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1 bad-tempered
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2 bad-tempered
1 ( temporarily) [person, reply] irrité ;2 ( habitually) [person, nature] irritable. -
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4 bad
bad [bæd]1. adjectivea. mauvais ; [person] méchant• you bad boy! vilain !• bad dog! vilain chien !b. [mistake, accident, illness] gravec. ( = going badly) business is bad les affaires vont mal• how is he? -- (he's) not so bad comment va-t-il ? -- (il ne va) pas trop mald. ( = ill) to feel bad se sentir male. ( = guilty) to feel bad about doing sth s'en vouloir d'avoir fait qchf. ( = decayed) [food] mauvais ; [tooth] cariég. ( = harmful) (to be) bad for... (être) mauvais pour...• can exercise be bad for you? est-ce qu'il peut être mauvais de faire de l'exercice ?h. ( = not clever, not good) to be bad at... être mauvais en...• bad at English/spelling mauvais en anglais/en orthographe2. noun3. adverb( = badly) he didn't do too bad il ne s'en est pas mal sorti4. compounds► bad-tempered adjective [person] qui a mauvais caractère ; (on one occasion) de mauvaise humeur ; [look, answer] désagréable* * *[bæd] 1.1) ( evil)2) (unpleasantness, unfavourableness)2.1) (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable) [book, eyesight, cook, idea] mauvais (before n); [joke] stupideto have bad teeth/bad legs — avoir de mauvaises dents/de vilaines jambes
to be bad at — être mauvais en [subject]
to be bad at doing — ( do badly) ne pas être doué pour faire
not bad — (colloq) pas mauvais, pas mal (colloq)
2) ( unfavourable) [news, day, moment, smell, dream, result, omen, mood] mauvais (before n)it's bad enough having to wait, but... — c'est déjà assez pénible de devoir attendre, mais...
it looks bad — ou
things look bad — cela s'annonce mal ( for pour)
the journey/exam wasn't bad at all — le voyage/l'examen s'est plutôt bien passé
too bad! — (colloq) ( sympathetic) pas de chance!; ( hard luck) tant pis!
3) ( morally or socially unacceptable) [person, behaviour, reputation] mauvais (before n); [language, word] grossier/-ièreit is bad that — il est regrettable que (+ subj)
to feel bad — avoir mauvaise conscience ( about à propos de)
4) (severe, serious) [accident, attack, injury, mistake] grave5) ( harmful)smoking is bad for you ou your health — fumer est mauvais pour la santé
6) (ill, injured)‘how are you?’ - ‘not so bad’ — ‘comment vas-tu?’ - ‘pas trop mal’
to be in a bad way — (colloq) aller très mal
7) Finance [money, note] faux/fausse; [loan, debt] douteux/-euse8) ( rotten) [fruit] pourri9) (colloq) ( good) terrible (colloq)3.adverb (colloq) surtout US [need, want] méchamment (colloq)he's/she's got it bad — il/elle est vraiment mordu/-e (colloq)
••to be in bad — US avoir des ennuis
to be in bad with something — US être en froid avec quelqu'un
he's having a bad hair day — (colloq) ce n'est pas son jour
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- tempered ['tempəd]∎ good/bad-tempered de bonne/mauvaise humeur;∎ an even-tempered person une personne d'humeur égale -
6 ill-tempered / ill-natured
adjectives (having or showing bad temper: Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.) désagréable -
7 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) bougonner (contre)2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) gronder2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) ronchonnement2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) grondement -
8 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sur, acide2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) aigre3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) revêche2. verb(to make or become sour.) s'aigrir- sourly- sourness -
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10 ratty
• don't get ratty with me! ne passe pas tes nerfs sur moi ! (inf)* * *(colloq) ['rætɪ] adjective1) GB ( grumpy) grincheux/-euse2) US ( shabby) miteux/-euse3) US ( tangled) [hair] emmêlé -
11 snappy
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ]a. [title, phrase, slogan] accrocheurd. [dog] hargneux* * *['snæpɪ]1) ( bad-tempered) hargneux/-euse3) (colloq) ( smart) [clothing] chic inv••make it snappy! — (colloq) grouille-toi! (colloq)
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12 sour
sour [ˈsaʊər]1. adjectivea. aigreb. ( = surly) revêche ; [comment] acerbe• to turn sour [situation, relationship] se dégrader3. compounds* * *['saʊə(r)] 1.1) ( bitter) aigreto go sour — lit tourner; fig se dégrader
2) ( bad-tempered) revêche2.transitive verb gâter [relations, atmosphere]3.intransitive verb [attitude] s'aigrir; [relationship] se dégrader -
13 bitch
[bi ]1) (the female of the dog, wolf or fox.) chienne, louve, renarde2) (a (bad-tempered or unpleasant) woman.) garce•- bitchy -
14 crabby
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15 crotchety
['kro əti](bad-tempered.) grincheux -
16 grumpy
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17 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avare2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) méchant3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) méchant4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) misérable•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) moyen2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) moyen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) milieuIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) vouloir dire2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) avoir l'intention•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) éloquent- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
18 moody
adjective (often bad-tempered: a moody child.) maussade -
19 shirty
['ʃə:ti](angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) fâché; irritable -
20 sullen
(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) renfrogné- sullenly- sullenness
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bad-tempered — bad tem|pered [ ,bæd tempərd ] adjective * someone who is bad tempered easily becomes annoyed or angry a. used about people s behavior: He gave her a bad tempered scowl. b. used about situations or events where people behave in a bad tempered way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bad-tempered — adj BrE someone who is bad tempered becomes easily annoyed and talks in an angry way to people = ↑irritable ▪ Why are you so bad tempered today? … Dictionary of contemporary English
bad-tempered — /bad tem peuhrd/, adj. cross; cranky; surly; ill tempered: a bad tempered person. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
bad-tempered — [bad′tem΄pərd] adj. having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable … English World dictionary
bad-tempered — index fractious, perverse, petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bad-tempered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily angered … English terms dictionary
bad-tempered — adj. having a bad temper; irritable; easily annoyed. Derivatives: bad temperedly adv. * * * adj [more bad tempered; most bad tempered] : easily annoyed or angered : ↑ill tempered a bad tempered old man * * * ˌbad ˈtempered [bad tempered] … Useful english dictionary
bad-tempered */ — UK [ˌbæd ˈtempə(r)d] / US [ˌbæd ˈtempərd] adjective someone who is bad tempered easily becomes annoyed or angry a) used about people s behaviour He gave her a bad tempered scowl. b) used about situations or events where people behave in a bad… … English dictionary
bad-tempered — ADJ GRADED Someone who is bad tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily. When his headaches developed Nick became bad tempered and even violent... They walked in bad tempered silence. Syn: irritable … English dictionary
bad-tempered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ make sb ▪ It is his illness that makes him bad temper … Collocations dictionary
bad-tempered — adjective Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger. His bad tempered outburst caught his friends by surprise … Wiktionary