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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
b) ( embarrassed) < silence> incómodo, violento -
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adverb desgarbadamentetr['ɔːkwədlɪ]1 (gen) torpemente; (express oneself) con poca elegancia2 (in an embarrassing way) incómodamente■ he smiled awkwardly trying to hide his embarrassment sonrió incómodamente para intentar ocultar su vergüenza'ɔːkwərdli, 'ɔːkwədlia) ( clumsily) < move> torpemente, con torpeza; < express oneself> con poca fluidez or eleganciab) ( with embarrassment)he fidgeted awkwardly with his tie — violento or incómodo, jugueteaba con su corbata
['ɔːkwǝdlɪ]ADV1) (=uncomfortably) [say, shake hands] con embarazoSonia patted her shoulder awkwardly — Sonia, violenta or incómoda, le dio unas palmaditas en el hombro
2) (=clumsily) [move, walk, dance] torpemente, con torpeza; [translate] con poca fluidezhe expresses himself awkwardly — se expresa mal, le cuesta expresarse
the keyhole is awkwardly placed under the handle — el ojo de la cerradura está colocado bajo el picaporte, lo cual resulta incómodo
* * *['ɔːkwərdli, 'ɔːkwədli]a) ( clumsily) < move> torpemente, con torpeza; < express oneself> con poca fluidez or eleganciab) ( with embarrassment)he fidgeted awkwardly with his tie — violento or incómodo, jugueteaba con su corbata
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