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cumbrous

/ˈkʌmbɹəs/

Meanings
adjective

Engorroso, pesado

Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.

Examples :

"The old television set was cumbrous and difficult to move by myself. "
El viejo televisor era engorroso y difícil de mover por mí mismo.
item appearance quality thing

Related Words

Illustration television

television noun

/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/

Televisión, televisor

"It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell."

Es bueno que la televisión no transmita olores.

Illustration accident

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

Accidente, suceso

"to die by an accident"

morir en un accidente

Illustration cumbersome

cumbersome adjective

/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

Engorroso, pesado

"The old filing system at work was so cumbersome that it took hours to find a single document. "

El antiguo sistema de archivo en el trabajo era tan engorroso que tardaba horas en encontrar un solo documento.

Illustration insurance

insurance noun

/ɪn.ˈʃɔː.ɹəns/ /ɪn.ˈʃɝ.əns/

Seguro

"The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance."

El coche quedó siniestro total, pero afortunadamente tenía seguro.

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration vexatious

vexatious adjective

/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/

Molesto, irritante, fastidioso

"The constant buzzing of the fly was a vexatious distraction while I was trying to study. "

El zumbido constante de la mosca fue una distracción molesta mientras intentaba estudiar.

Illustration weight

weight noun

/weɪt/

Peso, materia

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

El peso de los libros de texto en mi mochila se sentía pesado.

Illustration dealing

dealing verb

/ˈdiːlɪŋ/

Repartir, distribuir

"The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."

La lucha ha terminado; ahora repartimos el botín de la victoria.

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

Equipo, empresa

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

El consejo estudiantil de la escuela es un equipo de estudiantes dedicados que organizan eventos.

Illustration trouble

trouble noun

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ /ˈtɹə-/

Problema, dificultad

"He was in trouble when the rain started."

Estaba en problemas cuando empezó a llover.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

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unwieldy adjective

/ˌʌnˈwɪəl.di/

Débil, endeble

"Because of the old injury, his leg was unwieldy and he had trouble walking long distances. "

Debido a la antigua lesión, su pierna era débil y tenía problemas para caminar largas distancias.