Awkwardness
Definition
A state of embarrassment, awkwardness, difficulty, perplexity, or deep hesitation in which a person finds themselves when faced with a difficult choice or delicate social situation (from French embarras). It describes a short-lived emotional block.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Awkwardness
- Predicament
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular structural plural variations and standard functional case inflections. |
| Formation | Neologic loanword from French 'embarras', historically tracked inside standard upper-class text registers. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [am.ba.ˈras] |
| Source | Glossary of Modern Behavioral Designations, Cultural Lexicon and Morphological Trends |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Întrebarea directă a reporterului l-a pus pe politician într-un ambaras evident, acesta refuzând să răspundă pe loc.
EN: The reporter's direct question put the politician into an obvious predicament, as he refused to answer on the spot.
RO: Ea a simțit un ușor ambaras când a realizat că a uitat numele persoanei cu care dădea mâna în acel moment.
EN: She felt a slight awkwardness when she realized she had forgotten the name of the person she was shaking hands with at that moment.
RO: Scenariul piesei de teatru exploatează din plin acest ambaras comic provocat de confuzia de identitate a personajelor.
EN: The theater play's script fully exploits this comic embarrassment caused by the characters' identity confusion.
Idioms & Phrases
A pune în ambaras / To put in a predicament
RO: Acțiunea de a crea o situație tensionată sau inconfortabilă pentru cineva, forțându-l să se simtă jenat sau nesigur.
EN: The action of creating a tense or uncomfortable situation for someone, forcing them to feel embarrassed or insecure.
Ambaras financiar / Financial embarrassment / hitch
RO: Locuțiune literară veche ce definește o criză monetară temporară sau lipsa acută de lichidități într-o afacere comercială.
EN: An old literary phrase defining a temporary monetary crisis or acute lack of cash in a commercial business.
Plin de ambaras / Full of perplexity
RO: Atitudine sau expresie facială marcată de nehotărâre profundă și timiditate în fața publicului.
EN: An attitude or facial expression marked by deep indecision and shyness in front of the public.
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