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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestorpe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: torpe
"Su comportamiento social fue un poco torpe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lacking ease or grace; socially awkward and unrefined.
"It would be gauche to ask about how much money they make on your first date."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French gauche meaning 'left', and figuratively 'awkward' or 'clumsy'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gauche" is said worldwide
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gauche
Transliteration: gauche
"Sa remarque était un peu gauche."
taktlos
Transliteration: taktlos
"Es war ziemlich taktlos, das zu erwähnen."
sgarbato
Transliteration: sgarbato
"Ha fatto un commento molto sgarbato."
torpe
Transliteration: torpe
"Su comportamiento social fue un poco torpe."
sem tato
Transliteration: sem tato
"Foi um comentário sem tato da parte dele."
अशिष्ट
Transliteration: ashisht
"उसकी टिप्पणी थोड़ी अशिष्ट थी।"
笨拙的
Transliteration: bènzhuō de
"他的社交举止显得十分笨拙。"
서투른
Transliteration: seotureun
"그의 사회적 태도는 다소 서투르다."
不作法な
Transliteration: bufahou na
"そんな質問をするのは不作法だ。"
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