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Detailed Translations for awkwardness from English to Swedish

awkwardness:

awkwardness [the ~] noun

  1. the awkwardness
  2. the awkwardness (embarrassment; discomfiture)

Translation Matrix for awkwardness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
förlägenhet awkwardness; discomfiture; embarrassment
tafatthet awkwardness
- 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:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
awkwardness pinsamhet Peinlichkeit — etwas, das als peinlich empfunden wird

awkward:


Translation Matrix for awkward:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
farligt malignity; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
klumpig bungling; rummaging; trouble
obekväm ineffectiveness; inefficiency
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bunglesome; clumsy; cumbersome; embarrassing; ill at ease; ill-chosen; inapt; inept; sticky; uneasy; unenviable; ungainly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brydsam awkward; embarrassing; perplexing
bökig awkward; messy; tiresome
genant awkward; discomfiting; embarrassing
obehagligt disagreably; unpleasantly
penibel awkward; painful
penibelt awkward; painful
svårt seriously
tafflig awkward; clumsy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
farlig awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome dangerous; deceptive; hazardous; imminent; impending; perilous; risk-bearing; risky; threatening; unsafe
farligt awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome dangerous; hazardous; risk-bearing; risky; unsafe
generade awkward; embarrassing
gensträvig against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; wayward; wilful; willful
gensträvigt against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; wayward; wilful; willful
illa till mods awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable
klumpig awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy ailing; clumsy; maladroit; plump
klumpigt awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy abstemious; ailing; bungling; clotted; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; inept; maladroit; not very good; owlish; plump; poor; shaky; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden; wretched
motspänstigt against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; revolting; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous
oangenäm awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient
oangenämt awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable distasteful; embarrassing; ill at ease; painful; shocking; uneasy; unpalatable; unpleasant; unsavory; unsavoury
obehaglig awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable creepy; distasteful; scary; shocking; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury
obehagligt awkward; ill-at-ease; uncomfortable creepy; distasteful; inconvenient; scary; shocking; uncomfortable; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury
obekväm awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient ill at ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable; uneasy; unpleasant
obekvämt awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable ill at ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable; uneasy; unpleasant
opraktiskt awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; inconvenient
osäker awkward dangerous; hazardous; risky; uncertain; wavering
osäkert awkward dangerous; uncertain; unsafe; wavering
otrevlig annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome bad; cheerless; mean; plain; ugly; unattractive; uninviting
otrevligt annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; unpleasant; unwelcome bad; impolite; mean; plain; ugly; unattractive; uncivil; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant
pinsam awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful embarrassing; painful
pinsamt awkward; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful embarrassing; full of sadness; grievous; pained; painful; saddened
riskfyllt awkward; critical; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; worrisome
svår awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough critical; difficult; hard; inflexible; problematic; severe; stern; strict; trying
svårt awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough complex; complicated; critical; difficult; hard; inflexible; intricate; involved; problematic; punish; rough; severe; stern; stiff; strict; trying

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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. not easily managed or effected; embarrassing

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
awkward besvärlig; brydsam; vansklig misslichveraltet: einen ungewissen Ausgang habend, heikel
awkward besvärlig misslichärgerlich, unangenehm; so, dass etwas nicht angenehm ist
awkward penibel; genant; pinsam; skämmig peinlichbeschämend, unangenehm
awkward prekär prekär — heikel, schwierig, problematisch
awkward obehaglig unbehaglich — Unbehagen auslösend, unangenehmes Gefühl empfindend