ponderous

[EE. UU.]/ˈpɒndərəs/
[Reino Unido]/ˈpɑːndərəs/
Frecuencia: Muy alto

Traducción

adj. pesado, torpe, incómodo; aburrido

Frases y colocaciones

ponderous task

tarea pesada

ponderous book

libro pesado

Oraciones de ejemplo

a book with a ponderous plot;

un libro con una trama pesada;

a ponderous speech.See Synonyms at heavy

un discurso pesado. Consulte sinónimos en heavy

a ponderous compliment. Somethingcumbersome is difficult to move, handle, or deal with because it is heavy, bulky, or clumsy:

un cumplido pesado. Algo voluminoso es difícil de mover, manipular o tratar porque es pesado, voluminoso o torpe:

Liz could hardly restrain herself from finishing all his ponderous sentences.

Liz apenas pudo contenerse de terminar todas sus frases pesadas.

ponderous prehistoric beasts. Figuratively it describes what is complicated, involved, or lacking in grace:

bestias prehistóricas pesadas. En sentido figurado, describe lo que es complicado, intrincado o carente de gracia:

The professor's lectures were always ponderous and difficult to follow.

Las clases del profesor siempre fueron pesadas y difíciles de seguir.

She struggled to stay awake during the ponderous meeting.

Luchó por mantenerse despierta durante la reunión pesada.

The old man moved with a ponderous gait, leaning heavily on his cane.

El anciano se movía con una marcha pesada, apoyándose mucho en su bastón.

The novel's plot was so ponderous that many readers lost interest.

La trama de la novela era tan pesada que muchos lectores perdieron el interés.

The committee's decision-making process was slow and ponderous.

El proceso de toma de decisiones del comité fue lento y pesado.

The elephant moved with a ponderous grace, despite its size.

El elefante se movía con una gracia pesada, a pesar de su tamaño.

The project's progress was hindered by the team's ponderous bureaucracy.

El progreso del proyecto se vio obstaculizado por la burocracia pesada del equipo.

The opera singer's voice filled the hall with its ponderous beauty.

La voz del cantante de ópera llenó el salón con su belleza pesada.

The company's outdated processes made everything feel ponderous and inefficient.

Los procesos obsoletos de la empresa hicieron que todo se sintiera pesado e ineficiente.

The castle's ponderous gates creaked open, revealing the grand courtyard within.

Las pesadas puertas del castillo crujieron al abrirse, revelando el gran patio interior.

Ejemplos del mundo real

As I said, my lord, a ponderous read.

Fuente: Game of Thrones Season 1

The upstairs hall seemed to shake as Mammy's ponderous weight came toward the door.

Fuente: Gone with the Wind

But it's also slow, lumbering, and ponderous, a predator that occasionally has to scavenge to survive.

Fuente: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

She threw the contents of her wine cup full in his face. Ser Kevan rose with a ponderous dignity.

Fuente: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows

Veronese was a " first-draft" , speedy painter, rarely making mistakes or alterations (Titian, by contrast, was a ponderous reviser).

Fuente: The Economist - Arts

To make of his ponderous sorrow a security!

Fuente: Seven-angled Tower (Part 2)

Which is maybe a little ponderous but you get the idea.

Fuente: Khan Academy Open Course: English Grammar

Three-fourths of their fury was due only to his ponderous manner.

Fuente: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

The slow ticking of a wall clock sounded loud and ponderous in the quiet.

Fuente: A handsome face.

The fall was in flood and not so lightly would its ponderous mass be swayed.

Fuente: Yosemite

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