What does maladroit in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word maladroit in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use maladroit in French.

The word maladroit in French means clumsy, clumsy, heavy-handed, clumsy, insensitive, clumsy person, blunderer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word maladroit

clumsy

adjectif (gauche, malhabile) (person)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Que je suis maladroite, j'ai encore cassé un verre !
Clumsy old me; I've broken another glass!

clumsy, heavy-handed

adjectif (inexpérimenté) (work)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce travail est bon mais encore un peu maladroit.
This work is good, but still a bit clumsy.

clumsy, insensitive

adjectif (qui manque de finesse) (remark)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Excuse-moi, mais tes remarques étaient maladroites.
I'm sorry, but your remarks were insensitive.

clumsy person, blunderer

(personne maladroite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vincent se donne du mal mais c'est un maladroit à qui il ne faut pas confier d'objets fragiles.
Vincent goes to a lot of effort, but he's a klutz, so it's not a good idea to let him handle anything fragile.

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