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1 schwerfällig
I Adj. Person: ponderous, slow; (unbeholfen, auch Bewegung) awkward, clumsy; (langsam, träge) sluggish; fig. Verfahren: cumbersome; Stil: labo(u)red, stodgy umg.; Buch: präd. auch heavy goingII Adv. gehen, sich bewegen: ponderously; (unbeholfen) awkwardly, clumsily; sprechen: ponderously; schwerfällig formuliert ponderously ( oder clumsily) expressed; nur schwerfällig vorankommen make slow and labo(u)red progress* * *klutzy; awkward; hulking; cumbersome; obtuse; laborious; inelegant; lumberingly; laboured; dull; clumsy; bovine; gross; ponderous; unwieldy; labored; stodgy* * *schwer|fäl|lig1. adj(= unbeholfen) Gang, Bewegungen heavy (in one's movements); (= langsam) Verstand slow, ponderous; Stil, Übersetzung ponderous; Verwaltung, Staatsapparat cumbersomeschwérfällig sein (Mensch) — to move heavily
2. advheavily; sprechen ponderously; sich bewegen with difficultydu bewegst dich so schwérfällig — you seem to have so much trouble moving
* * *1) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) slow2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) stodgy* * *schwer·fäl·lig<-er, -ste>I. adj1. (ungeschickt) awkward, clumsy2. (umständlich) pedestrian, ponderousII. adv awkwardly, clumsily* * *1.Adjektiv ponderous, heavy <movement, steps>; (fig.) cumbersome <bureaucracy, procedure>; ponderous <style, thinking>2.adverbial ponderously* * *A. adj Person: ponderous, slow; (unbeholfen, auch Bewegung) awkward, clumsy; (langsam, träge) sluggish; fig Verfahren: cumbersome; Stil: labo(u)red, stodgy umg; Buch: präd auch heavy goingschwerfällig formuliert ponderously ( oder clumsily) expressed;nur schwerfällig vorankommen make slow and labo(u)red progress* * *1.Adjektiv ponderous, heavy <movement, steps>; (fig.) cumbersome <bureaucracy, procedure>; ponderous <style, thinking>2.adverbial ponderously* * *adj.bovine adj.clumsy adj.cumbersome adj.dull adj.klutzy* adj.ponderous adj.stodgy adj.unwieldy adj. adv.cumbersomely adv.lumberingly adv.ponderously adv. -
2 schwerblütig
Adj. ponderous, stolid* * *schwer|blü|tigadjserious, ponderousein schwérblütiger Mensch — a ponderous (sort of) person
* * *schwer·blü·tig[ˈʃve:ɐ̯bly:tɪç]adj phlegmatic* * *schwerblütig adj ponderous, stolid -
3 umständlich
I Adj. (verwickelt) complicated; (langatmig) longwinded; (pedantisch) pedantic; (ungeschickt) awkward; (unnötig gründlich) fussy; das ist viel zu umständlich that’s far too much trouble, that’s much too complicated; umständliche Methode auch roundabout way of doing s.th. ( oder it); er hat so eine umständliche Art he has such a roundabout ( oder fiddly) way of doing things; sei doch nicht so umständlich! umg. don’t make such a palaver (Am. a big deal)!II Adv. awkwardly; fussily, pedantically etc.; siehe I; etw. umständlich erzählen narrate at great length, give a longwinded account of; umständlicher geht’s wohl nicht? iro. couldn’t you think of a more complicated way of doing it?; warum einfach, wenn’s auch umständlich geht iro. why make things easy when you can make them difficult?* * *longwinded; pedantic; elaborate; laborious; complicated; ponderous* * *ụm|ständ|lich ['ʊmʃtɛntlɪç]1. adjArbeitsweise, Methode (awkward and) involved; (= langsam und ungeschickt) ponderous; Vorbereitung elaborate; Begriff, Erklärung, Übersetzung, Titel, Anleitung long-winded; Abfertigung laborious, tedious; Arbeit, Reise awkwardsei doch nicht so umständlich! — don't make such heavy weather of everything! (Brit), don't make everything twice as hard as it really is!
2. adverklären, fragen, formulieren in a roundabout way; arbeiten, vorgehen awkwardlyetw umständlich machen — to make heavy weather of doing sth (Brit), to make doing sth seem twice as hard
etw umständlich erzählen/erklären etc — to tell/explain etc sth in a roundabout way
* * *um·ständ·lich[ˈʊmʃtɛntlɪç]I. adj1. (weitschweifig: Erklärung, Formulierung) long-winded, ponderous2. (mit großem Aufwand verbunden) laborious; (Anweisung, Beschreibung) elaborate, involved; (Aufgabe, Reise) complicated, awkward; (Erklärung, Anleitung) long-winded▪ \umständlich sein to be a [lot of] bother, to be inconvenient; (Erklärung, Anleitung) to be long-winded▪ \umständlich sein, etw zu tun to be a [real [or a lot of]] bother [or inconvenience] to do sth▪ etw ist jdm zu \umständlich sth's too much [of a] bother for sbII. adv2. (mühselig und aufwändig) laboriously, with some bother* * *1.Adjektiv involved, elaborate <procedure, method, description, explanation, etc.>; awkward, difficult <journey, job>; (kompliziert) involved; complicated; (weitschweifig) long-winded; (Umstände machend) awkward, (coll.) pernickety < person>2.adverbial in an involved or roundabout way; (weitschweifig) <explain etc.> at great length or in a long-winded waywarum einfach, wenn's auch umständlich geht? — (iron.) why do things the easy way if you can make them difficult? (iron.)
* * *A. adj (verwickelt) complicated; (langatmig) longwinded; (pedantisch) pedantic; (ungeschickt) awkward; (unnötig gründlich) fussy;das ist viel zu umständlich that’s far too much trouble, that’s much too complicated;er hat so eine umständliche Art he has such a roundabout ( oder fiddly) way of doing things;sei doch nicht so umständlich! umg don’t make such a palaver (US a big deal)!B. adv awkwardly; fussily, pedantically etc; → A;umständlich erzählen narrate at great length, give a longwinded account of;umständlicher geht’s wohl nicht? iron couldn’t you think of a more complicated way of doing it?;warum einfach, wenn’s auch umständlich geht iron why make things easy when you can make them difficult?* * *1.Adjektiv involved, elaborate <procedure, method, description, explanation, etc.>; awkward, difficult <journey, job>; (kompliziert) involved; complicated; (weitschweifig) long-winded; (Umstände machend) awkward, (coll.) pernickety < person>2.adverbial in an involved or roundabout way; (weitschweifig) <explain etc.> at great length or in a long-winded waywarum einfach, wenn's auch umständlich geht? — (iron.) why do things the easy way if you can make them difficult? (iron.)
* * *adj.circumstantial adj.long winded adj. adv.circumstantially adv.intricately adv. -
4 behäbig
I Adj.2. schw. well-to-doII Adv. sedately; phlegmatically* * *be|hä|big [bə'hɛːbɪç]1. adj1) Mensch portly; (= phlegmatisch, geruhsam) stolid; (fig) Leben, Möbel, Auto comfortable; Architektur solid; Sprache, Ton complacent2. adv* * *be·hä·big[bəˈhɛ:bɪç]2. (dicklich) portly, stolid, stout4. (fig)ein \behäbiges Möbelstück a solid piece of furniture* * *1.2) (langsam) slow and ponderous2.adverbial slowly and ponderously* * *A. adj2. schweiz well-to-doB. adv sedately; phlegmatically* * *1.2) (langsam) slow and ponderous2.adverbial slowly and ponderously -
5 bärenhaft
Adj. (schwerfällig) lumbering, ponderous; bärenhafte Gestalt (great) hulk* * *bärenhaft adj (schwerfällig) lumbering, ponderous;bärenhafte Gestalt (great) hulk -
6 nölig
Adj. bes. nordd., umg. slow, ponderous* * *nö·lig[ˈnø:lɪç]adj Stimme, Ton whingeing, whing[e]y* * * -
7 unbeweglich
Adj. immobile; (bewegungslos) motionless; fig. rigid; unbewegliche Sachen immovables; ( geistig) unbeweglich sein be inflexible; Gut 1* * *fast; immobile; unbudging; irremovable; immovable* * *ụn|be|weg|lich1. adjohne Auto ist man ziemlich unbeweglich — you're not very mobile or you can't get around much without a car
2) (= bewegungslos) motionless2. advunbeweglich dastehen/daliegen — to stand/lie there motionless or without moving
* * *1) (impossible to move: an immovable object.) immovable2) (not able to move or be moved: His leg was put in plaster and he was immobile for several weeks.) immobile* * *un·be·weg·lich[ˈʊnbɛve:klɪç]\unbeweglicher Preis rigid price\unbewegliche Sachen (Immobilien) immovables\unbewegliches Vermögen immovable property* * *2) (starr) immovable, fixed <part, joint, etc.>3) (nicht mobil) immobile* * *unbewegliche Sachen immovables;* * *2) (starr) immovable, fixed <part, joint, etc.>3) (nicht mobil) immobile* * *adj.attached adj.immobile adj.immovable adj.inflexible adj.irremovable adj.unbudging adj.unmovable adj. adv.immovably adv.steadfastly adv. -
8 Tranfunzel
Tran·fun·zel<-, -n>f (pej) slow-coach* * *die (ugs. abwertend)1) (trübe Lampe) miserable lamp* * *die (ugs. abwertend)1) (trübe Lampe) miserable lamp -
9 umständlich
um·ständ·lich [ʼʊmʃtɛntlɪç] adj2) ( mit großem Aufwand verbunden) laborious; (Anweisung, Beschreibung) elaborate, involved; (Aufgabe, Reise) complicated, awkward; (Erklärung, Anleitung) long-winded;\umständlich sein to be a [lot of] bother, to be inconvenient; (Erklärung, Anleitung) to be long-winded;\umständlich sein, etw akk zu tun to be a [real [or a lot of] ] bother [or inconvenience] to do sth;3) ( unpraktisch veranlagt)2) ( mühselig und aufwändig) laboriously, with some bother -
10 massig
I Adj. massive; Person, Gegenstand: auch bulky* * *ponderous; massy; compact* * *mạs|sig ['masɪç]1. adjmassive, huge2. advinf = sehr viel)massig Arbeit/Geld etc — masses or stacks of work/money etc (inf)
* * *mas·sig[ˈmasɪç]I. adj massive, huge* * *1. 2.adverbial (ugs.)massig Geld verdienen — earn pots of money (coll.)
* * *A. adj massive; Person, Gegenstand: auch bulky* * *1. 2.adverbial (ugs.)massig Geld verdienen — earn pots of money (coll.)
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11 Schwerfälligkeit
f ponderousness; (Unbeholfenheit) awkwardness, clumsiness; (Trägheit) sluggishness; eines Verfahrens: cumbersomeness; des Stils: stodginess* * *die Schwerfälligkeitheaviness* * *Schwer|fäl|lig|keitf(=Unbeholfenheit von Gang, Bewegungen) heaviness; (= Langsamkeit von Verstand) slowness, ponderousnessdie Schwérfälligkeit seines Stils — his ponderous style
* * *Schwer·fäl·lig·keit<->1. (körperlich) heaviness, ponderousness, cumbersomeness2. (geistig) dullness, ponderousness3. (Ungeschicktheit) clumsiness, awkwardness* * *die; o. Pl. s. Schwerfällig: ponderousness; heaviness; (fig.) cumbersomeness; ponderousness* * *Schwerfälligkeit f ponderousness; (Unbeholfenheit) awkwardness, clumsiness; (Trägheit) sluggishness; eines Verfahrens: cumbersomeness; des Stils: stodginess* * *die; o. Pl. s. Schwerfällig: ponderousness; heaviness; (fig.) cumbersomeness; ponderousness* * *f.heaviness n. -
12 unbeholfen
I Adj.1. Bewegung etc.: clumsy, awkward; er ist unbeholfen im Ausdruck he is not very good at expressing himself* * *gawky; ponderous; maladroit; ungainly; ungraceful; unhandy; unwieldy; awkward; shiftless* * *ụn|be|hol|fen ['ʊnbəhɔlfn]1. adjclumsy, awkward; (= hilflos) helpless; (= plump) Annäherungsversuch clumsy2. advclumsily, awkwardly* * *1) ((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) gawky2) (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) shiftless* * *un·be·hol·fen[ˈʊnbəhɔlfn̩]II. adv1. (schwerfällig) clumsily2. (wenig gewandt) awkwardly, clumsily* * *1.Adjektiv clumsy; awkward2.adverbial clumsily; awkwardly* * *A. adj1. Bewegung etc: clumsy, awkward;er ist unbeholfen im Ausdruck he is not very good at expressing himselfB. adv sich bewegen etc: clumsily, awkwardly;sich unbeholfen ausdrücken express oneself clumsily* * *1.Adjektiv clumsy; awkward2.adverbial clumsily; awkwardly* * *adj.awkward adj.clumsy adj.ungainly adj. v.to putter v. -
13 unhandlich
Adj. unwieldy* * *unmanageable; bulky; unhandy; ponderous; unwieldy* * *ụn|hand|lichadjunwieldy* * *(large and awkward to carry or manage: A piano is an unwieldy thing to move.) unwieldy* * *un·hand·lich[ˈʊnhantlɪç]adj unwieldy* * *Adjektiv unwieldy* * *unhandlich adj unwieldy* * *Adjektiv unwieldy* * *adj.bulky adj.unhandy adj.unmanageable adj.unwieldy adj. adv.unhandily adv.unmanageably adv. -
14 behäbig
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15 schwerfällig
schwer·fäl·lig <-er, -ste> adj1) ( ungeschickt) awkward, clumsy -
16 umständlich
adj -
17 behäbig
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18 schwerfällig
1. bovine2. clumsy3. cumbersome4. cumbersomely5. dull6. klutzy7. laboured Br.8. lumberingly9. phlegmatic10. ponderous11. ponderously adv12. slouchy13. stodgy14. unwieldy -
19 schwerfälliger
1. klutzier2. more ponderous -
20 schwerfälligste
1. klutziest2. most ponderous
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