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1 bad-tempered
['bæd'tɛmpəd]adjto be bad-tempered — ( by nature) mieć nieprzyjemne or przykre usposobienie; ( on one occasion) być w złym humorze
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2 ill-tempered / ill-natured
adjectives (having or showing bad temper: Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.) rozdrażniony -
3 grumble
['grʌmbl]vi* * *1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) sarkać2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) pomrukiwać2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) gderanie2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) pomruk -
4 sour
['sauə(r)]adjto go/turn sour — kwaśnieć (skwaśnieć perf) ( fig) relationship psuć się (popsuć się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) kwaśny2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) kwaśny3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) skwaszony2. verb(to make or become sour.) kwaśnieć, kwasić- sourly- sourness -
5 bitch
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6 crabby
adjective (bad-tempered; complaining: a crabby old man.) nadąsany -
7 crotchety
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8 grumpy
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9 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 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?) znaczyć2) (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.) zamierzać•- 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.) znaczący- meaningless
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10 moody
['muːdɪ]adj( temperamental) kapryśny, humorzasty (inf); ( sullen) markotny, w złym humorze post* * *adjective (often bad-tempered: a moody child.) o zmiennych nastrojach -
11 shirty
['ʃəːtɪ]( inf) wkurzony (inf)* * *['ʃə:ti](angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) wściekły -
12 sullen
['sʌlən]adj* * *(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) ponury- sullenly- sullenness -
13 surly
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14 temper
['tɛmpə(r)] 1. n( nature) usposobienie nt; ( mood) nastrój m, humor m; ( fit of anger) gniew m2. vtto lose one's temper — tracić (stracić perf) panowanie nad sobą
* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humor, nastrój2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) charakter3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) złość2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hartować2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) łagodzić•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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15 ill
[ɪl] 1. adj 2. n 3. advto speak/think ill of sb — źle o kimś mówić/myśleć
* * *[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) chory2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) zły, szkodliwy3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) zły2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) z trudem3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) krzywda2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) nieszczęście•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill
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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
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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
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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