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1 clumsily
clumsily ['klʌmzɪlɪ](a) (awkwardly) maladroitement, gauchement(b) (tactlessly) sans tact∎ clumsily built mal bâti -
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5 blunder
blunder [ˈblʌndər]1. noun( = error) bourde f• social blunder impair ma. ( = make mistake) faire une bourdeb. ( = move clumsily) avancer d'un pas maladroit• to blunder against or into sth se cogner contre qch* * *['blʌndə(r)] 1.noun bourde f2.1) ( make mistake) faire une bourde2) ( move clumsily) -
6 fumble
B vtr1 Sport mal attraper [ball] ;2 (fluff, bungle) rater [entrance, attempt].C vi1 ( fiddle clumsily) to fumble in one's bag for a cigarette/a tissue fouiller dans son sac pour trouver une cigarette/un mouchoir en papier ; to fumble with manier maladroitement [zipper, buttons] ;2 ( search clumsily) = fumble about ;3 fig to fumble for words chercher ses mots.■ fumble about:▶ fumble about ( in dark) tâtonner (to do pour faire) ; to fumble about in fouiller dans [bag, drawer]. -
7 awkwardly
awkwardly [ˈɔ:kwədlɪ]a. [move, express o.s.] maladroitement ; [fall] malb. ( = embarrassedly) d'un air embarrassé* * *['ɔːkwədlɪ]1) ( inconveniently)awkwardly placed/designed — mal placé/conçu
2) ( clumsily) [move, express oneself] maladroitement; [fall, land] lourdement3) ( with embarrassment) [speak, apologize] d'un ton gêné; [behave] d'une manière embarrassée -
8 heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dansc. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondémentd. ( = clumsily) lourdemente. ( = solidly) heavily built solidement bâti• her attacker is described as aged 30-40 and heavily built son agresseur aurait entre 30 et 40 ans et serait de forte carruref. [embroidered] richement* * *['hevɪlɪ]1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment; ( with difficulty) péniblement2) ( abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortementto lose heavily — ( financially) perdre beaucoup; ( in game) se faire écraser
to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose
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9 barge
1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) chaland2) (a large power-driven boat.) péniche2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) se déplacer avec maladresse2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) rentrer dans3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) faire brutalement irruption (dans) -
10 bungle
(to do (something) clumsily or badly: Someone has bungled.) gâcher (le travail) -
11 clumsy
(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) maladroit- clumsily- clumsiness -
12 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) tâtonner2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) -
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14 plonk
[ploŋk](to place or put noisily and rather clumsily: He plonked his books on the table; She plonked herself down in front of the fire.) poser bruyamment; (se) laisser tomber dans/sur -
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1 ( inconveniently) awkwardly placed/designed mal placé/conçu ; awkwardly for me, he was only free at 10 o’clock malheureusement pour moi, il n'était libre qu'à 10 h ;2 ( clumsily) [move, hold, express oneself] maladroitement, avec maladresse ; [fall, land] lourdement ; -
16 blunder
A n bourde f.B vi1 ( make mistake) faire une bourde ; blunder badly faire une grosse bourde ;2 ( move clumsily) he blundered into the table il s'est cogné à la table.■ blunder about: she blundered about in the dark elle avançait dans l'obscurité en se cognant.■ blunder on:▶ blunder on [sth] découvrir qch sans le vouloir. -
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awkwardly ['ɔ:kwədlɪ](a) (clumsily → dance, move) maladroitement, peu élégamment; (→ handle, speak) maladroitement, gauchement;∎ an awkwardly phrased sentence une phrase lourde ou mal formulée;∎ to put sth awkwardly dire qch d'une façon maladroite;∎ it's very awkwardly designed c'est très mal conçu(b) (with embarrassment → behave) d'une façon gênée ou embarrassée; (→ reply, speak) d'un ton embarrassé ou gêné, avec gêne;∎ she grinned awkwardly elle a souri d'un air gêné∎ the lever is awkwardly placed le levier est mal placé;∎ their house is awkwardly situated leur maison est mal située -
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blunder ['blʌndə(r)]1 noun∎ I made a terrible blunder j'ai fait une gaffe ou une bévue épouvantable(a) (make a mistake) faire une gaffe ou un impair(b) (move clumsily) avancer à l'aveuglette, tâtonner;∎ he was blundering about in the dark il avançait à l'aveuglette ou à tâtons dans le noir;∎ she blundered against or into the bookshelf elle s'est heurtée ou cognée à la bibliothèque;∎ he blundered through the interview il s'embrouillait au cours de l'entretien -
19 bodge
bodge [bɒdʒ](b) (mend clumsily) rafistoler -
20 bumble
bumble ['bʌmbəl](a) (speak incoherently) bafouiller;∎ he bumbled through his speech il a fait un discours décousu∎ he came bumbling in il entra, l'air gauche
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clumsily — clum·si·ly … English syllables