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  • "Troublesome" describes anything that causes annoyance or difficulty, such as misbehaving pets or disruptive tourists.
  • The term "trouble" is used in compound nouns to indicate problems, like "car trouble" or "knee trouble."
  • "Clumsy" refers to someone who frequently has physical mishaps or objects that are poorly constructed.
  • A very clumsy person might be called a "klutz," often used humorously in self-reference.
  • "All thumbs" is an expression used to describe someone who is awkward, especially with their hands.

Indice

  1. Definizione di troublesome
  2. Uso di 'trouble' nei composti
  3. Esempi di clumsy e klutz
  4. Descrizione di una persona clumsy

Definizione di troublesome

Something that annoys you or is difficult is troublesome. Literally it means something that gives you trouble.
EX: Jen's dog is really troublesome. He's always getting into the rubbish and making a mess, and sometimes he even bites her friends. She really should train him better.

EX: Many residents believe that partying tourists have become a very troublesome part of their city's life, and now support new regulations on drinking and smoking for foreign visitors.

Uso di 'trouble' nei composti

We often make a compound noun with trouble to describe troublesome or difficult things, such as car trouble or knee trouble. When you do or say something that causes someone to be angry with you, you are in trouble with them. And, for example, children who are being punished for misbehavior are also in trouble.

EX: My mom was going to come visit me in Edinburgh, but we decided to just meet at our relatives' in Dublin instead. She has knee trouble so walking up and down hills on cobblestone streets is pretty hard for her.

EX: I really need to apologize to Tammy before we go to her dinner party this weekend. I forgot that her sister's birthday was last weekend and I just didn't show up, so I think I'm in trouble with her.

Esempi di clumsy e klutz

Someone who often falls, drops things, or bumps into things is clumsy. We might generally say it's a person who is physically awkward. Something that is poorly made or poorly done can also be called clumsy.

EX. Erin can be a bit clumsy. She tries her best to do a good job, but she often stumbles and breaks the glasses she's trying to carry.

EX: These chairs are really clumsy. This is the third one that has broken just because someone sat down on it quickly.

Descrizione di una persona clumsy

A person who is very clumsy is sometimes called a klutz. It's kind of rude to call someone else a klutz, but you can jokingly refer to yourself as a klutz when you stumble or knock something over. A way to describe someone who is clumsy with their hands is to say they are all thumbs.

EX: I'm sorry I keep bumping into you all night. I'm not very good at walking through crowds like this, and really, I'm kind of a klutz.

EX: Sean keeps dropping the trays of food. I realize he hasn't been waiting tables very long, but I'm beginning to think he's all thumbs!

Domande da interrogazione

  1. ¿Qué significa ser "troublesome" y cómo se utiliza en ejemplos cotidianos?
  2. Ser "troublesome" significa ser molesto o difícil. Se utiliza para describir situaciones o comportamientos que causan problemas, como un perro que hace desorden o turistas que alteran la vida de una ciudad.

  3. ¿Cómo se forman los sustantivos compuestos con "trouble" y qué ejemplos se pueden dar?
  4. Se forman sustantivos compuestos con "trouble" para describir cosas problemáticas, como "car trouble" o "knee trouble". Ejemplos incluyen problemas con el coche o dificultades para caminar debido a problemas de rodilla.

  5. ¿Qué características definen a una persona "clumsy" y cómo se puede describir de manera informal?
  6. Una persona "clumsy" es alguien que frecuentemente se cae, deja caer cosas o choca con objetos. Informalmente, se puede llamar "klutz" o decir que es "all thumbs" si es torpe con las manos.

  7. ¿Cuándo es apropiado usar el término "klutz" y qué connotación tiene?
  8. "Klutz" se usa para describir a alguien muy torpe, pero es un término algo rudo para referirse a otros. Sin embargo, se puede usar de manera humorística para describirse a uno mismo cuando se es torpe.

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