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1 Waspish
adjectiveحارَة من البروتستانت البيض الأنجلوساكسونيينa Waspish neighborhood.
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2 waspish
adjective(of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc:زُنْبوري، شَرِس، لاذِعa nasty, waspish young woman.
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3 צר מותניים
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4 hvidt angelsaksisk protestantisk
Danish-English dictionary > hvidt angelsaksisk protestantisk
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5 uštěpačný
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6 hvefsinn, fyrtinn
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7 osičast
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8 tanka struka
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9 vitka struka
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10 язвительный
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11 осиный
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12 pahasisuinen
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13 darázsszerû
waspish, waspy -
14 fullánkos természetû
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15 veszekedõs
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16 sardónico
adj.sardonic, biting, dryly humorous, ironical.* * *► adjetivo1 sardonic* * *ADJ sardonic, sarcastic* * *- ca adjetivo sardonic, ironic* * *= sardonic, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], sarcastic, waspish.Ex. 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.* * *- ca adjetivo sardonic, ironic* * *= sardonic, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], sarcastic, waspish.Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.
Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.* * *sardónico -casardonic, ironic* * *
sardónico,-a adjetivo sardonic
' sardónico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sardónica
English:
sardonic
- waspish
* * *sardónico, -a adjsardonic* * *adj sardonic* * *sardónico, -ca adj: sardonic -
17 bissig
Adj.1. Hund: vicious; der Hund ist bissig / nicht bissig auch the dog bites / doesn’t ( oder won’t) bite; Vorsicht, bissiger Hund! beware of the dog2. fig. Bemerkung: cutting, caustic, waspish; bes. Witz: auch mordant; Kritik: scathing; Person: snappy; SPORT ein bissiger Spieler an attacking player* * *(Bemerkung) acid; caustic; cutting;(Hund) vicious; snappish* * *bịs|sig ['bIsɪç]adj"Vorsicht, bissiger Hund" — "beware of the dog"
2) (= übellaunig) waspishdu brauchst nicht gleich bissig zu werden — there's no need to bite my etc head off
* * *1) ((usually of women) fond of making unpleasant comments about people: She is sometimes very bitchy about her colleagues.) bitchy2) snappily* * *bis·sig[ˈbɪsɪç]1. (gern[e] zubeißend) vicious„[Vorsicht,] \bissiger Hund!“ “beware of [the] dog!”ist der Hund \bissig? does the dog bite?2. (sarkastisch) caustic, cuttingeine \bissige Kritik a scathing [or waspish] review\bissige Kritik biting [or scathing] criticismsie hat eine sehr \bissige Art she's very sarcasticdu brauchst nicht gleich \bissig zu werden! there's no need to bite my head off!sie hat äußerst \bissig reagiert she reacted in an extremely caustic manner* * *1.1)bissig sein — < dog> bite
‘Vorsicht, bissiger Hund’ — ‘beware of the dog’
2) (fig.) cutting, caustic <remark, tone, etc.>2.* * *bissig adj1. Hund: vicious;Vorsicht, bissiger Hund! beware of the dog2. fig Bemerkung: cutting, caustic, waspish; besonders Witz: auch mordant; Kritik: scathing; Person: snappy;SPORTein bissiger Spieler an attacking player* * *1.1)bissig sein — < dog> bite
‘Vorsicht, bissiger Hund’ — ‘beware of the dog’
2) (fig.) cutting, caustic <remark, tone, etc.>2.* * *adj.currish adj.ratty adj.snappy adj. adv.currishly adv.snappily adv. -
18 reizbar
Adj. irritable, touchy, uptight umg.; (jähzornig) irascible; er ist so reizbar (jähzornig) he’ll fly into a temper at the slightest thing* * *pettish; tetchy; waspish; excitable; high-strung; nervous; irritable; testy* * *reiz|baradj(= empfindlich) sensitive, touchy (inf); (MED) irritable, sensitive; (= erregbar) irritableleicht réízbar sein — to be very sensitive/irritable
réízbare Schwäche (Med) (fig) — irritability sensitive spot or point
* * *1) (surly or irritable.) crusty2) crustily3) (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) edgy4) edgily5) (very nervous; very easily upset or excited.) highly-strung6) (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) irritable7) irritably8) (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) short-tempered9) ((of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc: a nasty, waspish young woman.) waspish10) waspishly* * *reiz·baradj irritable▪ [leicht] \reizbar sein to be [extremely] irritable* * *Adjektiv irritable* * ** * *Adjektiv irritable* * *adj.bilious adj.excitable adj.irritable adj.nervous adj.testy adj.waspish adj. adv.excitably adv.irascibly adv.irritably adv.testily adv.waspishly adv. -
19 avispa
f.wasp.* * *1 wasp* * *SF1) (=insecto) wasp2) (=persona) sharp person, clever person* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.----* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *wasp* * *
Del verbo avispar: ( conjugate avispar)
avispa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
avispa
avispar
avispa sustantivo femenino
wasp
avispa sustantivo femenino wasp
' avispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inflamarse
- picar
- picadura
English:
wasp
* * *♦ nf[insecto] wasp; Ven Famcomer avispa to be on one's toes♦ nmfVen [persona] sharp o quick-witted person;es un avispa he's very sharp o quick-witted* * *f ZO wasp* * *avispa nf: wasp* * *avispa n wasp -
20 de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana
(adj.) = WASPishEx. On the whole, the organization was largely male and WASPish, but it was more diverse than most associations of this period.* * *(adj.) = WASPishEx: On the whole, the organization was largely male and WASPish, but it was more diverse than most associations of this period.
Spanish-English dictionary > de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana
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Waspish — Wasp ish, a. 1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp. [1913 Webster] 2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. [1913 Webster] He was naturally a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waspish — index fractious, perverse, petulant, querulous, resentful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
waspish — irrascible, quick to take offense; spiteful, 1560s, from WASP (Cf. wasp) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Waspishly; waspishness … Etymology dictionary
waspish — snappish, *irritable, fractious, peevish, petulant, pettish, huffy, fretful, querulous Analogous words: testy, touchy, cranky, cross, *irascible: *impatient: *contrary, perverse: spiteful, *malicious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
waspish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ sharply irritable. DERIVATIVES waspishly adverb waspishness noun … English terms dictionary
waspish — [wäs′pish, wôs′pish] adj. 1. of or like a wasp 2. having a slender waist, like a wasp 3. bad tempered; snappish waspishly adv. waspishness n … English World dictionary
waspish — [[t]wɒ̱spɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A waspish remark or sense of humour is sharp and critical. ...a lawyer with an inventive mind and a waspish sense of humour … English dictionary
waspish — mod. in the manner of a WASP. □ She looks sort of waspish, but she’s not. □ Sally is a waspish kind of yuppie … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
waspish — adjective Date: 1566 1. resembling a wasp in behavior; especially snappish, petulant < a waspish temper > 2. resembling a wasp in form; especially slightly built • waspishly adverb • waspishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
waspish — waspishly, adv. waspishness, n. /wos pish/, adj. 1. like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior. 2. quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; snappish. 3. irascibly or petulantly spiteful: waspish writing. 4. having a slight or slender build … Universalium
Waspish — Waspishly, WASPishly, adv. Waspishness, WASPishness, n. /wos pish/, adj. Waspy. Also, WASPish. [1965 70; WASP + ISH1] * * * … Universalium