awkward

incómodo, embarazoso

Que hace sentir incomodidad o vergüenza, especialmente al estar con otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: Making people feel uncomfortable or embarrassed, especially in a social situation.

• There was an awkward silence.
• I felt awkward asking her about the money.
• The dinner became awkward when his former partner arrived.

Sinónimos: uncomfortable, embarrassing

Expresiones frecuentes: awkward silence, awkward moment, feel awkward

complicado, difícil, poco manejable

Difícil de usar, resolver u organizar por su forma, diseño o complejidad.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to use, deal with, or arrange because of its shape, design, or complexity.

• The controls are awkward to use.
• Its awkward shape made packing difficult.
• We found an answer to a particularly awkward problem.

Cómo se usa: awkward to do something (The box is awkward to carry.)

Sinónimos: difficult, tricky, unwieldy

Antónimos: easy

Expresiones frecuentes: awkward shape, awkward to use, awkward problem

torpe

Que controla mal sus movimientos y suele dejar caer cosas o tener dificultad para moverse.

En inglés sencillo: Moving without skill or control, often dropping things or finding movements difficult.

• He is an awkward dancer.
• The puppy looked awkward on its long legs.
• Her movements were awkward at first, but practice helped.

Sinónimos: clumsy, ungainly

Antónimos: graceful, agile

Expresiones frecuentes: awkward movements, awkward dancer, awkward on feet, awkward with tools

difícil, poco colaborador

Que dificulta las cosas a propósito al negarse a ayudar o a llegar a un acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: Deliberately making things difficult for other people by refusing to help or agree.

• Please stop being awkward.
• An awkward customer refused every solution we offered.
• He was deliberately awkward about signing the form.

Sinónimos: difficult, uncooperative, obstructive

Antónimos: cooperative, helpful

Expresiones frecuentes: be awkward, awkward customer, deliberately awkward