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1 clumsy
['klʌmzɪ]aggettivo [person, attempt] maldestro, goffo; [ object] grossolano; [ animal] sgraziato, goffo; [ tool] poco pratico, scomodo; [ style] pesante* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) maldestro- clumsily- clumsiness* * *clumsy /ˈklʌmzɪ/a.1 goffo; impacciato; maldestro; sgraziato; senza tatto2 malfatto; mal costruito; rozzo: clumsy implements, attrezzi rozzi; a clumsy piece of work, un lavoro malfattoclumsily avv. clumsiness n. [u].* * *['klʌmzɪ] -
2 clumsy clum·sy adj
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3 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) goffo2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) imbarazzante, inopportuno•- awkwardness* * *['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
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4 flat-footed
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5 oaf
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6 heavy-handed
[ˌhevɪ'hændɪd]1) (clumsy) [person, approach] maldestro2) (authoritarian) autoritario, tirannico* * *[ˌhevɪ'hændɪd]1) (clumsy) [person, approach] maldestro2) (authoritarian) autoritario, tirannico -
7 awkward awk·ward adj
['ɔːkwəd]1) (difficult: problem, question, situation, task) delicato (-a), difficile, (silence) imbarazzante, (Auto: corner) brutto (-a), (inconvenient) scomodo (-a), (time, moment) poco opportuno (-a), (tool) poco maneggevole, scomodo (-a), (shape) difficile2) (clumsy: person) goffo (-a), (gesture, movement) impacciato (-a), (style, phrasing) contorto (-a) -
8 uncoordinated
[ˌʌnkəʊ'ɔːdɪneɪtɪd]aggettivo [effort, performance, service] scoordinato, disorganizzato; [ person] (clumsy) scoordinato* * *uncoordinated /ʌnkəʊˈɔ:dɪneɪtɪd/a.1 scoordinato; goffo* * *[ˌʌnkəʊ'ɔːdɪneɪtɪd] -
9 crude
[kruːd] 1.2) (unsophisticated) [person, manners] rude; [attempt, expression] grossolano3) (vulgar, rude) [language, joke] volgare; [ person] rude, rozzo4) (unprocessed) [ rubber] grezzo, non lavorato; [ statistic] bruto, approssimativo2.* * *[kru:d]1) (unrefined: crude oil.) greggio2) (rough or primitive: a crude shelter.) rozzo, rude•- crudity* * *[kruːd]1) (pej: clumsy, unsophisticated: method, idea) rozzo (-a), (light, colour) violento (-a)2) (simple: device, tool) rudimentale, (drawing) (appena) abbozzato (-a)3) (vulgar) volgare, grossolano (-a)4) (unprocessed: materials) grezzo (-a), (oil) greggio (-a)2. n(also: crude oil) (petrolio) greggioFALSE FRIEND: crude is not translated by the Italian word crudo* * *crude /kru:d/A a.2 (fig.) grezzo; rozzo; rudimentale; appena abbozzato: a crude log cabin, una rudimentale capanna di tronchi; a crude scheme, un progetto appena abbozzato4 grossolano; rozzo; rude; grezzo: a crude fellow, un individuo rozzo; crude manners, maniere rudi; a crude conversation, una conversazione grossolana5 nudo (fig.); puro e semplice (fig.): the crude reality, la nuda realtà; the crude facts, i fatti puri (e semplici)B n.● (ind. petrolifera) crude assay, saggio del greggio □ (ind. min.) crude ore, grezzo di miniera; tout-venant.* * *[kruːd] 1.2) (unsophisticated) [person, manners] rude; [attempt, expression] grossolano3) (vulgar, rude) [language, joke] volgare; [ person] rude, rozzo4) (unprocessed) [ rubber] grezzo, non lavorato; [ statistic] bruto, approssimativo2. -
10 gauche
[gəʊʃ]* * *[ɡəuʃ](awkward and clumsy: a gauche young woman.) goffo* * *gauche /gəʊʃ/ (franc.)a.goffo; privo di tatto; rozzo; sgraziatogauchenessn. [u]mancanza di tatto; goffaggine.* * *[gəʊʃ] -
11 waddle
I ['wɒdl]nome andatura f. a papera, andatura f. dondolanteII ['wɒdl]* * *['wodl] 1. verb(to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does): The ducks waddled across the road; The fat old lady waddled down the street.) camminare (dondolandosi)2. noun(a clumsy, rocking way of walking.) (andatura dondolante)* * *waddle /ˈwɒdl/n.andatura dondolante; camminata a papera● to walk with a waddle, camminare a papera.(to) waddle /ˈwɒdl/v. i.waddlern.waddlinga.che cammina a papera.* * *I ['wɒdl]nome andatura f. a papera, andatura f. dondolanteII ['wɒdl] -
12 heavy
['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3.* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesante2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesante3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) forte; violento4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) grande, accanito5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pesante6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) pesante7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesante8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesante•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3. -
13 bumpkin
['bʌmpkɪn]* * *(a clumsy or stupid country person: a country bumpkin.) bifolco, zotico* * *bumpkin (1) /ˈbʌmpkɪn/n.individuo goffo, maldestro; bifolco; zotico.bumpkin (2)► bumkin.* * *['bʌmpkɪn] -
14 gawky
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15 heavy-handed adj
[ˌhɛvɪ'hændɪd](clumsy, tactless) pesante, (harsh: person) che ha la mano pesante, severo (-a)
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Clumsiest — Clumsy Clum sy, a. [Compar. {Clumsier}; superl. {Clumsiest}.] [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel. klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf. 1st {Clam}, and 1st {Clamp}.] 1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
