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Detailed Translations for awkwardness from English to French

awkwardness:

awkwardness [the ~] nomen

  1. the awkwardness
    la maladresse; la gaucherie; l'incommodité
  2. the awkwardness (embarrassment; discomfiture)
    l'embarras; la gêne

Translation Matrix for awkwardness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
embarras awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment blockage; bother; bustle; difficulty; discomfiture; discomforts; fuss; hassle; hindrance; hustle; hustle and bustle; inconvenience; mess; misery; nuisance; obstacle; obstruction; problems; reserve; restraint; reticence; sense of shame; shame; shyness; timidity; timorousness; trouble; troubles
gaucherie awkwardness botching; bungling; fumblingness; numbness
gêne awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment barrier; blockage; bother; discomfiture; hindrance; impediment; inconvenience; interruption; intrusion; nuisance; obstacle; obstruction; reserve; restraint; reticence; shyness; timidity; timorousness; trouble
incommodité awkwardness ailment; flaw; infirmity
maladresse awkwardness blunder; botching; bungling; fiddling; fumblingness; tinkering
- 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. the state or quality of being awkward

awkward:

awkward adj

  1. awkward (difficult; tough; burdensome; )
    difficile; dur; compliqué; pénible; péniblement; embarrassant; écrasant; lourd; étreignant; délicat; difficilement; accablant; oppressant; critique; gênant; assommant; pressant; avec peine
  2. awkward (unpleasant; inconvenient; annoying; )
    déplaisant; désagréable; dérangeant; désagréablement
  3. awkward (uncomfortable; ill-at-ease)
    embarrassé
  4. awkward (against the grain; recalcitrant)
    têtu; entêté; contrariant; obstiné; réticent; inflexible; buté; revêche
  5. awkward (critical; precarious; worrisome; )
    critique; pénible; inquiétant; épineux; embarrassant; gênant; difficile; délicat
  6. awkward (painful; grievous; full of sadness; pained)
    douloureux; pénible; peiné; gênant; l'air peiné
  7. awkward
    embarrassant; difficile; gênant; pénible
  8. awkward (inconvenient; disagreeable; bothersome; exacting)
    désagréable; dérangeant; gênant; agaçant; embarrassant; importun; désagréablement
  9. awkward (gawky; unhandy; clumsy; )
    dégingandé; de manière dégindandée
  10. awkward (clumsy; fumbling)
    maladroit; malhabile; maladroitement
  11. awkward (embarrassing)
    gênant; embarrassant; pénible; inopportun

Translation Matrix for awkward:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
critique analysis; appraisal; assessment; book review; comment; critic; criticism; critique; discussion; remark; review; reviewer
dur pushful man; stickler; tough fellow
entêté pig-headed person; stubborn person
importun bore; handful; nuisance; pain in the neck; pest; troublemaker
maladroit bungler; muddler; sad sack
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bunglesome; clumsy; cumbersome; embarrassing; ill at ease; ill-chosen; inapt; inept; sticky; uneasy; unenviable; ungainly
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
maladroit clumsy; loutish
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clumsy; discomfiting; embarrassing; messy; painful; perplexing; tiresome
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
accablant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
agaçant awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient aggravating; annoying; bothersome; exasperating; inconvenient; irritating; nagging; nerve-racking; provoking; tantalising; tantalizing; tiresome; tormenting; troublesome
assommant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough boring; deadly dull; dreary; dull; tedious
avec peine awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
buté against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
compliqué awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough bewildered; chaotic; complex; complicated; composed; confused; critical; difficult; diffuse; disconcerted; disordered; flustered; hard; inconvenient; indistinct; intricate; involved; obscure; problematic; trying; unclear
contrariant against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn
critique awkward; burdensome; critical; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome alarming; cardinal; chief; contested; controversial; critical; crucial; debatable; delicate; difficult; disputable; disputed; disturbing; dubious; essential; hard; imputable; indispensable; open to question; perilous; precarious; principal; problematic; questionable; touchy; trying; uncertain; vital; worrisome
de manière dégindandée awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy
difficile awkward; burdensome; critical; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome aggravating; critical; difficult; exacting; hard; incriminating; problematic; punish; severe; stiff; strenuous; tough; tricky; trying
difficilement awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough critical; difficult; hard; problematic; punish; severe; stiff; trying
douloureux awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful; saddened
dur awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough abominable; abrasive; as hard as a nails; as hard as nails; as hard as rock; barbaric; brutal; callous; critical; cruel; cutting; difficult; gruesome; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; harsh; heartless; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; iron-hard; merciless; nipping; pitiless; problematic; punish; relentless; rock-hard; ruthless; severe; sinewy; snappy; stern; stiff; stone-hard; strict; stringy; tough; trying
dégingandé awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
délicat awkward; burdensome; critical; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome acutely; choice; choosy; contested; controversial; critical; dainty; debatable; delicate; delicious; delightful; difficult; disputable; disputed; dubious; easily hurt; elegant; elite; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; fussy; graceful; handsome; heavenly; highly-strung; imputable; lovely; nice; open to question; oversensitive; perilous; personable; petite; picky; precarious; pretty; problematic; problematical; questionable; refined; select; sensitive; skinny; slender; slight; slim; smartly; snap; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; subtly; superior; susceptible; tender; touchy; uncertain; very pretty; very tasteful; vulnerable; weak
déplaisant annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; sourish; tasting sourishly; ugly; unattractive; uncongenial; unengaging; unfit; unsuitable; untrue
dérangeant annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; exasperating; inconvenient; irritating; tiresome; troublesome
désagréable annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; annoying; antipathetic; boring; bothersome; delicate; disagreeable; distasteful; dreadful; dull; ill at ease; ill-timed; impolite; incompetent; inconvenient; indigestible; shocking; sourish; tasting sourishly; troublesome; ugly; unattractive; uncivil; uneasy; unfit; unfriendly; unkind; unpalatable; unpleasant; unsavory; unsavoury; unsuitable; untrue
désagréablement annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; impolite; inconvenient; troublesome; ugly; unattractive; uncivil; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant
embarrassant awkward; bothersome; burdensome; critical; difficult; disagreeable; embarrassing; exacting; hard; heavy; inconvenient; massive; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; burdensome; exasperating; heavy; hindrance-causing; inconvenient; irritating; oppressing; oppressive; tiresome; troublesome; unmanageable; unwieldy
embarrassé awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable abstemious; ashamed; bashful; clumsy; diffident; doltish; embarrassed; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; shamefaced; shy; stiff; timid; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
entêté against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant dense; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
gênant awkward; bothersome; burdensome; critical; difficult; disagreeable; embarrassing; exacting; full of sadness; grievous; hard; heavy; inconvenient; massive; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; delicate; embarrassing; exasperating; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; irritating; painful; tiresome; troublesome; unfit; unsuitable
importun awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient annoying; delicate; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; insistent; intrusive; obtrusive; pushy; undesirable; unfit; unsuitable; unwanted
inflexible against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; immovable; inexorable; inflexible; obstinate; precise; precisely; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stringent; stubborn; unbending; unrelenting; unyielding
inopportun awkward; embarrassing aggravating; annoying; bothersome; delicate; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; misplaced; not at the right time; out of place; troublesome; unfit; unsuitable; untimely
inquiétant awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome alarming; critical; disquieting; disturbing; fearfull; frightning; grave; grizly; scary; serious; worrisome; worrying
l'air peiné awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful
lourd awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; fatty; filling; greasy; heavy; loaded; muggy; obese; oppressing; oppressive; plump; rich; stout; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
maladroit awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; ailing; boorish; clumsy; doltish; gawky; ill-bred; impolite; maladroit; not very good; owlish; plump; poor; rude; stiff; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; wooden
maladroitement awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; ailing; bad; clumsy; doltish; faint; feeble; frail; gawky; maladroit; not very good; owlish; poor; slackly; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; weak; wooden
malhabile awkward; clumsy; fumbling abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
obstiné against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; dogged; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; mulish; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; pigheaded; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; stiff-necked; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending; wayward; wilful; willful
oppressant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough muggy; oppressive; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
peiné awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful brooding; fretting; pained; worrisome; worrying
pressant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; cramped; essential; heavy; highly necessary; imperative; narrow; necessarily; necessary; oppressing; oppressive; pressing; small; stringent; tight; urgent; vital; with haste
pénible awkward; burdensome; critical; difficult; embarrassing; full of sadness; grievous; hard; heavy; massive; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; worrisome aggravating; annoying; bothersome; delicate; embarrassing; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; incriminating; painful; tough; tricky; troublesome; unfit; unsuitable
péniblement awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
revêche against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; embittered; grim; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; sullen; unbending
réticent against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; pig-headed; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
têtu against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant against the grain; dense; dogged; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; pigheaded; rebellious; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; stiff-necked; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending; wayward; wilful; willful
écrasant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; heavy; leaden; oppressing; oppressive; ponderous; weighty
épineux awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome inflamed; prickly; spinous; thorny
étreignant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough

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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
noun
  1. Personne grossier et maladroite.
adjective
  1. Qui est d’une très grande finesse, très délié.
  2. Qui n’est pas commode, dont l’usage cause la gêne.
  3. Qui n’est pas commode, qui est peu pratique.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• awkward → difficile; délicat ↔ misslich — veraltet: einen ungewissen Ausgang habend, heikel
• awkward → difficile; délicat ↔ misslich — ärgerlich, unangenehm; so, dass etwas nicht angenehm ist
• awkward → gauche; lourdingue; lourd ↔ plump — schwerfällig, unbeholfen
• awkward → précaire; difficile; délicat ↔ prekär — heikel, schwierig, problematisch
• awkward → incommode ↔ unbehaglich — Unbehagen auslösend, unangenehmes Gefühl empfindend







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