patoso

adj.

1 clumsy.

2 gauche.

m.

1 person who pretends to be funny.

2 clumsy individual, clumsy person.

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patoso

► adjetivo

1 clumsy

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(f. - patosa)

adj.

awkward

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patoso, -a *

1. ADJ

1) (=torpe) clumsy

2) (=molesto) troublesome

ponerse patoso — to make trouble

2. SM / F

1) (=torpe) clumsy oaf

2) (=sabihondo) clever Dick *, smart Aleck *

3) (=agitador) troublemaker

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I

-sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy

II

-sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)

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= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.

Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.

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* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.

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I

-sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy

II

-sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)

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= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.

Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.

* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.

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patoso¹ -sa

adjective

(Esp fam)

1 (torpe) clumsy

2 (difícil) difficult, tiresome

patoso² -sa

masculine, feminine

(Esp fam)

1 (persona torpe) clumsy idiot (colloq), klutz (AmE colloq)

2 (persona difícil) pain in the neck (colloq)

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patoso

◊ -sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)
patoso,-a adjetivo clumsy

'patoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patosa
English:
clumsy
- gauche
- klutz

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patoso, -a Esp Fam

♦ adj

clumsy;

no sabe bailar, es muy patoso he can't dance, he's got two left feet;

hoy estoy muy patoso I'm being really clumsy today

♦ nm,f

clumsy idiot o oaf

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patoso

adj clumsy

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patoso adj clumsy [comp. clumsier; superl. clumsiest]