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1 maladroit
maladroit, e [maladʀwa, wat]1. adjectivea. ( = malhabile) clumsyb. ( = inconsidéré) ce serait maladroit de lui en parler it would be tactless to mention it to him2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = malhabile) clumsy person• quel maladroit je fais ! how clumsy of me!* * *
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maladroite maladʀwa, wat adjectif1) ( malhabile) [personne, geste, traduction] clumsy; [écriture] faltering2) ( sans tact) tactless
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* * *maladʀwa, wat adj maladroit, -e* * *A adj1 ( malhabile) [personne, geste, œuvre, style, traduction] clumsy; [écriture] faltering; il est très maladroit de ses mains/avec un pinceau he's very clumsy with his hands/with a brush;2 ( sans tact) [personne, propos] tactless; ce fut très maladroit de ta part it was very tactless of you;3 ( qui manque d'aisance) awkward; un garçon maigre et maladroit a lanky awkward boy;4 ( qui manque de finesse) [personne, négociations] inept; il est trop maladroit pour convaincre he doesn't come over very well.B nm,f ( personne gauche) clumsy person; ( gaffeur) tactless person; ce maladroit fait tout tomber sur son passage he's so clumsy, he knocks everything over; je ne confierais pas cette affaire à un tel maladroit I wouldn't trust the deal to such an oaf.( féminin maladroite) [maladrwa, at] adjectif2. [manquant - de savoir-faire] clumsy, inept ; [ - d'assurance] clumsy, awkward, gauche ; [ - de tact] clumsy, tactless, heavy-handedune initiative maladroite a clumsy ou bungling initiative————————, maladroite [maladrwa, at] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [de ses mains] clumsy personattention, maladroit, tu as failli lâcher la tasse! look out, butterfingers, you nearly dropped the cup![incompétent] blithering idiot -
2 mastoc
I.n. m. 'Bull-in-a-china-shop' character, very clumsy person.II.adj. inv.1. Bulky, very large.2. (of person): 'Heavy', 'lumpish', ungainly in manner. -
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4 manche
I.n. m.1. 'Burk', 'nincompoop', idiot. Il s'est débrouillé comme le manche qu'il est: He went about it all like the fool he is. Etre dégourdi comme un manche: To be a clumsy oaf.2. 'Prick', 'cock', penis. Avoir le manche: To have 'the big stick', to have an erection. S'astiquer le manche: To 'wank', to masturbate.3. Etre du côté du manche: To be well in with the high-and-mighty.4. Branler dans le mamche (of person or venture): To be 'shaky', to be on the proverbial last legs.5. Tomber sur un manche: To 'come a cropper', to suffer a setback.6. Manche a balai:a Joystick, control lever in aircraft.b 'Prick', 'cock', penis (also: manche à couilles).c 'Beanpole', gawky person.II.n. f.1. Tirer quelqu'un par la manche: To 'buttonhole', to pester someone. Se faire tirer par la manche: To need persuading.2. Avoir quelqu'un dans sa manche: To be 'well in with someone', to be on excellent terms with someone.3. Avoir les jambes en manches de veste: To be bandy, to be bow- legged (also: avoir des jambes Louis XV).4. Faire la manche: To go round begging.5. C'est une autre paire de manches! That's a different kettle of fish! — It's another matter!III.adj. Gauche, clumsy. -
5 empaqueté
I.n. m. (pej.):1. 'Burk', 'twit', imbecile.2. 'Clumsy oaf', ham-fisted person.3. 'Pansy', passive homosexual.II.adj.1. 'Dim', 'dumb', stupid.2. Clumsy. Il est bougrement empaqueté: He's all fingers and thumbs. -
6 balourd
balourd, e [baluʀ, uʀd]masculine noun, feminine noun( = lourdaud) oaf* * *
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balourde baluʀ, uʀd adjectif uncouth
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* * *baluʀ, uʀd balourd, -e1. adj2. nm/fclodhopper, oaf* * *A adj uncouth.B nm,f ( personne) oaf.C nm Tech ( déséquilibre) unbalance; Aut ( de roue) imbalance; avoir du balourd [roue] to be out of balance.( féminin balourde) [balur, urd] adjectif————————, balourde [balur, urd] nom masculin, nom fémininbalourd nom masculin -
7 passoire
n. f.1. Sieve-like memory. Quelle passoire qu'il a! He'd forget his own name, given half a chance!2. 'Spend, spend, spend' character, spendthrift person.3. Clumsy goalkeeper, one who seems to let the ball through every time.
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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