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awkward [ˈɔ:kwəd]a. [question, job, task] difficile ; [problem, situation, stage] délicat• tomorrow's awkward - how about Thursday? demain n'est pas très commode, que pensez-vous de jeudi ?b. ( = embarrassing) [silence] gêné• there was an awkward moment when... il y a eu un moment de gêne quand...c. ( = ill at ease) to feel awkward être mal à l'aised. ( = uncooperative) [person] difficilee. ( = cumbersome) encombrant ; [shape] peu commodef. ( = clumsy) maladroit ; [style, position] inconfortable* * *['ɔːkwəd]1) ( not practical) [tool] peu commode; [shape, design] difficile2) ( clumsy) maladroit3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] compliqué, difficile; [choice] difficile; [moment, day] mal choisi4) ( embarrassing) [question] embarrassant; [situation] délicat; [silence] gêné5) ( embarrassed) mal à l'aise, gêné6) ( uncooperative) [person] difficile ( about à propos de) -
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awkward ['ɔ:kwəd](a) (clumsy → person) maladroit, gauche; (→ gesture) maladroit, peu élégant; (→ style) lourd, gauche;∎ he's awkward with his hands il n'est pas très habile de ses mains;∎ the awkward age l'âge ingrat∎ she felt awkward about going cela la gênait d'y aller;∎ it would be awkward if he met her cela serait fâcheux ou gênant s'il la rencontrait(c) (difficult → problem, situation) délicat, fâcheux; (→ task) délicat; (→ question) gênant, embarrassant; (→ person) peu commode, difficile;∎ it's an awkward time for me to leave cela me serait difficile de partir en ce moment;∎ you've come at an awkward time vous êtes arrivé au mauvais moment;∎ an awkward moment un moment inopportun;∎ they could make things awkward for her ils pourraient lui mettre des bâtons dans les roues;∎ familiar he's an awkward customer il n'est pas commode;∎ it's awkward to use ça n'est pas facile à utiliser;∎ the table is at an awkward angle la table est mal placée;∎ the switch is in an awkward place l'interrupteur est situé à un endroit peu accessible;∎ their house is awkward to get to leur maison est d'un accès difficile(d) (uncooperative) peu coopératif;∎ he's just being awkward il essaie seulement de compliquer les choses -
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1 ( not practical) [tool] peu commode ; [shape, design] difficile ; with this toothbrush you can get at all the awkward corners cette brosse à dents permet d'atteindre les endroits peu accessibles ; the room has awkward proportions la pièce a un agencement bizarre ; to be sitting in an awkward position être assis dans une position inconfortable ;3 (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] compliqué, difficile ; [choice] difficile ; [moment, day] mal choisi ; at an awkward time au mauvais moment ; to make life awkward for sb compliquer la vie à qn ; it's a bit awkward: I'm so busy c'est difficile: je suis si occupé ;5 ( embarrassed) mal à l'aise, gêné ; to feel awkward about doing se sentir gêné de faire ; to feel/look awkward se sentir/avoir l'air mal à l'aise ;6 ( uncooperative) [person] difficile (about à propos de) ; he's being awkward about the whole thing il n'est pas très coopératif dans cette affaire ; the awkward age l'âge ingrat ; the awkward squad ○ GB hum les empêcheurs de tourner en rond. -
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AWKWARD, CLUMSYAwkward может употребляться атрибутивно в значении 'неизящный' (о движениях, манерах), 'неумелый', а также 'неловкий, полный замешательства': awkward gait (gestures, manners), awkward dancer (skater), awkward silence (situation). Awkward в предикативном употреблении может сочетаться с дополнением, имеющим предлоги in и at. Предлог in употребляется, когда речь идет о постоянном, характерном признаке: to be awkward in one's gait (gestures, manners). At имеет в виду случайное или легко устранимое неумение: to be awkward at tennis (at skating, at dancing). Clumsy означает 'неповоротливый, громоздкий, скованный в движениях': clumsy boy, clumsy workman, clumsy animal, clumsy fingers. Clumsy, как и awkward, может употребляться предикативно в сочетании с дополнением, имеющим предлог at: to be clumsy at cricket. Awkward, в отличие от clumsy, встречается также в метафорическом употреблении: there was an awkward silence 'наступило неловкое молчание'.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > awkward
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♦ awkward /ˈɔ:kwəd/a.1 goffo; sgraziato; maldestro2 impacciato; a disagio; imbarazzato3 imbarazzante; delicato; poco opportuno: awkward questions, domande imbarazzanti; an awkward situation, una situazione delicata; at an awkward time, in un momento poco opportuno5 difficile da usare; scomodo; poco maneggevole6 difficile; che crea problemi, difficoltà: He's just being awkward, lo fa per creare difficoltà; to make things awkward for sb., creare grosse difficoltà a q.; rendere la vita difficile a q.; (fam.) an awkward customer, un tipo difficile● awkward age, (spec. dell'adolescenza) età critica; età ingrata □ (fam.) the awkward squad, quelli fanno ostruzionismo; i guastafeste; i rompiscatoleawkwardlyavv.1 goffamente; in modo sgraziato; malamente2 con imbarazzo, in modo impacciato; a disagio4 in modo inopportuno; malauguratamenteawkwardnessn. [u]2 imbarazzo; impaccio3 scomodità; difficoltà5 imprevedibilità. -
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awkward [ˊɔ:kwəd] a1) неудо́бный; нело́вкий; затрудни́тельный;an awkward situation нело́вкое, щекотли́вое положе́ние
2) неуклю́жий, нело́вкий (о людях, движениях и т.п.);an awkward gait неуклю́жая похо́дка
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Awkward as a cow on a crutch / awkward as a cow on roller skatesкак корова на льдуWhen Lulu was pregnant, she was awkward as a cow on a crutch.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > awkward as a cow on a crutch / awkward as a cow on roller skates
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awkward-to-handle громоздкийБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > awkward-to-handle
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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
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adjective1) (ill-adapted for use) ungünstig2) (clumsy) unbeholfenbe at an awkward age — in einem schwierigen Alter sein
3) (embarrassing, embarrassed) peinlich4) (difficult) schwierig, unangenehm [Person]; ungünstig [Zeitpunkt]; schwierig, peinlich [Lage, Dilemma]* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) ungeschickt2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) peinlich•- academic.ru/84386/awkwardly">awkwardly- awkwardness* * *awk·ward[ˈɔ:kwəd, AM ˈɑ:kwɚd]1. (difficult) schwierigto be at an \awkward age in einem schwierigen Alter seinan \awkward customer ( fig) ein schwieriger Mensch, ein unangenehmer Zeitgenossethe \awkward squad die Querulantenriegeto make things \awkward for sb es jdm schwermachen2. (embarrassing) unangenehm, peinlich\awkward question peinliche Frage\awkward silence betretenes Schweigen, peinliche Stilleto feel \awkward sich akk unbehaglich fühlenI feel quite \awkward about that das ist mir ziemlich unangenehm3. (inconvenient) ungünstigtomorrow morning is a bit \awkward for me morgen früh passt es mir nicht so gutan \awkward time unpassende [o ungünstige] Zeit* * *['ɔːkwəd]adj1) (= difficult) schwierig; time, moment, angle, shape ungünstig4 o'clock is a bit awkward ( for me) — 4 Uhr ist ein bisschen ungünstig or schlecht (inf) (für mich)
awkward customer — übler Bursche (inf)
2) (= embarrassing) peinlichI was at an awkward age — ich war in einem schwierigen Alter
I feel awkward about doing that — es ist mir unangenehm, das zu tun
I felt awkward when I had to... — es war mir unangenehm or peinlich, als ich... musste
4) (= clumsy) person, movement, style unbeholfen* * *awkward [ˈɔːkwə(r)d] adj (adv awkwardly)1. ungeschickt, unbeholfen, linkisch:be awkward with sth ungeschickt mit etwas umgehen2. verlegen, betreten (Schweigen etc):their conversation was full of awkward silences in ihrer Unterhaltung gab es immer wieder Verlegenheitspausen;feel awkward verlegen sein, sich unbehaglich fühlen3. peinlich, unangenehm (Frage, Situation etc)4. unhandlich, schwer zu handhaben(d), sperrig5. unangenehm:a) schwer zu behandeln(d):an awkward customer umg ein unangenehmer Zeitgenosseb) schwierig:the awkward age das schwierige oder kritische Alterc) lästigd) gefährlich6. unpassend, ungeschickt, dumm umg (Zeitpunkt etc)* * *adjective1) (ill-adapted for use) ungünstig2) (clumsy) unbeholfen3) (embarrassing, embarrassed) peinlich4) (difficult) schwierig, unangenehm [Person]; ungünstig [Zeitpunkt]; schwierig, peinlich [Lage, Dilemma]* * *adj.eckig adj.heikel adj.linkisch adj.peinlich adj.tapsig adj.tolpatschig adj.täppisch adj.unangenehm adj.unbeholfen adj.ungelenk adj.ungeschickt adj.ungünstig adj. -
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[ʹɔ:kwəd] a1. неуклюжий, неловкий; нескладныйto be awkward in one's speech [in one's movements] - с трудом говорить [двигаться]
to be awkward with one's hands - не знать, куда девать руки
the child is still awkward with a spoon and fork - ребёнок ещё плохо справляется с ложкой и вилкой
2. 1) неудобныйawkward door [handle, step] - неудобная дверь [ручка, ступенька]
2) неловкий, неудобный; затруднительныйawkward situation - затруднительное или неловкое положение
to feel awkward with smb. - чувствовать себя неловко с кем-л.
3. разг. опасный; трудный ( часто о человеке)awkward customer - а) опасный тип; б) опасная тварь (о собаке и т. п.)
don't be awkward, we have to get this finished by 5 o'clock - не выдумывай /не капризничай/, эту работу мы должны закончить к пяти часам
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