What does trapalhão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word trapalhão in Portuguese means clumsy, confused, atabalhoado, trapalhão, trapalhão, trapalhão, desajeitado, trapalhão, indelicado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trapalhão

clumsy

adjetivo (muito desastrado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

confused

substantivo masculino (muito atrapalhado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

atabalhoado

adjective (UK (chaotic or incompetent) (caótico ou incompetente)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The shambolic roads of this city make navigating it a nightmare.

trapalhão

noun (inept person)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

trapalhão

noun (clumsy or inept person)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

trapalhão

noun (US, slang, dated (clumsy and uncouth person) (informal, datado)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

desajeitado, trapalhão, indelicado

noun (pejorative (clumsy person) (pejorativo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
An oaf bumped into me, spilling my coffee.

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