unbeholfen

I Adj.

1. Bewegung etc.: clumsy, awkward; er ist unbeholfen im Ausdruck he is not very good at expressing himself

2. (hilflos) helpless; pej. hopeless

II Adv. sich bewegen etc.: clumsily, awkwardly; sich unbeholfen ausdrücken express oneself clumsily

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gawky; ponderous; maladroit; ungainly; ungraceful; unhandy; unwieldy; awkward; shiftless

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ụn|be|hol|fen ['ʊnbəhɔlfn]

1. adj

clumsy, awkward; (= hilflos) helpless; (= plump) Annäherungsversuch clumsy

2. adv

clumsily, awkwardly

mit seinem verletzten Bein geht er sehr unbeholfen — he walks very awkwardly with his injured leg

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1) ((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) gawky

2) (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) shiftless

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un·be·hol·fen

[ˈʊnbəhɔlfn̩]

I. adj (schwerfällig) clumsy; (wenig gewandt) awkward

II. adv

1. (schwerfällig) clumsily

2. (wenig gewandt) awkwardly, clumsily

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1.

Adjektiv clumsy; awkward

2.

adverbial clumsily; awkwardly

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unbeholfen

A. adj

1. Bewegung etc: clumsy, awkward;

er ist unbeholfen im Ausdruck he is not very good at expressing himself

2. (hilflos) helpless; pej hopeless

B. adv sich bewegen etc: clumsily, awkwardly;

sich unbeholfen ausdrücken express oneself clumsily

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1.

Adjektiv clumsy; awkward

2.

adverbial clumsily; awkwardly

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adj.

awkward adj.

clumsy adj.

ungainly adj. v.

to putter v.