Masculine
torpe
Meaning
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- (feminine, masculine) clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling
- (feminine, masculine) dishonest
- (feminine, masculine) ugly
Concepts
unwieldy
botcher
Synonyms
manos muertas
sonzo
que camina bamboleándose
tapagujeros
tropezador
lentorro
embarao
ñanco
ñurdo
zongo
con pocas habilidades
amemao
tendeleque
gilver
indigena
maseta
chambon
momoroco
chambon
poco hábil
manos torpes
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tor‧pe
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtoɾpe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”) (whence English turpitude). Compare archaic English turpid. Not related to English torpid.
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Sentences
Efectivamente , los negociadores alemanes explotaron a fondo la torpe diplomacia del emperador Carlos .
Indeed, the German negotiators thoroughly exploited Emperor Charles's clumsy diplomacy.
