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Record 1 1981-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
OBS

Clumsy quality. Clumsy: acting or moving as if benumbed: heavy and awkward in motion or action; ungainly, unhandy, wanting in dexterity or grace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
OBS

Impossibilité d'effectuer correctement un geste donné; la maladresse se définit essentiellement par un rapport entre la complexité de l'action visée, et, d'autre part, l'habileté de celui qui agit; on est en effet rarement maladroit pour tout ce que l'on fait, et, inversement, on est peu habile pour certaines tâches compliquées et inhabituelles.

Key term(s)
  • malhabileté

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