An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective a. torpe I dropped my ice cream. I'm so clumsy. Se me cayó el helado. Soy tan torpe.
b. patoso They never used to pick me for sports teams because I was so clumsy. Nunca me elegían para los equipos de deporte porque era muy patoso.
c. desgarbado He's only 16, so he still has that clumsy way of walking. Solo tiene 16 años, así que sigue con esa forma desgarbada de andar.
a. torpe My brother can be a little clumsy at parties. Mi hermano puede ser un poco torpe en las fiestas.
b. patoso She's pretty shy and a bit clumsy when she talks to guys. Es bastante tímida y algo patosa cuando habla con los chicos.
c. burdo They didn't find his clumsy attempts at humor to be very funny. No les hizo ninguna gracia sus burdos intentos de humor.
a. tosco His armor was ill-fitting, and he was wielding a large, clumsy sword. Le quedaba mal la armadura y empuñaba una espada grande y tosca.
b. chapucero He didn't have a lot of time, so he had to settle for a clumsy temporary fix. No tenía mucho tiempo, así que tuvo que contentarse con un arreglo temporáneo y chapucero.
a. burdo The management of the project has been disorganized and clumsy. La administración del proyecto ha sido desordenada y burda.
b. chapucero The way they tried to handle the problem was quite clumsy. La manera en que intentaron manejar el problema fue bastante chapucera.
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