clumsy

torpe

Que se mueve con poca habilidad y suele dejar caer cosas o chocar con ellas.

En inglés sencillo: Moving awkwardly and often dropping things or bumping into them.

• I am too clumsy to dance.
• His clumsy movements knocked a glass off the table.
• She felt clumsy in her new boots.

Cómo se usa: clumsy with something (I am clumsy with small tools.)

Sinónimos: awkward, uncoordinated

Antónimos: graceful, dexterous

Expresiones frecuentes: clumsy person, clumsy movement, clumsy with something

torpe, tosco

Hecho o expresado con poca habilidad, sin suficiente cuidado o reflexión.

En inglés sencillo: Done, made, or expressed badly, without enough care, thought, or skill.

• That was a clumsy excuse.
• His clumsy apology made the argument worse.
• The software offers a clumsy solution to a simple problem.

Sinónimos: awkward, inelegant

Antónimos: elegant, skillful

Expresiones frecuentes: clumsy attempt, clumsy wording, clumsy solution