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Detailed Translations for awkwardness from English to German

awkwardness:

awkwardness [the ~] nomen

  1. the awkwardness
    die Unbeholfenheit; die Ungeschicklichkeit; die Ungeschicktheit
  2. the awkwardness (embarrassment; discomfiture)
    die Scham; die Schüchternheit; die Scheu; die Verlegenheit; die Zaghaftigkeit; die Geniertheit

Translation Matrix for awkwardness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Geniertheit awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment discomfiture; reserve; restraint; reticence; shyness; timidity; timorousness
Scham awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment sense of shame; shame
Scheu awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment anxiety; chilliness; discomfiture; dread; fear; reserve; restraint; reticence; shiveriness; shyness; timidity; timorousness
Schüchternheit awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment bewilderment; confusion; discomfiture; reserve; restraint; reticence; shyness; syness; timidity; timorousness
Unbeholfenheit awkwardness
Ungeschicklichkeit awkwardness
Ungeschicktheit awkwardness
Verlegenheit awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment discomfiture; reserve; restraint; reticence; shyness; syness; timidity; timorousness
Zaghaftigkeit awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment discomfiture; reserve; restraint; reticence; shyness; syness; timidity; timorousness
- clumsiness; cumbersomeness; gracelessness; ineptitude; ineptness; maladroitness; nuisance value; slowness; stiffness; unwieldiness

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Related Definitions for "awkwardness":

  1. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape1
  2. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)1
  3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant1
  4. the quality of an embarrassing situation1
    • he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal1
  5. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training1

Wiktionary Translations for awkwardness:

awkwardness
noun
  1. etwas, das als peinlich empfunden wird

awkward:

awkward adj

  1. awkward (difficult; tough; burdensome; )
    nicht einfach
  2. awkward (unpleasant; inconvenient; annoying; )
    unangenehm; störend; lästig; schwer; unbequem; kaltherzig
  3. awkward (uncomfortable; ill-at-ease)
    unangenehm; unbequem; unbehaglich; mißlich; umbequem; lästig
  4. awkward (against the grain; recalcitrant)
    eigensinnig
  5. awkward (critical; precarious; worrisome; )
    bedrängt
  6. awkward (painful; grievous; full of sadness; pained)
    schmerzlich; schmerzhaft
  7. awkward
    lästig
  8. awkward (inconvenient; disagreeable; bothersome; exacting)
    unangenehm; störend; unbequem
  9. awkward (gawky; unhandy; clumsy; )
    unbeholfen; schlacksig; ungeschickt; tölpelhaft
  10. awkward (clumsy; fumbling)
    unbeholfen; schlacksig; ungeschliffen; ungeschickt; stümperhaft; hilflos; ungelenk; ungehobelt; tölpelhaft
  11. awkward (embarrassing)
    genant; peinlich

Translation Matrix for awkward:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
schwer at large extent; big; enormous; great; tall; vast
- bunglesome; clumsy; cumbersome; embarrassing; ill at ease; ill-chosen; inapt; inept; sticky; uneasy; unenviable; ungainly
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stümperhaft clumsy; loutish
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clumsy; discomfiting; embarrassing; messy; painful; perplexing; tiresome
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bedrängt awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome clamped down; clasped; close; muggy; musty; oppressed; oppressive; stale; stifling; stuck; stuffy; sultry; sweltering; wedged
eigensinnig against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; boring; cross-grained; dogged; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; immovable; independent; inflexible; leathery; mindless; mulish; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unbending; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous; wayward; wilful; willful
genant awkward; embarrassing embarrassing; painful
hilflos awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; clumsy; defenceless; defenseless; delicate; doltish; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; gawky; helpless; impotent; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; powerless; sick; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wan; weak; wooden
kaltherzig annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aloof; chilli; chilly; cold; cool; distant; in an unresponsive way
lästig annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable; unpleasant; unwelcome abstemious; aggravating; annoying; boring; bothersome; clumsy; critical; delicate; doltish; dreadful; dull; embarrassed; gawky; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; incriminating; not very good; owlish; perilous; poor; precarious; stiff; touchy; tough; tricky; troublesome; uncomfortable; uneasy; unfit; unhandy; unsuitable; wooden
mißlich awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable abstemious; clumsy; critical; dangerous; deceptive; delicate; doltish; gawky; hazardous; not very good; owlish; perilous; poor; precarious; risky; stiff; touchy; uneasy; unhandy; unsafe; wooden
nicht einfach awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
peinlich awkward; embarrassing critical; delicate; embarrassing; painful; perilous; precarious; touchy
schlacksig awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
schmerzhaft awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful injurious; insulting; offending; offensive
schmerzlich awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful full of sadness; grievous; injurious; insulting; offending; offensive; pained; painful; saddened
schwer annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; agressive; annoying; big; big-boned; boring; bothersome; burdensome; burly; considerable; conspicuous; critical; delicate; dreadful; dull; enormous; filling; frequently; galling; great; heavily built; heavily-built; heavy; hefty; huge; inconvenient; irksome; large; many times; massive; notable; offensive; often; oppressing; oppressive; perilous; precarious; remarkable; respectable; rich; robust; stocky; striking; sturdy; substantial; tall; terrible; touchy; tremendous; troublesome; vast; violent
störend annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; exasperating; inconvenient; irritating; ruffling; tiresome; troublesome
stümperhaft awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; bungling; clumsy; doltish; gawky; inept; not very good; owlish; poor; shaky; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden; wretched
tölpelhaft awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; arrogant; boorish; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; ill-bred; impudent; insolent; not very good; overbearing; owlish; poor; presumptuous; rude; rustic; shameless; stiff; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; wooden
umbequem awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable abstemious; clumsy; doltish; embarrassed; gawky; inconvenient; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uncomfortable; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
unangenehm annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable; unpleasant; unwelcome abominable; aggravating; annoying; appalling; bold; boring; bothersome; chilli; chilly; clammy; cold; cold and damp; critical; delicate; detestable; distasteful; dreadful; dull; embarrassed; exasperating; ghastly; horrible; horrid; ill at ease; ill-fated; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; irritating; obnoxious; odious; ominous; perilous; plain; precarious; shocking; sinister; terrible; tiresome; touchy; troublesome; ugly; uneasy; unfit; unholy; unpalatable; unpleasant; unsavory; unsavoury; unsuitable
unbehaglich awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable abstemious; clumsy; doltish; embarrassed; gawky; ill at ease; inconvenient; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uncomfortable; uneasy; unhandy; unpleasant; wooden
unbeholfen awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
unbequem annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; annoying; boring; bothersome; critical; delicate; dreadful; dull; embarrassed; ill at ease; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; perilous; precarious; touchy; troublesome; uneasy; unfit; unpleasant; unsuitable
ungehobelt awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; arrogant; boorish; clumsy; coarse; commonplace; doltish; gawky; gross; ill-bred; impolite; impudent; insolent; not very good; overbearing; owlish; poor; presumptuous; rude; rustic; seedy; shameless; stiff; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vulgar; wooden
ungelenk awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
ungeschickt awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; arrogant; boorish; clumsy; doltish; gawky; ill-bred; impudent; insolent; not very good; overbearing; owlish; poor; presumptuous; rude; rustic; shameless; stiff; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; wooden
ungeschliffen awkward; clumsy; fumbling arrogant; big-boned; boorish; coarse; commonplace; discourteous; gross; heavily-built; hefty; ill-bred; ill-mannered; impertinent; impolite; impudent; indecent; insolent; loutish; oafish; offensive; overbearing; presumptuous; rude; rustic; seedy; shameless; stocky; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vulgar

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Related Definitions for "awkward":

  1. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner1
    • awkward and reserved at parties1
  2. causing inconvenience1
    • they arrived at an awkward time1
  3. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment1
    • awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion1
    • an awkward pause followed his remark1
  4. not elegant or graceful in expression1
    • an awkward prose style1
  5. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance1
    • an awkward dancer1
    • an awkward gesture1
    • too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes1
    • his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot1
  6. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape1
    • an awkward bundle to carry1

Wiktionary Translations for awkward:

awkward
adjective
  1. perverse; adverse; untoward
  2. not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
  3. lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
awkward
adjective
  1. heikel, schwierig, problematisch
  2. schwerfällig, unbeholfen
  3. beschämend, unangenehm
  4. ärgerlich, unangenehm; so, dass etwas nicht angenehm ist
  5. veraltet: einen ungewissen Ausgang habend, heikel
  6. eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend
adverb
  1. Unbehagen auslösend, unangenehmes Gefühl empfindend
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• awkward → Flaps; Raubein ↔ balourd — Personne grossier et maladroite.
• awkward → delikat; fein; gelinde; zart; köstlich; lecker; wohlschmeckend; zartfühlend; feinfühlend; feinfühlig; empfindlich; taktvoll; behutsam; heikel; kitzlig; wählerisch; subtil ↔ délicat — Qui est d’une très grande finesse, très délié.







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