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1 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. -
2 hilflos
I Adj. auch fig. helpless; (schutzlos) auch defen|celess (Am. -seless); jemandem oder einer Sache gegenüber völlig hilflos sein be at a complete loss as to what to do with ( oder about)* * *defenseless; incapable; unassisted; helpless; shiftless* * *hịlf|los1. adjhelpless; (= schutzlos auch) defenceless (Brit), defenseless (US); (= ratlos auch) clueless (inf)2. advhelplessly; meinen, stammeln uncertainlyhilflos ausgeliefert sein — to be completely at the mercy of sth
* * *1) (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) helpless2) helplessly* * *hilf·los[ˈhɪlflo:s]I. adj1. (auf Hilfe angewiesen) helplessein \hilfloser Eindruck a confused [or helpless] [or nonplussed] impressionich muss gestehen, ich bin etwas \hilflos I must admit I don't know what to do [or I'm at a loss] [or I'm a bit nonplussedII. adv1. (schutzlos) helplesslyjdm/etw \hilflos ausgeliefert sein to be at the mercy of sb/sth2. (ratlos) helplessly, at a lossoffensichtlich [sehr] \hilflos obviously at a [complete] loss* * *1.Adjektiv helpless2.adverbial helplessly* * *gegenüber völlig hilflos sein be at a complete loss as to what to do with ( oder about)B. adv: jemandem oder einer Sachehilflos ausgeliefert sein be at the mercy of* * *1.Adjektiv helpless2.adverbial helplessly* * *adj.defenseless adj.helpless adj.shiftless adj.stranded adj. adv.defenselessly adv.helplessly adv.shiftlessly adv. -
3 faul
I Adj.1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc.: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd. Brit. off, Am. bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle; faules Aas umg., pej. Mann: lazy sod (Am. bum) Sl.; Frau: lazy bitch; umg., hum. lazybones (Sg.) auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around; sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest; er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action; du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today; am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig. pej. Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc.: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg.; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy; fauler Zauber humbug; da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it; etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateII Adv.: faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about); häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg. instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *(kariös) decayed;(träge) sluggard; lazy; idle; slothful; indolent; shiftless;(verfault) bad; rotten; putrid* * *[faul]adj1) (= verfault) bad; Lebensmittel off pred (Brit), bad pred; Eier, Obst rotten, bad; Holz, Gesellschaftsordnung rotten; Geschmack, Geruch foul, putrid; Zahn bad, decayed; Laub rotting; Wasser foul2) (= verdächtig) fishy (inf), suspicious, dubious; (COMM) Wechsel, Scheck dud (inf); Kredit bad; (= fadenscheinig) Ausrede flimsy, feeble; Kompromiss uneasy; Friede empty; (= dumm) Witz badhier ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy here (inf)
an der Sache ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy about the whole business (inf)
etwas ist fáúl im Staate Dänemark (prov) — there's something rotten in the State of Denmark (prov)
3) (= träge) lazy, idlefáúl wie die Sünde — bone idle (Brit inf), very lazy
See:* * *1) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) fishy3) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) idle4) idly5) lazily6) (too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) lazy* * *[faul]1. (nicht fleißig) idle, lazy\fauler Sack (pej) lazy slob\faule Blätter dead leaves; (faulig) foulein \fauler Kompromiss a shabby compromiseein \fauler Kredit a bad creditein \fauler Kunde a shady customeran diesem Angebot ist irgendwas \faul there's something fishy about this offer4. (ohne zu zögern)nicht \faul not slow5.* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
* * *A. adj1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd Br off, US bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle;auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around;sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest;er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action;du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today;am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig pej Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy;fauler Zauber humbug;da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it;etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateB. adv:faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about);häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
* * *adj.idle adj.lazy adj.slothful adj.sluggard adj.sluggish adj. adv.lazily adv.rottenly adv.slothfully adv.sluggishly adv. -
4 Trage
Adj. (langsam) sluggish (auch weitS. UND WIRTS.), slow-moving; Mensch: auch lethargic, listless, indolent; (schläfrig) drowsy, sleepy; ( leblos, auch PHYS.) inert; geistig träge pej. mentally slow ( oder sluggish), dull; träge Masse PHYS. inertial mass; ich war einfach zu träge, nochmal fortzugehen I (just) couldn’t be bothered to go out again, I was too lazy to go out again* * *inert; indolent; inactive; sluggish; sluggard; slothful; stale; languid; shiftless; stagnant; languorous; spiritless; lazy; torpid* * *Tra|ge ['traːgə]f -, -n(= Bahre) litter; (= Tragkorb) pannier* * *(a light folding bed with handles for carrying the sick or wounded: The injured man was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher.) stretcher* * *Tra·ge<-, -n>[ˈtra:gə]f stretcher* * *die; Trage, Tragen1) (Bahre) stretcher2) (Traggestell) pannier* * *2. zum Lastentragen: pack frame, rigid framework for loads3. auf Baustelle etc: handbarrow* * *die; Trage, Tragen1) (Bahre) stretcher2) (Traggestell) pannier* * *-n f.hand barrow n.stretcher n. -
5 träge
Adj. (langsam) sluggish (auch weitS. UND WIRTS.), slow-moving; Mensch: auch lethargic, listless, indolent; (schläfrig) drowsy, sleepy; ( leblos, auch PHYS.) inert; geistig träge pej. mentally slow ( oder sluggish), dull; träge Masse PHYS. inertial mass; ich war einfach zu träge, nochmal fortzugehen I (just) couldn’t be bothered to go out again, I was too lazy to go out again* * *inert; indolent; inactive; sluggish; sluggard; slothful; stale; languid; shiftless; stagnant; languorous; spiritless; lazy; torpid* * *Tra|ge ['traːgə]f -, -n(= Bahre) litter; (= Tragkorb) pannier* * *(a light folding bed with handles for carrying the sick or wounded: The injured man was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher.) stretcher* * *Tra·ge<-, -n>[ˈtra:gə]f stretcher* * *die; Trage, Tragen1) (Bahre) stretcher2) (Traggestell) pannier* * *träge adj (langsam) sluggish (auch weitS. und WIRTSCH), slow-moving; Mensch: auch lethargic, listless, indolent; (schläfrig) drowsy, sleepy; (leblos, auch PHYS) inert;träge Masse PHYS inertial mass;ich war einfach zu träge, nochmal fortzugehen I (just) couldn’t be bothered to go out again, I was too lazy to go out again* * *die; Trage, Tragen1) (Bahre) stretcher2) (Traggestell) pannier* * *-n f.hand barrow n.stretcher n. -
6 energielos
1. shiftless2. weak -
7 hilflos
1. defencelessly Br.2. defenselessly Am.3. defenseless Am.4. helpless5. powerless6. shiftless7. shiftlessly -
8 träge
1. idle2. idly3. inactive4. indolent5. indolently6. inert7. inertly8. lazy9. remiss10. shiftless11. sluggish12. supinelylethargic adj -
9 unbeholfen
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi - {inexpert} không chuyên môn, không thạo - {lubberly} ngớ ngẩn, khờ dại - {shiftless} lười, nhác, bất lực, hèn kém, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả - {sticky} dính, sánh, bầy nhầy, nhớp nháp, khó tính, hết sức khó chịu, rất đau đớn, nóng và ẩm nồm - {uncouth} chưa văn minh, thô lỗ, hoang dã, chưa khai phá, lạ, không quen thuộc, chưa từng thấy - {ungainly} long ngóng, vô duyên - {unwieldy} khó cầm, khó sử dụng = unbeholfen laufen {to lollop}+ -
10 ratlos
- {helpless} không tự lo liệu được, không tự lực được, không được sự giúp đỡ, không nơi nương tựa, bơ vơ - {shiftless} lười, nhác, bất lực, hèn kém, vụng về, khờ dại, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả = ratlos sein {to be at a loss}+ = er war ganz ratlos {he was all at sea}+ -
11 ungeschickt
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi - {gawky} nhút nhát rụt rè - {inapt} không thích hợp, không thích đáng, không đủ tư cách, không đủ năng lực, bất tài - {inexpert} không chuyên môn, không thạo - {lubberly} ngớ ngẩn, khờ dại - {maladroit} không khôn khéo - {rude} khiếm nhã, bất lịch sự, vô lễ, láo xược, thô lỗ, thô sơ, man rợ, không văn minh, mạnh mẽ, dữ dội, đột ngột, tráng kiện, khoẻ mạnh - {shiftless} lười, nhác, bất lực, hèn kém, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả - {ungainly} long ngóng, vô duyên - {unhandy} khó sử dụng - {unskilful} không khéo = ungeschickt [in] {unapt [at]}+ = ungeschickt spielen (Musik) {to thumb}+ = ungeschickt handhaben {to thumb}+ -
12 hilflos
- {adrift} lênh đênh trôi giạt, phiêu bạt &), không buộc, lênh đênh, trôi giạt - {defenceless} không được bảo vệ, không được phòng thủ, không có khả năng tự vệ - {destitute} thiếu thốn, nghèo túng, cơ cực, thiếu, không có - {forlorn} đau khổ, tuyệt vọng, bị bỏ rơi, trơ trọi, cô độc, đìu hiu, hoang vắng, bị mất, bị tước mất, đáng thương, có vẻ khổ ải - {helpless} không tự lo liệu được, không tự lực được, không được sự giúp đỡ, không nơi nương tựa, bơ vơ - {impotent} bất lực, yếu đuối, lọm khọm, không có hiệu lực gì, liệt dương - {powerless} không có sức mạnh, không có quyền lực, không có quyền thế, hoàn toàn không có khả năng - {resistless} không chống lại được, không cưỡng lại được - {rudderless} không có bánh lái - {shiftless} lười, nhác, hèn kém, vụng về, khờ dại, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả - {stranded} bị mắc cạn, bị lâm vào cảnh khó khăn, bị lâm vào cảnh không biết xoay xở ra sao, bị bỏ lại đằng sau = hilflos sein {to be lost}+ = völlig hilflos sein {to fuck around}+
См. также в других словарях:
Shiftless — Shift less, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one s own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shiftless — index idle, improvident, indolent, irresponsible, remiss, truant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shiftless — (adj.) wanting in resources, 1580s, from SHIFT (Cf. shift) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness … Etymology dictionary
shiftless — [adj] lazy apathetic, dallying, directionless, good for nothing, idle, inattentive, incompetent, indolent, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, procrastinating, slack, slothful, unambitious, unenergetic, unindustrious,… … New thesaurus
shiftless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lazy, indolent, and lacking ambition. DERIVATIVES shiftlessness noun … English terms dictionary
shiftless — [shift′lis] adj. 1. lacking the will or ability to do or accomplish; incapable, inefficient, lazy, etc. 2. showing such lack shiftlessly adv. shiftlessness n … English World dictionary
shiftless — [[t]ʃɪ̱ftləs[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe someone as shiftless, you mean that they are lazy and have no desire to achieve anything. ...a shiftless husband … English dictionary
shiftless — adjective Etymology: shift (resourcefulness) Date: 1584 1. lacking in resourcefulness ; inefficient 2. lacking in ambition or incentive ; lazy < shiftless freeloaders > • shiftlessly adverb • shiftlessness … New Collegiate Dictionary
shiftless — adjective lazy and seeming to have no interest in working hard or trying to succeed: my shiftless nephew, who was never any good shiftlessly adverb shiftlessness noun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shiftless — adjective he thought the whole family shiftless and dishonest Syn: lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lethargic, lackadaisical; spiritless, apathetic, feckless, good for nothing, worthless; unambitious, unenterprising … Thesaurus of popular words
shiftless — shiftlessly, adv. shiftlessness, n. /shift lis/, adj. 1. lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy. 2. lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration. [1555 65; SHIFT + LESS] Syn. 1. slothful, careless, indolent. * * * … Universalium
