How is the phrase manejar con torpeza translated from Spanish to English

English translation
fumbles
verb

Sujetar algo torpemente y estar a punto de dejarlo caer.

Handles something clumsily and nearly drops it.

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  • Cada mañana maneja las llaves con torpeza. He fumbles the keys every morning.

  • Unas cuantas torpezas le costaron el partido al equipo. A few fumbles cost the team the game.

  • Siempre forcejea con torpeza con la cerradura a oscuras. She always fumbles with the lock in the dark.

  • Dos torpezas en la primera parte preocuparon al entrenador. Two fumbles in the first half worried the coach.

  • A nadie le molesta que el cajero nuevo maneje el cambio con torpeza. Nobody minds when the new cashier fumbles the change.

  • Se disculpó por sus torpezas durante la presentación. He apologized for his fumbles during the presentation.

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