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clumsy adj [person, attempt, effort] maladroit ; [body, limbs] gauche ; [object] grossier/-ière ; [animal] pataud ; [tool] peu maniable ; [style] lourd ; to be clumsy at sports/drawing ne pas être très adroit en sport/dessin ; to be clumsy at tennis/volleyball ne pas être très adroit au tennis/volley ; to be clumsy with one's hands/a knife ne pas être très adroit de ses mains/avec un couteau dans les mains ; how clumsy of me! que je suis maladroit! -
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['klʌmzɪ]aggettivo [person, attempt] maldestro, goffo; [ object] grossolano; [ animal] sgraziato, goffo; [ tool] poco pratico, scomodo; [ style] pesante* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) maldestro- clumsily- clumsiness* * *clumsy /ˈklʌmzɪ/a.1 goffo; impacciato; maldestro; sgraziato; senza tatto2 malfatto; mal costruito; rozzo: clumsy implements, attrezzi rozzi; a clumsy piece of work, un lavoro malfattoclumsily avv. clumsiness n. [u].* * *['klʌmzɪ] -
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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 > clumsy
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adjective2) (inappropriate) unpassend, unangebracht [Bemerkung, Eingreifen]3) (foolish) albern* * *in·epthis \inept handling of the crisis sein unfähiges Krisenmanagementhe's totally \inept at standing up for himself er ist nicht fähig, sich zu behaupten\inept comment unangebrachter Kommentar\inept leadership unfähige Führung\inept performance stümperhafte Leistung\inept remark unpassende Bemerkungto be socially \inept nicht [gut] mit anderen [Menschen] umgehen können* * *[ɪ'nept]adjbehaviour ungeschickt, linkisch, unbeholfen; remark unpassend, unangebracht, ungeschickt; performance, display ungeschickt, stümperhaft (pej); compliment, refusal, attempt plump; comparison ungeeignet, unpassend; person (= clumsy) ungeschickt, unbeholfen; (= slow at learning) begriffsstutzig, ungelehrig, unverständig* * *inept [ıˈnept] adj (adv ineptly)1. unpassend:a) ungeeignetb) verfehlt:an inept comparison ein unpassender Vergleich2. albern, töricht3. a) ungeschickt, unbeholfen:he’s quite inept at tennis er stellt sich beim Tennis ziemlich ungeschickt anb) unfähig* * *adjective1) (unskilful, clumsy) unbeholfen2) (inappropriate) unpassend, unangebracht [Bemerkung, Eingreifen]3) (foolish) albern* * *adj.absurd adj.albern adj.sinnlos adj.unangebracht adj.ungeeignet adj.ungeschickt adj.unpassend adj.untauglich adj.untüchtig adj. -
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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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