awkward

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Özellikle başkalarının yanında insanı huzursuz eden veya utandıran.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: uncomfortable, embarrassing

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: awkward silence, awkward moment, feel awkward

zor, kullanışsız

Biçimi, tasarımı veya karmaşıklığı yüzünden kullanılması, ele alınması ya da düzenlenmesi zor olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: awkward to do something (The box is awkward to carry.)

Eş anlamlılar: difficult, tricky, unwieldy

Zıt anlamlılar: easy

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: awkward shape, awkward to use, awkward problem

sakar, beceriksiz

Hareketlerini iyi kontrol edemeyen, sık sık bir şeyler düşüren veya hareket etmekte zorlanan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: clumsy, ungainly

Zıt anlamlılar: graceful, agile

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: awkward movements, awkward dancer, awkward on feet, awkward with tools

ters, uyumsuz

Yardım etmeyerek veya anlaşmaya yanaşmayarak başkalarının işini bilerek zorlaştıran.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: difficult, uncooperative, obstructive

Zıt anlamlılar: cooperative, helpful

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: be awkward, awkward customer, deliberately awkward