Awkward
//ˈɔːkwəd//
Translations of "awkward" (39 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarusian | нехлямя́жы(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), нязгра́бны(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), няўклю́дны(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | njexljamjážy, njazhrábny, njawkljúdny | |
| Bulgarian | неловък(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), непохватен(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), неприятен(perverse; adverse; untoward), несръчен(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), неудобен(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), неудобен(perverse; adverse; untoward) | nelovǎk, nepohvaten, neprijaten, nesrǎčen, neudoben, neudoben | |
| Catalan | inconvenient(perverse; adverse; untoward), incòmode(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), incòmode(perverse; adverse; untoward), maldestre(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), retret(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 別扭 /别扭(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), 尷尬 /尴尬(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | bièniu, gāngà | |
| Czech | neobratný(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), nepříjemný(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), nešikovný(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Danish | akavet(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Dutch | genant(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), ongemakkelijk(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), onhandig(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Esperanto | konsterna(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), mallerta(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), maloportuna(perverse; adverse; untoward), plumpa(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), senaplombiga(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Finnish | hankala(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), hankala(perverse; adverse; untoward), kiusallinen(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), kömpelö(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), kömpelö(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), nolo(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), vaikea(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), vaivaannuttava(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), vastahakoinen(perverse; adverse; untoward) | — | |
| French | embarrassant(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), gauche(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), inconvenant(perverse; adverse; untoward), maladroit(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| German | Umstände machend(perverse; adverse; untoward), beklemmend(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), betreten(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), patschert(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), patschert(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), peinlich(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), peinlich(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), schüchtern(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), tollpatschig(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), tölpelhaft(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), umständlich(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), umständlich(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), umständlich(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), umständlich(perverse; adverse; untoward), unangenehm(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), unangenehm(perverse; adverse; untoward), unbeholfen(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), unbeholfen(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), ungelenk(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), ungeschickt(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), verdreht(perverse; adverse; untoward), verkorkst(perverse; adverse; untoward), verlegen(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃(perverse; adverse; untoward) | agls | |
| Greek | αδέξιος(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), δύσκολος(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | adéxios, dýskolos | |
| Hungarian | kínos(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Icelandic | klunnalegur(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), pínlegur(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), vandræðalegur(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Indonesian | canggung(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), canggung(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), kikuk(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), memalukan(perverse; adverse; untoward) | — | |
| Irish | anásta(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), ciotrúnta(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), crúbach(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Italian | delicato(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), difficile(perverse; adverse; untoward), goffo(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), imbarazzante(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), imbarazzato(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), impacciato(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), inopportuno(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), maldestro(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), poco maneggevole(perverse; adverse; untoward), poco opportuno(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), scomodo(perverse; adverse; untoward) | — | |
| Japanese | ぎごちない(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), 不便な(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), 不器用な(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), 気まずい(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | gigochinai, fuben na, bukiyō na, kimazui | |
| Korean | 서투르다(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), 어색하다(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | seotureuda, eosaekhada | |
| Latin | inconcinnus(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Latvian | neveikls(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), neveikls(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), neveikls(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Lithuanian | nejaukus(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), nepatogus(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), nerangus(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Macedonian | не́згоден(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), не́згоден(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), не́згоден(perverse; adverse; untoward), не́смасен(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), не́смасен(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), неи́скусен(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), непри́јатен(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), непри́јатен(perverse; adverse; untoward), те́рсене(perverse; adverse; untoward) | nézgoden, nézgoden, nézgoden, nésmasen, nésmasen, neískusen, nepríjaten, nepríjaten, térsene | |
| Malay | canggung(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Māori | ninipa(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), tahangoi(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Norwegian | klumsete(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), klønete(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), pinlig(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | klein(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Persian | ناجور(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | nâjur | |
| Plautdietsch | onjeschekjt(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Polish | nieprzyjemny(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), nieśmiały(perverse; adverse; untoward) | — | |
| Portuguese | bisonho(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), constrangedor(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), desajeitado(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), desconcertante(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), incómodo(perverse; adverse; untoward), insegura(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), inseguro(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), tímida(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), tímido(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Romanian | neîndemânatic(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), stângaci(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Russian | затрудни́тельный(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), нело́вкий(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), нело́вкий(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), неудо́бный(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), неуклю́жий(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | zatrudnítelʹnyj, nelóvkij, nelóvkij, neudóbnyj, neukljúžij | |
| Spanish | atravesado(perverse; adverse; untoward), delicado(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), desgarbado(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), desgarbilado(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), desmañado(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), dificultoso(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), difícil(perverse; adverse; untoward), embarazoso(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), embarazoso(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), incómodo(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), premioso(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), torpe(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | — | |
| Swedish | genant(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), pinsam(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), stel(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), stel(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction), tafatt(lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | — | |
| Tagalog | asiwa(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), matungal(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | — | |
| Turkish | beceriksiz(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), garip(perverse; adverse; untoward), kullanışsız(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing), sakar(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), uygunsuz(perverse; adverse; untoward) | — | |
| Ukrainian | незгра́бний(lacking dexterity in the use of the hands), незручни́й(not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | nezhrábnyj, nezručnýj |
неловък, непохватен, неприятен, несръчен, неудобен, неудобен
nelovǎk, nepohvaten, neprijaten, nesrǎčen, neudoben, neudoben
inconvenient, incòmode, incòmode, maldestre, retret
neobratný, nepříjemný, nešikovný
akavet
genant, ongemakkelijk, onhandig
konsterna, mallerta, maloportuna, plumpa, senaplombiga
hankala, hankala, kiusallinen, kömpelö, kömpelö, nolo, vaikea, vaivaannuttava, vastahakoinen
embarrassant, gauche, inconvenant, maladroit
Umstände machend, beklemmend, betreten, patschert, patschert, peinlich, peinlich, schüchtern, tollpatschig, tölpelhaft, umständlich, umständlich, umständlich, umständlich, unangenehm, unangenehm, unbeholfen, unbeholfen, ungelenk, ungeschickt, verdreht, verkorkst, verlegen
kínos
klunnalegur, pínlegur, vandræðalegur
canggung, canggung, kikuk, memalukan
anásta, ciotrúnta, crúbach
delicato, difficile, goffo, imbarazzante, imbarazzato, impacciato, inopportuno, maldestro, poco maneggevole, poco opportuno, scomodo
inconcinnus
neveikls, neveikls, neveikls
nejaukus, nepatogus, nerangus
не́згоден, не́згоден, не́згоден, не́смасен, не́смасен, неи́скусен, непри́јатен, непри́јатен, те́рсене
nézgoden, nézgoden, nézgoden, nésmasen, nésmasen, neískusen, nepríjaten, nepríjaten, térsene
canggung
ninipa, tahangoi
klumsete, klønete, pinlig
klein
onjeschekjt
nieprzyjemny, nieśmiały
bisonho, constrangedor, desajeitado, desconcertante, incómodo, insegura, inseguro, tímida, tímido
neîndemânatic, stângaci
затрудни́тельный, нело́вкий, нело́вкий, неудо́бный, неуклю́жий
zatrudnítelʹnyj, nelóvkij, nelóvkij, neudóbnyj, neukljúžij
atravesado, delicado, desgarbado, desgarbilado, desmañado, dificultoso, difícil, embarazoso, embarazoso, incómodo, premioso, torpe
genant, pinsam, stel, stel, tafatt
asiwa, matungal
beceriksiz, garip, kullanışsız, sakar, uygunsuz
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.