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неловкий

awkward

Meaning of неловкий

socially uncomfortable

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RU[nʲɪˈlovkʲɪj]
awkward
неловкий - awkward
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неловкий with English translation

неловкий usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I felt awkward when I forgot her name at the party.

Мне было неловко, когда я забыл её имя на вечеринке.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

The pause after his comment made the conversation awkward.

Пауза после его замечания сделала разговор неловким.

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неловкий belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

неловкийawkward
добрыйkind
умныйsmart
тихийquiet
скучныйboring
ленивыйlazy
злойangry

неловкий synonyms

Related words worth learning together

смущённый
feeling embarrassed or ashamed as a response to an awkward situation
сконфуженный
more literary or emphatic term for being abashed, flustered or put to shame
неудобный
often refers to objects, conditions or positions that are uncomfortable or inconvenient; can also describe situations
неуклюжий
describes clumsy movements or lack of physical grace rather than social awkwardness
застенчивый
describes a shy personality trait rather than a momentary awkwardness
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С
🇷🇺ru
смущённый

feeling embarrassed or ashamed as a response to an awkward situation

B1Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сконфуженный

more literary or emphatic term for being abashed, flustered or put to shame

B1Rarely
🇷🇺ru

often refers to objects, conditions or positions that are uncomfortable or inconvenient; can also describe situations

B1Very Often
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🇷🇺ru
неуклюжий

describes clumsy movements or lack of physical grace rather than social awkwardness

B1Often
🇷🇺ru

describes a shy personality trait rather than a momentary awkwardness

B1Often
С
🇷🇺ru
смущающий

describes something that causes embarrassment — an embarrassing remark or moment

B1Often

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How to pronounce неловкий and what this word means

неловкий means awkward. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce неловкий

[nʲɪˈlovkʲɪj]

неловкий translation

awkward

неловкий examples

I felt awkward when I forgot her name at the party.

неловкий transcription

[nʲɪˈlovkʲɪj]

Questions about this word

неловкий meaning: what does it mean?

в социальных ситуациях вызывает неловкость и смущение

неловкий pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

неловкий is pronounced as [nʲɪˈlovkʲɪj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

неловкий definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I felt awkward when I forgot her name at the party. Translation: Мне было неловко, когда я забыл её имя на вечеринке.

Is неловкий part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, неловкий (awkward) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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