cumbersome

ingombrante, poco maneggevole

Difficile da trasportare, spostare o usare per le sue dimensioni, il peso o la forma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: unwieldy, awkward, bulky

Contrari: handy, manageable

Espressioni comuni: cumbersome equipment, cumbersome to carry, cumbersome machine

macchinoso, gravoso

Che crea difficoltà o lavoro aggiuntivo, rallentando ciò che si fa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: burdensome, onerous

Espressioni comuni: cumbersome procedure, cumbersome rules, cumbersome paperwork

goffo, lento

Che si muove lentamente e pesantemente, senza agilità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: lumbering, sluggish

Contrari: agile, nimble

Espressioni comuni: cumbersome movement, cumbersome steps, cumbersome beast

faticoso, arduo

Difficile e faticoso da affrontare o portare a termine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: arduous, laborious, demanding

Contrari: easy, effortless

Espressioni comuni: cumbersome task, cumbersome work, cumbersome duties