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adjectivelaunisch (abwertend); launenhaft* * *[-'men-]* * *tem·pera·men·tal[ˌtempərəˈmentəl, -prəˈ-, AM -t̬əl]to be rather \temperamental so seine Launen haben2. (engendered by character) anlagebedingtI have a \temperamental dislike of crowds ich habe von Natur aus eine Abneigung gegen Menschenmengen\temperamental differences Temperamentsunterschiede pl* * *["tempərə'mentl]adj1) temperamentvoll, launenhaft (pej)2) machine, car launisch (hum)to be temperamental — Mucken haben (inf), launisch sein (hum)
* * *temperamental [-ˈmentl] adj (adv temperamentally)1. temperamentvoll, lebhaft2. mit starken persönlichen Zügen, eigenwillig3. a) reizbar, launischb) leicht erregbarc) umg unzuverlässig (Gerät etc):be temperamental (seine) Mucken haben4. veranlagungsmäßig, anlagebedingt:temperamentally auch von der Veranlagung her;he’s temperamentally lazy er ist von Natur aus faul* * *adjectivelaunisch (abwertend); launenhaftbe a bit temperamental — (fig. coll.) [Auto, Maschine:] seine Mucken haben (ugs.)
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to be rather \temperamental so seine Launen haben2) ( engendered by character) anlagebedingt;I have a \temperamental dislike of crowds ich habe von Natur aus eine Abneigung gegen Menschenmengen;\temperamental differences Temperamentsunterschiede mpl
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