awkward
awkward
englantihankala, vaivalloinen; kömpelö
kiusallinen, vaivaantunut, nolo
yhteys|BrE|k=en epäavulias; hankala, vastahakoinen
Esimerkkejä:
an awkward customer – hankala asiakas
awkward questions
This car is a bit awkward to drive.
awkward phrasing – kömpelö sanamuoto
an awkward silence
I always feel awkward with him.
Stop being so awkward and give me a hand, will you!
Synonyymisanakirja
awkward
vaikea, hankala, hämmentävä, kiusallinen, nolo, piinallinen, huonosti valittu, avuton, kömpelö, epäkäytännöllinen, kyvytön, taitamaton, tökerö, painava, epämukava, raskasliikkeinen.
Rimmaavat sanat
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Englannin sanakirja
awkward (englanti > suomi)
awkward englanniksi
puhekieltä In a backwards direction.
(RQ:Mlry MrtArthr1):
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
(ux)
Not easily managed or effectVerb effected; embarrassing.
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
perverse Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
Someone or something that is awkward.
(quote-book)|year=1912|oclc=2732890|passage=Another important branch of deportment was to seat the awkwards stiffly on the extreme edge of a chair, fold the hands on the very precarious lap, droop the eyes in a pensive way.
(quote-book)|year=1998|isbn=978-0-00-255944-7|passage='What periods are you talking about?' / 'The monthly awkwards. Didn't the girls at Molyneux have them when you were managing director?' / The Rabbit leaned forward, sniffing the air in the immediate vicinity. 'Either you've been drinking or you've got some girl into trouble. Or am I being unfair to you and it's both?'
(quote-book)|year=2014|page=76|isbn=978-1-4767-8800-5|passage=That is a way to make awkwards. And it's not fun to hang out with awkwards more than once.