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1 inconvenient
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1. adjective(causing trouble or difficulty; awkward: He has come at a very inconvenient time.) inconveniente, inoportuno, malo
2. verb(to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) molestarinconvenient adj inoportuno / molestotr[ɪnkən'viːnɪənt]1 (gen) inconveniente, molesto,-a, incómodo,-a; (place) mal situado,-a; (time) mal, inoportuno,-a; (arrangement) poco práctico,-a■ it's very inconvenient living so far from the station es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos de la estación2 (fact) incómodo,-ainconvenient [.ɪnkən'vi:njənt] adj: inconveniente, importuno, incómodo♦ inconveniently advadj.• desconveniente adj.• inconveniente adj.• incómodo, -a adj.• inoportuno, -a adj.• molesto, -a adj.'ɪnkən'viːniəntI hope it's not too inconvenient for you — espero que no le cause muchos inconvenientes or muchas molestias
[ˌɪnkǝn'viːnɪǝnt]ADJ [time, appointment] inoportuno; [location, design] poco práctico, incómodoit's an inconvenient place to get to — es un sitio mal comunicado, no es un sitio al que sea fácil llegar
how inconvenient! — ¡qué trastorno!, ¡vaya trastorno!
to be inconvenient — venir mal; (more formal) resultar inconveniente
to be inconvenient for sb — venirle mal a algn; (more formal) resultarle inconveniente a algn
* * *['ɪnkən'viːniənt]I hope it's not too inconvenient for you — espero que no le cause muchos inconvenientes or muchas molestias
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2 awkward
'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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