stilted

[US]/ˈstɪltɪd/
[UK]/ˈstɪltɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. manquant de naturel ou de spontanéité (des actions ou de la parole)
Word Forms
Participe passéstilted
Passé simplestilted

Example Sentences

we made stilted conversation.

nous avons tenu une conversation maladroite.

villages of stilted houses.

villages de maisons maladroites.

All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.

Bien trop tôt, la conversation maladroite s'est éteinte.

the formal tone of the programmes caused them to sound stilted and unnatural.

Le ton formel des programmes les a fait paraître artificiels et peu naturels.

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