awkwardly russian

• нело́вко

  awkwardly, clumsily

  embarrassed, uncomfortable, awkward (to do sth)

• неле́по

  absurdly, ridiculously, foolishly, senselessly

  it is absurd, it is ridiculous, it makes no sense

  oddly, strangely, awkwardly

• неую́тно

  uncomfortably, uneasily, awkwardly, uncozily

• подверну́ться

  to turn up, to come up, to present itself, to appear

  to get twisted, to get sprained, to turn awkwardly

• помя́ться

  to get crumpled, to get wrinkled, to become creased

  to hesitate (for a while), to hem and haw, to shuffle awkwardly

• неуклю́же

  awkwardly

• натянуто

  strainedly, tensely, stiffly, awkwardly

  strained, forced, artificial

• нескладно

  clumsily, awkwardly, ungainly

  incoherently, disjointedly, ramblingly

• напя́ливающий

  pulling on, putting on (hastily, carelessly, or awkwardly)

Examples

• Том неловко улыбну́лся.

  Tom smiled awkwardly.

• Я совершенно не понима́ю, почему он так неловко повел себя в э́той ситуа́ции, он же совсем не дура́к.

  I simply don't understand why he behaved so awkwardly in that situation - he's not stupid, after all.

• Он смущённо улыбнулся и опустил глаза.

  He smiled awkwardly and lowered his eyes.

• Мальчик смущённо пробормотал слова извинения.

  The boy awkwardly mumbled an apology.

• Он неуклюже споткнулся о порог.

  He awkwardly tripped over the threshold.

• Медведь неуклюже переваливался по льду.

  The bear lumbered awkwardly across the ice.

• Девочка неумело завязала шнурки и побежала во двор.

  The girl awkwardly tied her shoelaces and ran out into the yard.

• Молодой офицерик стоял у двери и смущённо улыбался.

  The young junior officer stood by the door and smiled awkwardly.

• Он нескладно объяснил свою идею на встрече.

  He explained his idea awkwardly at the meeting.

• Мальчик нескладно двигался на сцене.

  The boy moved awkwardly on stage.

• Поглядывающий на нее сосед смущенно улыбнулся.

  The neighbor who kept glancing at her smiled awkwardly.

• Вталкиваемый друзьями в зал, он смущённо улыбался.

  As his friends pushed him into the hall, he smiled awkwardly.