Monday, November 8, 2010

Lourdingue

ADJECTIF très Familier 1 (physiquement) clumsy♦, awkward♦ 2 (peu subtil → personne) dim-witted, Anglais britannique thick; (→ plaisanterie, réflexion) pathetic, stupid; (→ style) heavy

Definition: (informal adj)

person: clumsy, oafish, annoying

Il ne danse jamais ; il est trop lourdingue - He never dances; he's too clumsy

joke: predictable

C'est une blaque lourdingue - It's a predictable/obvious joke

language: clumsy, awkward

Il faut réécrire ce paragraphe lourdingue - You need to rewrite this awkward paragaph

Related: lourd (adj) - heavy; lourdement (adv) - heavily

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Pronunciation: [loor deh(n)g]Audio Link

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