Was heißt »un­ge­lenk« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Bewegungen dieses Roboters sind ungelenk.

The movements of this robot are awkward.

Tom ist ungelenk.

Tom is awkward.

„Dafür, dass der Mensch ein Affe ist, ist er recht ungelenk in den Bäumen.“ – „Es gibt auch am Boden lebende Arten, Tom.“

"Considering humans are monkeys, they're not very nimble in the trees." "Some monkeys live on the ground, Tom."

Er hatte einen kleinen, befellten Leib mit ungelenken Flügeln.

He had a tiny, furry body with awkward wings.

Synonyme

höl­zern:

wooden

lin­kisch:

gauche

plump:

plump

ungainly

schlak­sig:

lanky

starr:

rigid

steif:

stiff

täp­pisch:

awkwardly

clumsily

un­be­hol­fen:

gauche

Antonyme

an­mu­tig:

charming

graceful

ele­gant:

elegant

ge­len­kig:

flexible

Englische Beispielsätze

• "You're really clumsy, aren't you?" "I don't need you to tell me that! I already know."

• How clumsy of me.

• The situation was very awkward.

• That sentence is awkward to the point of being wrong.

• Tom is a socially awkward introvert.

• This sentence seems awkward to me and perhaps is too much of a word-for-word translation of the German.

• What a clumsy metaphor!

• Mary is awkward and shy.

• Tom is awkward and shy.

• If you don't think of an excuse quickly, things will become awkward.

• Tom is shy and awkward.

• Please forgive me for being so clumsy.

• I'm sorry for being so clumsy.

• I apologize for being so clumsy.

• I'm so clumsy.

• Tom is very clumsy, isn't he?

• Tom broke the awkward silence.

• There was a period of awkward silence.

• Seals are clumsy and awkward on land, but very graceful in the water.

• I'm very clumsy.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

schwer­fäl­lig:

ponderous

sluggish

starr:

rigid