Examples of using "Schwerfällig" in a sentence and their english translations:
- He is slow in action.
- He moves awkwardly.
Seals are clumsy and ponderous on land, but very graceful in the water.
Seals are clumsy and awkward on land, but very graceful in the water.
This sentence seems awkward to me and perhaps is too much of a word-for-word translation of the German.