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n infml1)You're an awkward customer, aren't you? — Ты довольно опасный тип
There's only one awkward customer on the staff. I won't name her but you'll find out for yourself soon enough — В коллективе только одна сволочная особа. Я не буду ее называть, но вы скоро сами узнаете
2)A wild cat doesn't seek to attack people but it can be an awkward customer if surprised or cornered — Рысь обычно не нападает на людей, но она становится опасной, когда на нее неожиданно наткнешься, или когда ей некуда деваться
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awk.ward cus.tom.er['ɔ:kwəd k∧stəmə] n sl pessoa ou animal com quem é difícil de lidar. -
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разг.(an awkward (rough, tough или ugly) customer)1) человек, с которым не стоит иметь дело, опасный субъект, тип; опасный противник; см. тж. a rough customer и a tough customer 1)He had a genius... for proving himself as ugly customer. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book I, ch. II) — У него были исключительные способности... отчаянного задиры.
‘I would advise thee, Jeanie,’ said Mrs Bickerton, ‘an thou meetest with ugly customers o' the road to show them this bit, for it will serve thee, assure thyself.’ (W. Scott, ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’, ch. XXVIII) — - Я вот что посоветую тебе, Джини, - сказала миссис Бикертон, - если встретишься с разбойниками, покажи им эту бумажку. Уверяю тебя, это принесет тебе пользу.
Farmer: "...Yu [= you] there, on my land, kindly give me yure [= your] name, and account for yureself. There's a rough customer about, with a fishin-rod same as you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘Escape’, Episode VIII) — Фермер: "...Вы ходите по моей земле. Кто вы такой, разрешите узнать? И как вас зовут? А то тут шляется какой-то преступный тип с удочкой, похожий на вас."
‘There was something else, Mr. President?’ Boy, this is a tough customer, Lyman thought. (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Friday 8 P. M.’) — - Что-нибудь еще, господин президент? "Да, противник не из легких", - подумал Лимен.
The shark is an ugly customer for even the most experienced swimmer to face. — Акула представляет опасность даже для самого опытного пловца.
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awkward ['ɔ:kwəd](a) (clumsy → person) maladroit, gauche; (→ gesture) maladroit, peu élégant; (→ style) lourd, gauche;∎ he's awkward with his hands il n'est pas très habile de ses mains;∎ the awkward age l'âge ingrat∎ she felt awkward about going cela la gênait d'y aller;∎ it would be awkward if he met her cela serait fâcheux ou gênant s'il la rencontrait(c) (difficult → problem, situation) délicat, fâcheux; (→ task) délicat; (→ question) gênant, embarrassant; (→ person) peu commode, difficile;∎ it's an awkward time for me to leave cela me serait difficile de partir en ce moment;∎ you've come at an awkward time vous êtes arrivé au mauvais moment;∎ an awkward moment un moment inopportun;∎ they could make things awkward for her ils pourraient lui mettre des bâtons dans les roues;∎ familiar he's an awkward customer il n'est pas commode;∎ it's awkward to use ça n'est pas facile à utiliser;∎ the table is at an awkward angle la table est mal placée;∎ the switch is in an awkward place l'interrupteur est situé à un endroit peu accessible;∎ their house is awkward to get to leur maison est d'un accès difficile(d) (uncooperative) peu coopératif;∎ he's just being awkward il essaie seulement de compliquer les choses -
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♦ 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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customer ['kʌstəmə(r)]∎ regular customer (of restaurant etc) habitué(e) m,f;∎ proverb the customer is always right le client a toujours raison, le client est roi∎ he's an awkward customer il n'est pas commode;∎ a queer customer un drôle de type -
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customer [ˈkʌstəmər]1. noun2. compounds* * *['kʌstəmə(r)]1) Commerce client/-e m/f‘customer services’ — ‘service m clientèle’
2) (colloq) ( person) type (colloq) ma nasty customer — un sale type (colloq)
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nouna queer/an awkward customer — ein schwieriger Kunde (ugs.)
* * *1) (a person who buys from a shop etc: our regular customers.) der Kunde2) (used jokingly for a person: a strange customer.) der Bursche* * *cus·tom·er[ˈkʌstəməʳ, AM -ɚ]nregular \customer Stammkunde, -kundin m, fto serve a \customer einen Kunden bedienenshe really is an odd \customer sie ist schon wirklich eine seltsame Personan awkward \customer ein seltsamer Typ3.▶ the \customer is always right der Kunde hat immer Recht* * *['kʌstəmə(r)]n1) (COMM: patron) Kunde m, Kundin f* * *customer [ˈkʌstəmə(r)] sthe customer is always right der Kunde ist König;customer’s check US Barscheck m;customer country Abnehmerland n;customer’s loan Kundenkredit m2. umg Bursche m, Kerl m, Kunde m, Zeitgenosse m: → academic.ru/4704/awkward">awkward 5 a, tough A 53. Freier m (einer Prostituierten)* * *noun1) Kunde, der/Kundin, die; (of restaurant) Gast, der; (of theatre) Besucher, der/Besucherin, diea queer/an awkward customer — ein schwieriger Kunde (ugs.)
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adjective1) (ill-adapted for use) ungünstig2) (clumsy) unbeholfenbe at an awkward age — in einem schwierigen Alter sein
3) (embarrassing, embarrassed) peinlich4) (difficult) schwierig, unangenehm [Person]; ungünstig [Zeitpunkt]; schwierig, peinlich [Lage, Dilemma]* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) ungeschickt2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) peinlich•- academic.ru/84386/awkwardly">awkwardly- awkwardness* * *awk·ward[ˈɔ:kwəd, AM ˈɑ:kwɚd]1. (difficult) schwierigto be at an \awkward age in einem schwierigen Alter seinan \awkward customer ( fig) ein schwieriger Mensch, ein unangenehmer Zeitgenossethe \awkward squad die Querulantenriegeto make things \awkward for sb es jdm schwermachen2. (embarrassing) unangenehm, peinlich\awkward question peinliche Frage\awkward silence betretenes Schweigen, peinliche Stilleto feel \awkward sich akk unbehaglich fühlenI feel quite \awkward about that das ist mir ziemlich unangenehm3. (inconvenient) ungünstigtomorrow morning is a bit \awkward for me morgen früh passt es mir nicht so gutan \awkward time unpassende [o ungünstige] Zeit* * *['ɔːkwəd]adj1) (= difficult) schwierig; time, moment, angle, shape ungünstig4 o'clock is a bit awkward ( for me) — 4 Uhr ist ein bisschen ungünstig or schlecht (inf) (für mich)
awkward customer — übler Bursche (inf)
2) (= embarrassing) peinlichI was at an awkward age — ich war in einem schwierigen Alter
I feel awkward about doing that — es ist mir unangenehm, das zu tun
I felt awkward when I had to... — es war mir unangenehm or peinlich, als ich... musste
4) (= clumsy) person, movement, style unbeholfen* * *awkward [ˈɔːkwə(r)d] adj (adv awkwardly)1. ungeschickt, unbeholfen, linkisch:be awkward with sth ungeschickt mit etwas umgehen2. verlegen, betreten (Schweigen etc):their conversation was full of awkward silences in ihrer Unterhaltung gab es immer wieder Verlegenheitspausen;feel awkward verlegen sein, sich unbehaglich fühlen3. peinlich, unangenehm (Frage, Situation etc)4. unhandlich, schwer zu handhaben(d), sperrig5. unangenehm:a) schwer zu behandeln(d):an awkward customer umg ein unangenehmer Zeitgenosseb) schwierig:the awkward age das schwierige oder kritische Alterc) lästigd) gefährlich6. unpassend, ungeschickt, dumm umg (Zeitpunkt etc)* * *adjective1) (ill-adapted for use) ungünstig2) (clumsy) unbeholfen3) (embarrassing, embarrassed) peinlich4) (difficult) schwierig, unangenehm [Person]; ungünstig [Zeitpunkt]; schwierig, peinlich [Lage, Dilemma]* * *adj.eckig adj.heikel adj.linkisch adj.peinlich adj.tapsig adj.tolpatschig adj.täppisch adj.unangenehm adj.unbeholfen adj.ungelenk adj.ungeschickt adj.ungünstig adj. -
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'o:kwəd1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) patoso, desgarbado, torpe2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) difícil, delicado, peliagudo•- awkwardness
awkward adj1. difícil / complicado2. delicado / difícil3. inoportuno / inconvenientetr['ɔːkwəd]1 (clumsy - person) torpe; (- expression) poco elegante2 (difficult) difícil; (uncooperative) poco cooperativo,-a3 (embarrassing) embarazoso,-a, delicado,-a4 (inconvenient) inconveniente, inoportuno,-a■ it's a little awkward now, can you come back later? no es conveniente ahora mismo, ¿puedes volver después?5 (uncomfortable) incómodo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLawkward customer tipo difícilawkward ['ɔkwərd] adj1) clumsy: torpe, desmañado2) embarrassing: embarazoso, delicado♦ awkwardly advn.• desmañado s.m.adj.• chabacano, -a adj.• chambón, -ona adj.• comprometido, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• desmanotado, -a adj.• desmañado, -a adj.• difícil adj.• empachado, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• torpe adj.• zopo, -a adj.'ɔːkwərd, 'ɔːkwəd2)a) (difficult, inconvenient) <shape/angle> incómodo, poco prácticoyou've called at a rather awkward moment, I'm afraid — me temo que llamas en mal momento
b) ( difficult to deal with) difícil3)a) (delicate, embarrassing) <decision/subject> delicadoyou've put me in a very awkward position — me has puesto en una situación muy violenta or embarazosa
b) ( embarrassed) < silence> incómodo, violento['ɔːkwǝd]ADJ1) (=inconvenient, difficult) [moment, time] malo; [shape] incómodo, poco práctico; [corner] peligrosohave I called at an awkward moment? — ¿he llamado en mal momento?
this scandal comes at an awkward moment for the government — este escándalo llega en un momento difícil or en un mal momento para el gobierno
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he's being awkward about it — está poniendo inconvenientes•
Thursday is awkward for me — el jueves no me viene bien•
to make things awkward for sb — poner las cosas difíciles a algn, crear dificultades a algn•
it would be awkward to postpone my trip again — sería difícil volver a aplazar mi viajeit's not far, but it's awkward to get to by public transport — no está lejos, pero es complicado llegar en transporte público
2) (=embarrassing, uncomfortable) [silence] embarazoso; [problem, question] delicado, difícil; [situation] delicado, violento; [matter, subject] delicado•
to feel awkward — sentirse incómodohe had always felt awkward with Clara — siempre se había sentido incómodo con Clara, nunca se había sentido a gusto con Clara
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there was an awkward moment when... — hubo un momento violento or embarazoso cuando...•
to put sb in an awkward position — poner a algn en una situación embarazosa or delicada, poner a algn en un compromiso3) (=clumsy) [person, gesture, movement] torpe; [phrasing] poco elegante, torpe* * *['ɔːkwərd, 'ɔːkwəd]2)a) (difficult, inconvenient) <shape/angle> incómodo, poco prácticoyou've called at a rather awkward moment, I'm afraid — me temo que llamas en mal momento
b) ( difficult to deal with) difícil3)a) (delicate, embarrassing) <decision/subject> delicadoyou've put me in a very awkward position — me has puesto en una situación muy violenta or embarazosa
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[ʹɔ:kwəd] a1. неуклюжий, неловкий; нескладныйto be awkward in one's speech [in one's movements] - с трудом говорить [двигаться]
to be awkward with one's hands - не знать, куда девать руки
the child is still awkward with a spoon and fork - ребёнок ещё плохо справляется с ложкой и вилкой
2. 1) неудобныйawkward door [handle, step] - неудобная дверь [ручка, ступенька]
2) неловкий, неудобный; затруднительныйawkward situation - затруднительное или неловкое положение
to feel awkward with smb. - чувствовать себя неловко с кем-л.
3. разг. опасный; трудный ( часто о человеке)awkward customer - а) опасный тип; б) опасная тварь (о собаке и т. п.)
don't be awkward, we have to get this finished by 5 o'clock - не выдумывай /не капризничай/, эту работу мы должны закончить к пяти часам
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an awkward customer — a person, group, or thing that causes problems, usually because they will not behave in the way you want or expect them to. There s usually at least one awkward customer who insists on doing everything according to the rule book … New idioms dictionary
awkward — awk|ward S2 [ˈo:kwəd US ˈo:kwərd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: awk turned the wrong way (15 17 centuries) (from Old Norse öfugr) + ward] 1.) making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say = ↑difficult ▪ I hoped he would… … Dictionary of contemporary English
awkward — adjective 1 making you feel so embarrassed that you are not sure what to do or say: The more she tried to get out of the situation, the more awkward it became. | an awkward pause | make things awkward (=cause trouble and make a situation very… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
awkward */*/ — UK [ˈɔːkwə(r)d] / US [ˈɔkwərd] adjective 1) a) difficult to deal with and embarrassing After he spoke there was an awkward silence. Luckily nobody asked any awkward questions about what he was doing there. It s a bit awkward, because he s my… … English dictionary
awkward — awkwardly, adv. awkwardness, n. /awk weuhrd/, adj. 1. lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy. 2. lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; an awkward dancer. 3. lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkward frontiersman. 4. not… … Universalium
awkward — /ˈɔkwəd / (say awkwuhd) adjective 1. lacking dexterity or skill; clumsy; bungling. 2. ungraceful; ungainly; uncouth: awkward gestures. 3. ill adapted for use or handling; unhandy: an awkward method. 4. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: there …
awkward — adj. 1 ill adapted for use; causing difficulty in use. 2 clumsy or bungling. 3 a embarrassed (felt awkward about it). b embarrassing (an awkward situation). 4 difficult to deal with (an awkward customer). Phrases and idioms: the awkward age… … Useful english dictionary
customer — n. 1 a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business. 2 a person one has to deal with (an awkward customer). Etymology: ME f. AF custumer (as CUSTOMARY), or f. CUSTOM + ER(1) … Useful english dictionary
customer — cus|tom|er W1S1 [ˈkʌstəmə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: custom; from the custom of doing business in a particular place] 1.) someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc ▪ We aim to offer good value and service to all our… … Dictionary of contemporary English
customer — [[t]kʌ̱stəmə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ customers 1) N COUNT A customer is someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop. Our customers have very tight budgets. ...a satisfied customer. ...the quality of customer service... We also improved our… … English dictionary
customer — noun (C) 1 someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc: Next customer please! | the customer complaints department | regular customer: keeping the shop s regular customers happy | sb s biggest/best customer (=someone who buys the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English