torpe
adjetivo
1 (poco ágil) [+persona] clumsy; [+movimiento] ungainly
¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!; un hombre de torpes andares a man with an ungainly walk
torpe
∗torpe
adjective
1clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto)
- sus movimientos son torpes -> her movements are clumsy
- torpe con las manos -> ham-fisted(que rompe las cosas) (especially British), ham-handed; (United States) butter-fingered (que deja caer las cosas)
- es muy torpe conduciendo -> he's a terrible driver
2slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia)
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torpe [tor’-pay]
adjective
1Awkward, clumsy, slow (poco ágil), dull, heavy, torpid, having a slow motion.
2Dull, stupid, rude.
3Lascivious, unchaste, obscene.
4Indecorous, disgraceful, infamous.
5Dull, slow of comprehension.
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