awkwardness

awkwardness
noun, no pl.
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1) Unhandlichkeit, die
2) Unbeholfenheit, die
3) Peinlichkeit, die
4) (of person) unangenehmes Wesen; (of situation, position) Schwierigkeit, die
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noun die Ungeschicklichkeit
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awk·ward·ness
[ˈɔ:kwədnəs, AM ˈɑ:kwɚd-]
n no pl
1. (embarrassed feeling) Betretenheit f, Verlegenheit f
2. (embarrassing nature) Peinlichkeit f
3. (lack of grace) Unbeholfenheit f, Ungeschicklichkeit f
4. (difficulty) Schwierigkeit f
5. (lack of skill) Ungeschicktheit f
6. BRIT (uncooperativeness) mangelnde Hilfsbereitschaft
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['ɔːkwədnɪs]
n
1) (= difficulty) Schwierigkeit f; (of time, angle, shape) Ungünstigkeit f
2) (= discomfort) Peinlichkeit f
3) (= embarrassment) Verlegenheit f; (= shamefacedness) Betretenheit f
4) (= clumsiness) Unbeholfenheit f
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awkwardness s
1. Ungeschicktheit f, Unbeholfenheit f, linkisches Wesen
2. Verlegenheit f
3. Peinlichkeit f
4. Unhandlichkeit f, Sperrigkeit f
5. a) Schwierigkeit f
b) Lästigkeit f
c) Gefährlichkeit f
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noun, no pl.
1) Unhandlichkeit, die
2) Unbeholfenheit, die
3) Peinlichkeit, die
4) (of person) unangenehmes Wesen; (of situation, position) Schwierigkeit, die
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n.
Unannehmlichkeit f.
Ungeschicklichkeit f.

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