cumbersome

encombrant, peu maniable

Difficile à porter, à déplacer ou à utiliser à cause de sa taille, de son poids ou de sa forme.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cumbersome to do something (The camera was cumbersome to carry on long walks.)

Synonymes : unwieldy, awkward, bulky

Contraires : handy, manageable

Expressions courantes : cumbersome equipment, cumbersome to carry, cumbersome machine

contraignant, lourd

Qui crée des difficultés ou du travail supplémentaire et ralentit les choses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : burdensome, onerous

Expressions courantes : cumbersome procedure, cumbersome rules, cumbersome paperwork

lourd, pataud

Qui se déplace lentement et lourdement, sans aisance ni rapidité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : lumbering, sluggish

Contraires : agile, nimble

Expressions courantes : cumbersome movement, cumbersome steps, cumbersome beast

pénible, laborieux

Difficile et fatigant à gérer ou à accomplir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : arduous, laborious, demanding

Contraires : easy, effortless

Expressions courantes : cumbersome task, cumbersome work, cumbersome duties