maladroit

[US]/ˌmæl.əˈdrɔɪt/
[UK]/ˌmæl.əˈdrɔɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. goffo o incapace; privo di abilità o destrezza

Phrases & Collocations

maladroit handling

gestione maldestra

maladroit attempt

tentativo maldestro

maladroit remarks

osservazioni maldestre

maladroit behavior

comportamento maldestro

maladroit actions

azioni maldestre

maladroit gesture

gesto maldestro

maladroit performance

performance maldestra

maladroit conversation

conversazione maldestra

maladroit moment

momento maldestro

maladroit decision

decisione maldestra

Example Sentences

his maladroit handling of the situation made things worse.

la sua goffaggine nella gestione della situazione peggiorò le cose.

she was too maladroit to dance gracefully.

era troppo goffa per ballare con grazia.

the maladroit waiter spilled wine on the tablecloth.

il cameriere goffo rovesciò del vino sulla tovaglia.

his maladroit attempts at flirting were embarrassing.

i suoi goffi tentativi di flirtare erano imbarazzanti.

the child's maladroit movements made him fall over.

i movimenti goffi del bambino lo fecero cadere.

despite his intelligence, he was quite maladroit in social situations.

nonostante la sua intelligenza, era piuttosto goffo nelle situazioni sociali.

her maladroit remarks offended several guests.

i suoi commenti goffi offesero diversi ospiti.

the artist's first attempt was maladroit but showed promise.

il primo tentativo dell'artista era goffo ma promettente.

his maladroit approach to the project led to many mistakes.

il suo approccio goffo al progetto portò a molti errori.

she felt maladroit when trying to fix the car.

si sentì goffa quando cercò di riparare l'auto.

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