torpe
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torpe(
tohr
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peh
)adjective
1. (graceless)
a. slow (colloquial)
Le cuestan las mates porque es un poco torpe.He has trouble with math because he's a bit slow.
b. dim (colloquial)
Nunca sé calcular la cuenta de los restaurantes; así de torpe soy.I can never work out restaurant bills; that's how dim I am.
3. (tactless)
a. awkward
Se comportó de un modo muy torpe; en pleno velatorio se echó a reír.He behaved in the most awkward way; he started laughing in the middle of the wake.
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