"awkward" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

awkward adjetivo

awkward + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 89
awkward position • awkward silence • awkward moment • awkward situation • awkward question • awkward pause • awkward angle • ...
verbo + awkward
Kolokacji: 3
feel awkward • look awkward • sound awkward
(1) feel, look, sound
Kolokacji: 3
1. feel awkward = poczuj się niezgrabny feel awkward
2. look awkward = wyglądaj niezgrabny look awkward
3. sound awkward = dźwięk niezgrabny sound awkward
  • She was too young to say these things; it would sound horribly awkward, even childish.
  • The apology sounded awkward and sincere, as if he didn't make many, but the ones he made counted.
  • She was aware she sounded stilted and awkward, but how could she be natural?
  • They, like the unison sonorities, can sound more awkward than emphatic.
  • In the spoken language it still sounds awkward and rather unnatural.
  • It sounded awkward and stupid, but he nodded quietly.
  • His own voice sounded strange and awkward.
  • "His voice sounded hoarse and awkward, like a rusty lock."
  • I'd taken full responsibility for the incident, but my neighbor was the one who sounded awkward on the phone - almost furtive.
  • Though the words sounded strange and awkward, Kelly gave a half smile at them.
adverbio + awkward
Kolokacji: 16
socially awkward • somewhat awkward • most awkward • slightly awkward • extremely awkward • ...
awkward + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
awkward for • awkward in • awkward with • awkward at • awkward about • ...

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