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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImbarazzante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: im-ba-raz-zan-te
"La situazione era imbarazzante per tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience.
"He felt awkward during the silence that followed his question." - 2
Not smooth or graceful; clumsy.
"The dancer's awkward movements drew attention for all the wrong reasons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'awkward' originates from the Middle English 'awk' meaning 'backward' or 'in the wrong direction', which itself comes from the Old Norse 'afugr', meaning 'turned the wrong way'. Over time, its meaning evolved to encompass clumsiness and discomfort in social situations.
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Maladroit
Transliteration: ma-la-dwa
"Il se sentait maladroit pendant la conversation."
Ungeschickt
Transliteration: un-ge-schi-ckt
"Er fühlte sich ungeschickt in der neuen Umgebung."
Imbarazzante
Transliteration: im-ba-raz-zan-te
"La situazione era imbarazzante per tutti."
Torpe
Transliteration: tor-pe
"Se sintió torpe en la reunión."
Desajeitado
Transliteration: de-sa-jei-ta-do
"Ele se sentiu desajeitado durante a apresentação."
अजीब
Transliteration: ajeeb
"वह उस अजीब स्थिति में असहज महसूस कर रहा था।"
尴尬
Transliteration: gān gà
"他在那种尴尬的情况下感到不自在。"
어색한
Transliteration: eosekhan
"그는 어색한 상황에서 불편함을 느꼈다."
不器用な
Transliteration: bukiyōna
"彼は不器用な動きでみんなの注目を集めた。"
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