cumbersome

aparatoso, poco manejable

Difícil de llevar, mover o usar por su tamaño, peso o forma.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to carry, move, or use because of its size, weight, or shape.

• This suitcase is cumbersome.
• They struggled to lift the cumbersome desk.
• The old equipment was too cumbersome to use outside.

Cómo se usa: cumbersome to do something (The camera was cumbersome to carry on long walks.)

Sinónimos: unwieldy, awkward, bulky

Antónimos: handy, manageable

Expresiones frecuentes: cumbersome equipment, cumbersome to carry, cumbersome machine

engorroso, oneroso

Que causa dificultades o trabajo adicional y hace que se avance más despacio.

En inglés sencillo: Causing difficulty or extra work that slows you down.

• The rules are cumbersome.
• Cumbersome paperwork delayed our application.
• They replaced the cumbersome process with a simple online form.

Sinónimos: burdensome, onerous

Expresiones frecuentes: cumbersome procedure, cumbersome rules, cumbersome paperwork

pesado, lento

Que se mueve con lentitud y pesadez, sin agilidad.

En inglés sencillo: Moving slowly and heavily, without much ease or speed.

• The cumbersome beast moved slowly.
• His cumbersome steps shook the wooden floor.
• The creature's movements became more cumbersome as it tired.

Sinónimos: lumbering, sluggish

Antónimos: agile, nimble

Expresiones frecuentes: cumbersome movement, cumbersome steps, cumbersome beast

arduo, laborioso

Difícil y agotador de afrontar o realizar.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult and tiring to deal with or carry out.

• The work was cumbersome and tiring.
• They faced the cumbersome task of clearing the fields.
• He gave up his cumbersome duties at last.

Sinónimos: arduous, laborious, demanding

Antónimos: easy, effortless

Expresiones frecuentes: cumbersome task, cumbersome work, cumbersome duties