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1 patoso
• clumsy• clumsy individual• clumsy person• gauche• person who practices medicine illegally• person who pushes -
2 error craso de conducta social
• clumsy social error• clumsy social misconduct• faux pas• gaffeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > error craso de conducta social
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3 malapata
• clumsy individual• clumsy person• jinx• person who has no hope• person who is present -
4 descoordinado
• clumsy• uncoordinated -
5 desmanotado
• clumsy• ungainly -
6 error tonto
• clumsy mistake• stupid mistake -
7 malasombra
• clumsy person• person who has no hope• person who is present -
8 torpe
adj.1 clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto).sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsytorpe con las manos ham-fisted (que rompe las cosas) (especially British), ham-handed; (United States) butter-fingered (que deja caer las cosas)es muy torpe conduciendo he's a terrible driver2 slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia).3 importunate.f. & m.clumsy person, blunderer, butterfingers, blunderhead.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco hábil) clumsy2 (de movimiento) slow, awkward3 (poco inteligente) dim, thick* * *adj.1) awkward, clumsy2) dull* * *ADJ1) (=poco ágil) [persona] clumsy; [movimiento] ungainly¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! — you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!
2) (=necio) dim, slowsoy muy torpe para la informática — I'm very dim o slow when it comes to computers
es bastante torpe y nunca entiende las lecciones — he's a bit dim o slow, he never understands the lessons
3) (=sin tacto) clumsy¡qué torpe soy! me temo que la he ofendido — how clumsy o stupid of me! I'm afraid I've offended her
* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.----* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsy; (al andar) awkwardla anciana andaba de manera torpe the old lady moved awkwardlyun animal lerdo y torpe a slow, ungainly animales torpe para las matemáticas he's very slow o dim at math(s)¡qué torpe soy! I'm so stupid o slow o dim!3 (sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsyse disculpó de manera torpe she excused herself clumsily* * *
torpe adjetivo
torpe adjetivo
1 (poco habilidoso) clumsy
2 (comentario, gesto) clumsy
3 (en el andar, etc) slow, awkward
4 (de entendimiento) soy un poco torpe para la física, I'm not very good at physics
pey (como insulto) dim, dense, thick
' torpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calamidad
- manta
- ganso
- inhábil
- lerdo
- sonado
English:
awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- dense
- gauche
- heavy-handed
- inept
- laboured
- oops!
- slow
- whoops
- bungling
- cumbersome
- dull
- heavy
- klutz
- labored
- lumber
* * *torpe adj1. [sin destreza] [persona] clumsy;[dedos, andares] clumsy, awkward;sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy;escrito en torpes trazos infantiles written with clumsy childish handwriting;[que deja caer las cosas] butter-fingered;con los años estoy torpe ya I'm getting clumsy as I get older;es muy torpe en dibujo he's not very good at drawing;2. [sin tacto] [gestos, palabras, comportamiento] clumsy3. [sin inteligencia] slow, dim-witted* * *adj clumsy; ( tonto) dense, dim* * *torpe adj1) desmañado: clumsy, awkward2) : stupid, dull♦ torpemente adv* * *torpe adj2. (lento) slow -
9 patoso
adj.1 clumsy.2 gauche.m.1 person who pretends to be funny.2 clumsy individual, clumsy person.* * *► adjetivo1 clumsy* * *(f. - patosa)adj.* * *patoso, -a *1. ADJ1) (=torpe) clumsy2) (=molesto) troublesome2. SM / F1) (=torpe) clumsy oaf2) (=sabihondo) clever Dick *, smart Aleck *3) (=agitador) troublemaker* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.----* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *1 (torpe) clumsy2 (difícil) difficult, tiresomemasculine, feminine2 (persona difícil) pain in the neck ( colloq)* * *
patoso◊ -sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)
patoso,-a adjetivo clumsy
' patoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patosa
English:
clumsy
- gauche
- klutz
* * *♦ adjclumsy;no sabe bailar, es muy patoso he can't dance, he's got two left feet;hoy estoy muy patoso I'm being really clumsy today♦ nm,fclumsy idiot o oaf* * *adj clumsy* * * -
10 chambón
► adjetivo2 familiar (con suerte) lucky, flukey► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar clumsy person* * *chambón, -ona *1. ADJ1) (=patoso) clumsy2) (=afortunado) lucky3) (=desaseado) slovenly2.SM / F fluky player* * *I- bona adjetivo (AmL fam) clumsy, klutzy (AmE colloq)II- bona masculino, femenino (AmL fam) clumsy clot (colloq), klutz (AmE colloq)* * *I- bona adjetivo (AmL fam) clumsy, klutzy (AmE colloq)II- bona masculino, femenino (AmL fam) clumsy clot (colloq), klutz (AmE colloq)* * *masculine, feminine* * *
chambón
* * *chambón, -ona nm,fAm Fam sloppy o shoddy worker* * *klutz fam, clumsy idiot fam -
11 lerdo
adj.1 slow-witted, sluggish, dumpish, indolent.2 clumsy.3 slow.4 foolish.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar slow-witted* * *ADJ1) (=lento) slow2) (=de pocas luces) slow-witted3) (=patoso) clumsy4) (=pesado) heavy, sluggish* * *I II* * *I II* * *( fam)1 (en los movimientos — torpe) clumsy; (— lento) slowcomo es muy lerdo se le cayó todo he's so clumsy o ham-fisted that he dropped everythingmasculine, feminine( fam)1 (en los movimientos — torpe) clumsy oaf ( colloq); (— lento) slowpoke ( AmE colloq), slowcoach ( BrE colloq)* * *
lerdo
( tonto) slow
' lerdo' also found in these entries:
English:
dull
- oafish
- poky
* * *lerdo, -a Fam♦ adj1. [idiota] dim, slow-witted2. [torpe] useless, hopeless♦ nm,f1. [idiota] fool, idiot2. [torpe] useless idiot* * *adj ( torpe) slow(-witted)* * *lerdo, -da adj1) : clumsy2) : dull, oafish, slow-witted -
12 desmañado
adj.clumsy, awkward, lumbering, skill-less.m.clumsy person, butterfingers.* * *► adjetivo1 clumsy, awkward* * *ADJ1) (=torpe) clumsy2) (=lento) slow* * *- da adjetivo clumsy, awkward* * *= gauche, gawky.Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.* * *- da adjetivo clumsy, awkward* * *= gauche, gawky.Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.* * *desmañado -daclumsy, awkward* * *desmañado, -a adjclumsy, awkward* * *adj clumsy* * *desmañado, -da adj: clumsy, awkward -
13 manazas
adj.clumsy (informal).f.pl.butterfingers.m.&f. s&pl.clumsy person.* * *1 clumsy1 familiar clumsy person* * *
manazas mf inv fam clumsy person
' manazas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escacharrar
English:
butterfingers
* * *♦ adj invclumsy♦ nmf invclumsy person;ser un manazas to be clumsy, to have two left hands* * *m/f inv:ser un manazas fam be ham-handed fam, Brbe ham-fisted* * * -
14 ganso
adj.1 clumsy, klutzy, sloppy.2 lazy, do-nothing.3 stupid, dumb, dimwit.m.1 goose, gander.2 clumsy oaf, klutz.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 (gandul) lazy oaf3 (torpe) dimwit, fool, idiot4 (bromista) clown, prankster► adjetivo1 (gandul) slow, lazy2 (torpe) dim3 (bromista) fond of joking\hacer el ganso familiar to play the fool¡no seas ganso! don't be an idiot!ganso bravo / ganso salvaje wild goosepaso de ganso MILITAR goose-step* * *(f. - gansa)noun* * *ganso, -a1. ADJ *1) (=grande) huge, hefty2) (=gandul) lazy3) (=estúpido) idiotic; pey (=bromista) play-acting¡no seas ganso! — don't be an idiot!
4) (=atractivo) hunky *, dishy *pasta 5)2.SM / F * (=torpe) idiot, dimwit *; (=rústico) country bumpkin, hick (EEUU) *3.SM (=ave) [gen] goose; (=macho) gander* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex. The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.Ex. So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *ganso22 = dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex: The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.
Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy, idlemasculine, feminineB ( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy slob ( colloq)C* * *
ganso◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) (m) goose, gander;
(f) goose
2 (fam)
ganso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool goose
(macho) gander
2 familiar dimwit
hacer el ganso, to play the fool
II adj fam
1 (persona) dumb, stupid
2 (objeto) huge: les costó una pasta gansa, it cost them a fortune
' ganso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gansa
- graznar
- graznido
English:
goose
- gander
- quill
* * *ganso, -a♦ adjFam1. [alto] tall2. [grande] huge, enormous;Espme costó una pasta gansa it cost me a fortune o an arm and a leg♦ nm,f1. [ave] [hembra] goose;[macho] gander ganso de las nieves snow goose;ganso del Nilo Egyptian goosehacer el ganso to clown around♦ nmVen rump (steak)* * *m ZO goose; macho gander* * *ganso, -sa n1) : goose, gander m2) : idiot, fool* * * -
15 inhábil
adj.1 unskillful, incompetent, lousy, unskilful.2 nonworking.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco habilidoso) unskilful (US unskillful)2 (día) nonworking* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=torpe) unskilful, unskillful (EEUU), clumsy; (=incompetente) incompetent; (=no apto) unfit ( para for) ( para hacer algo to do sth)2)3) [testigo] ineligible* * *1)a) ( torpe) unskillful*, clumsyb) ( no apto)2)a) < día> nonworking (before n)b) (Der) ( para un cargo)fue declarado inhábil para ejercer la profesión — he was disqualified from practicing the profession
* * *1)a) ( torpe) unskillful*, clumsyb) ( no apto)2)a) < día> nonworking (before n)b) (Der) ( para un cargo)fue declarado inhábil para ejercer la profesión — he was disqualified from practicing the profession
* * *A1 (torpe) unskillful*, clumsy2 (no apto) inhábil PARA algo unsuited TO sthes inhábil para esa clase de trabajo he's not cut out for that kind of work, he's unsuited to that kind of workB1 ‹día› nonworking ( before n)en horas inhábiles outside office hoursel día de las elecciones será inhábil a efectos escolares schools will be closed on election day2 ( Der)(para un cargo): fue declarado inhábil para ejercer la profesión he was disqualified from practicing the professionun testigo inhábil an ineligible witness* * *
inhábil adjetivo
b) ( no apto) inhábil para algo unsuited to sth
inhábil adjetivo (objeto o persona) nonworking
(días) nonwork: los sábados y festivos son días inhábiles, Saturdays and Sundays are nonwork days
* * *inhábil adj1. [torpe] clumsy, unskilful;ser inhábil para algo to be unsuited to sth2. [incapacitado] [por defecto físico] unfit;[por la edad] disqualified* * *adj1 unskillful, Brunskilful2:día inhábil non-working day* * *inhábil adj: unskillful, clumsy -
16 pato
m.1 duck, drake.2 bedpan, chamber pot, potty.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\pagar el pato familiar to carry the canser un pato mareado familiar to be really clumsy————————* * *(f. - pata)noun* * *SM1) (Orn) duckpato real, pato silvestre — mallard, wild duck
2) * (=persona aburrida) bore3) (=torpe)4) * (=aburrimiento) boredom; (=período aburrido) boring time; (=fiesta) bore, drag5) And * (=gorrón) sponger *6) And * (=inocentón) sucker **7) Méx8) Cono Sur*ser un pato o estar pato — to be broke *
9) LAm (=bacineta) bedpan* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex. The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.----* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.
* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *masculine, feminine( Zool) duckpato a la naranja ( Coc) duck à l'orangesi te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anythingcuando se lo recordé se hizo pato when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking aboutsiempre me toca a mí pagar el pato I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the canCompuestos:mallard● pato salvaje or silvestrewild duckla llevé a cenar y me quedé pato I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) ( colloq)pato3tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to danceC ( Dep) game similar to poloE1 (Andes, Méx) ( Med) bedpan* * *
pato 1◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) duck
pato 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)
2 (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan
pato m Orn duck
♦ Locuciones: pagar el pato, to carry the can
' pato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graznido
- graznar
English:
can
- duck
- quack
- rap
- waddle
- drake
* * *pato, -a♦ nm,f[ave] duck; Fam¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;Méx Famno te hagas pato, págame lo que me debes don't mess me around, just pay me what you owe me;Fam Arg, Chile, Méx Famser el pato de la boda to be the one who pays the consequences, to be the one who foots the billpato almizlado muscovy duck;pato arlequín harlequin duck;pato colorado red-crested pochard;pato havelda long-tailed duck;pato mandarín mandarin duck;pato a la naranja duck à l'orange♦ nm* * *m ZO duck;pagar el pato fam take the rap fam, Brcarry the can fam* * *pato, -ta n1) : duck2)pato real : mallard3)* * *pato n duck -
17 topo
m.1 mole (zoology) (& figurative).2 polka dot (lunar en tela). (peninsular Spanish)una falda de topos a polka-dot skirt3 Topo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: topar.* * *1 mole\más ciego,-a que un topo figurado as blind as a bat* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (Zool) mole2) (=torpe) clumsy person, blunderer3) (=espía) mole4) Esp (=lunar) polka dot5) (Mec) mole, tunnelling machineIISM1) LAm (=alfiler) large pin* * *a) (Zool) moleser más ciego que un topo — to be as blind as a bat
b) ( agente infiltrado) molec) (Col fam) ( persona torpe) klutz (AmE colloq), clumsy clod (BrE colloq)d) (Col) ( pendiente) earring* * *= mole, mole.Ex. On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.Ex. Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.----* piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* * *a) (Zool) moleser más ciego que un topo — to be as blind as a bat
b) ( agente infiltrado) molec) (Col fam) ( persona torpe) klutz (AmE colloq), clumsy clod (BrE colloq)d) (Col) ( pendiente) earring* * *= mole, mole.Ex: On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.
Ex: Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.* piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* * *topo2A1 ( Zool) molever menos que un topo or ser más ciego que un topo to be as blind as a bat2 (agente infiltrado) moleB2 (alfiler) large cloak pin ( used by Indians in Bolivia)3 ( Col) (pendiente) earring* * *
Del verbo topar: ( conjugate topar)
topo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
topó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
topar
topo
topo sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) mole
topo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool mole
2 fig (infiltrado) mole
3 familiar más ciego que un topo, as blind as a bat
' topo' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
- mole
- blunder
- polka
* * *topo nm1. [animal] mole2. [infiltrado] moleuna falda de topos a polka-dot skirt5. Imprenta bullet* * *m ZO mole;ver menos que un topo fam be as blind as a bat fam* * *topo nm1) : mole (animal)* * *topo n mole -
18 torpeza
f.1 clumsiness (falta de destreza, tacto).fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say2 slowness (falta de inteligencia).3 dumb act, silly act, clumsy action.* * *1 (falta de habilidad) clumsiness, awkwardness2 (mental) dimness, stupidity3 (de movimiento) slowness, heaviness4 (error) blunder\cometer una torpeza to make a blunder* * *SF1) (=falta de agilidad) [de persona] clumsiness; [de movimientos] ungainliness2) (=falta de inteligencia) dimness, slowness3) (=falta de tacto)¡menuda torpeza la tuya! has ofendido a toda la familia — that was really tactless o clumsy of you, you've offended the whole family!
fue una torpeza por mi parte decírselo — it was stupid o clumsy of me to tell him
4) (=tontería)* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsiness; (al andar) awkwardness2 (falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o slow o dim, but I don't understand3 (falta de tacto) clumsinessB (dicho desacertado) gaffe; (acción desacertada) blunder* * *
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 ( cualidad)
◊ perdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
2 ( dicho desacertado) gaffe;
( acción desacertada) blunder
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de habilidad, de tacto) clumsiness
(en el andar, etc) awkwardness, slowness
2 (equivocación) blunder, mistake
3 (de entendimiento) stupidity
' torpeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rienda
- turbar
- turbación
English:
clumsiness
- ungainliness
* * *torpeza nf1. [falta de destreza] clumsiness2. [falta de tacto] clumsiness;tuvimos problemas por su torpeza al llevar el tema we had problems because of her clumsy handling of the issue3. [acción inconveniente]fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say;cometer una torpeza to make a blunder4. [falta de inteligencia] slowness* * *f1 clumsiness2 ( necedad) stupidity* * *torpeza nf1) : clumsiness, awkwardness2) : stupidity3) : blunder -
19 manaza
f.1 big hand, paw, mitt.2 big hand, mitt, paw.f. & augment.a large hand, a mutton-fist.* * *1) (fam) ( mano) big mitt (colloq)quítame esas manazas de encima! — take your filthy hands o big mitts off me! (colloq)
* * *1) (fam) ( mano) big mitt (colloq)quítame esas manazas de encima! — take your filthy hands o big mitts off me! (colloq)
* * *A ( fam)(mano): ¡quítame esas manazas de encima! take your filthy o dirty hands off me! ( colloq)metió su manaza y se los llevó todos he stuck in his great big mitt and grabbed them all ( colloq) -
20 malapata
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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
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clumsy — [klum′zē] adj. clumsier, clumsiest [ME clumsid, numb with cold, pp. of clumsen, to benumb < ON base akin to Swed dial klummsen, to benumb with the cold; akin to CLAM: for IE base see CLIMB] 1. lacking grace or skill in movement; awkward 2.… … English World dictionary
clumsy — index incompetent, inept (incompetent), ponderous, uncouth, unpolitic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clumsy — (adj.) 1590s, from M.E. clumsid numb with cold (14c.), pp. of clumsen to benumb, from O.N. klumsa, intensive of kluma to make motionless. Related: Clumsily; clumsiness … Etymology dictionary
clumsy — *awkward, gauche, maladroit, inept Analogous words: *rude, rough, green, callow, uncouth: loutish, clownish, boorish (see under BOOR): *stiff, wooden, tense, rigid Antonyms: dexterous, adroit: facile Contrasted words: deft (see DEXTEROUS):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
clumsy — [adj] not agile; awkward all thumbs*, blundering, blunderous, bulky, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered*, clownish, crude, elephantine, gauche, gawkish, gawky, graceless, ham handed*, heavy, heavy handed, helpless, hulking, ill shaped,… … New thesaurus
clumsy — ► ADJECTIVE (clumsier, clumsiest) 1) awkward in movement or performance. 2) difficult to use; unwieldy. 3) tactless. DERIVATIVES clumsily adverb clumsiness noun. ORIGI … English terms dictionary