig adj.unhandlich adj. -
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adjectivesperrig [Gegenstand]; massig, wuchtig [Gestalt, Körper]; unförmig [Kleidungsstück]; (unwieldy) unhandlich [Gegenstand, Paket]* * *adjective (large in size, awkward to carry etc: a bulky parcel; This is too bulky to send by post.) sperrig* * *[ˈbʌlki]1. (person) massig, unförmig* * *['bʌlkɪ]adj (+er)bulky goods — Sperrgut nt
2) person massig, wuchtig* * *bulky adj (adv bulkily)1. massig, wuchtig (Gestalt etc)2. unhandlich, sperrig:bulky goods sperrige Güter, Sperrgut n;3. unförmig (Kleidungsstück)* * *adjectivesperrig [Gegenstand]; massig, wuchtig [Gestalt, Körper]; unförmig [Kleidungsstück]; (unwieldy) unhandlich [Gegenstand, Paket]* * *adj.klotzig adj.massig adj.umfangreich adj.unhandlich adj. -
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adjective1) (difficult to control) widerspenstig [Kind, Pferd, Haare]2) (unwieldy) sperrig* * *un·man·age·able[ʌnˈmænɪʤəbl̩]adj unkontrollierbarthe children are \unmanageable die Kinder sind außer Rand und Band* * *[ʌn'mnɪdZəbl]adj(= unwieldy) vehicle, boat schwer zu handhaben or manövrieren; parcel, size unhandlich; number nicht zu bewältigen; problem unlösbar; (= uncontrollable) animal, person, hair, child widerspenstig, nicht zu bändigen; situation unkontrollierbarthis company is unmanageable — es ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen zu leiten
the crowd had reached unmanageable proportions — die Menge hatte unkontrollierbare Ausmaße angenommen
* * *unmanageable adj (adv unmanageably)1. schwer zu handhaben(d), unhandlich2. fig unlenksam, unfügsam3. unkontrollierbar (Situation etc)* * *adjective1) (difficult to control) widerspenstig [Kind, Pferd, Haare]2) (unwieldy) sperrig* * *adj.unhandlich adj.widerspenstig adj. -
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adjective1) (awkward) schwerfällig, unbeholfen [Person, Bewegungen]; plump [Form, Figur]; tollpatschig [Heranwachsender]2) (ill-contrived) plump [Verse, Nachahmung]; unbeholfen [Worte]; primitiv [Vorrichtung, Maschine]3) (tactless) plump* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) ungeschickt- academic.ru/85443/clumsily">clumsily- clumsiness* * *clum·sy[ˈklʌmzi]1. (bungling) ungeschickt, unbeholfen\clumsy attempt plumper Versuch\clumsy idiot Tollpatsch m hum fam2. (ungainly)to look \clumsy plump [o klobig] wirken3. (unwieldy) unförmig, klobig\clumsy to use unhandlich4. LIT schwerfällig, unbeholfen\clumsy verse plumper Vers* * *['klʌmzɪ]adj (+er)1) ungeschickt; (= all thumbs also) tollpatschig; (= ungainly) schwerfällig2) (= unwieldy) plump; tool also wuchtig, klobig; shape also unförmig, klobig; (= inelegant) prose, translation etc schwerfällig, unbeholfen; (= careless) mistake dumm3) (= awkward, tactless) plump, ungeschickt* * *clumsy adj (adv clumsily) plump:a) ungeschickt, unbeholfen:clumsy hands ungeschickte Hände;a clumsy excuse eine plumpe Ausrede;a clumsy forgery eine plumpe Fälschungb) schwerfällig (Person, Stil etc)c) taktlos (Witz etc)d) unförmig* * *adjective1) (awkward) schwerfällig, unbeholfen [Person, Bewegungen]; plump [Form, Figur]; tollpatschig [Heranwachsender]2) (ill-contrived) plump [Verse, Nachahmung]; unbeholfen [Worte]; primitiv [Vorrichtung, Maschine]3) (tactless) plump* * *adj.plump adj.schwerfällig adj.unbeholfen adj. n.Tollpatschig m. -
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adjective1) (heavy) schwer* * *pon·der·ous[ˈpɒndərəs, AM ˈpɑ:n-]1. (heavy and awkward) mühsam, beschwerlich2. (laborious) schwerfällig* * *['pɒndərəs]adj* * *1. schwer2. fig schwerfällig (Stil etc)3. fig langweilig* * *adjective1) (heavy) schwer2) (unwieldy, laborious) schwerfällig; umständlich [Ausdrucksweise]* * *adj.schwerfällig adj. -
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Unwieldy — Un*wield y, a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. A fat, unwieldy body of fifty eight years old. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] {Un*wield i*ly}, adv. {Un*wield i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwieldy — index impracticable, onerous, ponderous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unwieldy — late 14c., lacking strength, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + O.E. wielde active, vigorous, from P.Gmc. *walth have power (see WIELD (Cf. wield)). Meaning moving ungracefully is recorded from 1520s; in ref. to weapons, difficult to handle, awkward by… … Etymology dictionary
unwieldy — [adj] awkward, bulky burdensome, clumsy, cumbersome, cumbrous, encumbering, gross, hefty, inconvenient, lumbering, massive, onerous, ponderous, uncontrollable, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, weighty; concepts 562,781 Ant. convenient, handy … New thesaurus
unwieldy — ► ADJECTIVE (unwieldier, unwieldiest) ▪ hard to move or manage because of its size, shape, or weight. DERIVATIVES unwieldiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lacking strength»: from WIELDY(Cf. ↑W) (in the obsolete sense «active») … English terms dictionary
unwieldy — [unwēl′dē] adj. 1. hard to wield, manage, handle, or deal with, as because of large size or weight, or awkward form 2. Now Rare awkward; clumsy unwieldiness n … English World dictionary
unwieldy — [[t]ʌnwi͟ːldi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe an object as unwieldy, you mean that it is difficult to move or carry because it is so big or heavy. They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage. Syn: cumbersome 2) ADJ GRADED If… … English dictionary
unwieldy — un|wield|y [ʌnˈwi:ldi] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: wieldy agile, easy to handle (14 20 centuries), from wield] 1.) an unwieldy object is big, heavy, and difficult to carry or use 2.) an unwieldy system, argument, or organization is difficult to … Dictionary of contemporary English
unwieldy — adjective 1 an unwieldy object is big and heavy and difficult to carry 2 an unwieldy system, argument, or plan is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated: unwieldy bureaucracy unwieldiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unwieldy — [14] Unwieldy originally meant ‘weak, feeble’ (‘a toothless, old, impotent, and unwieldy woman’, Reginald Scot, Discovery of Witch craft 1584). The meaning ‘awkward to handle’ developed in the 16th century. The word was based on the now seldom… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
unwieldy — [14] Unwieldy originally meant ‘weak, feeble’ (‘a toothless, old, impotent, and unwieldy woman’, Reginald Scot, Discovery of Witch craft 1584). The meaning ‘awkward to handle’ developed in the 16th century. The word was based on the now seldom… … Word origins