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he lost his temper

  • 1 His meter has turned

    means that the person has lost his/her temper. Usually used for a sudden outburst, one which is construed as unreasonable. Pakistani English

    Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > His meter has turned

  • 2 he had his Indian up

    (A calque from the Spanish se le subió el indio, meaning the same)
       He was angry or lost his temper. The DRAE confirms that subírsele a uno el indio is a figurative expression used in the Americas that means to lose one's temper. Among mestizos it could be interpreted as a racist expression because it implies that one allowed the allegedly uncivilized and uncontrollable Indian side to get the best of him.

    Vocabulario Vaquero > he had his Indian up

  • 3 lose one's temper

    to show anger:

    He lost his temper and shouted at me.

    يَفْقِدُ أعْصابَه، يَثور

    Arabic-English dictionary > lose one's temper

  • 4 יצא מגדרו

    lost his temper; did all he could, went out of his way {to help}; was enthusiastic, got all excited

    Hebrew-English dictionary > יצא מגדרו

  • 5 Temperament

    n; -(e)s, -e
    1. (Wesensart) temperament, disposition, character, nature; hitziges Temperament hot temper; ruhiges Temperament quiet disposition ( oder nature); er hat ein ruhiges Temperament auch he’s very quiet by nature
    2. nur Sg. (Lebhaftigkeit) vivacity, liveliness; (Schwung) verve, spirit; er hat Temperament (ist lebhaft) he’s very lively; (hat Schwung) he’s got lots of spirit, he’s a very go-ahead type; (ist leicht erregbar) he’s got a short fuse ( oder a fiery temperament geh.), he tends to get worked up easily; er hat kein Temperament there’s no life in him, he’s got no real spark; ihr Temperament ist mit ihr durchgegangen she got carried away, she got the bit between her teeth
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    das Temperament
    temper; temperament
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    Tem|pe|ra|mẹnt [tEmpəra'mɛnt]
    nt -(e)s, -e
    1) (= Wesensart) temperament
    2) no pl (= Lebhaftigkeit) vitality, vivacity

    viel/kein Temperament haben — to be very/not to be vivacious or lively

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    (a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc: She has a sweet/nervous temperament.) temperament
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    Tem·pe·ra·ment
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [tɛmpəraˈmɛnt]
    nt
    1. (Wesensart) temperament, character
    sein \Temperament ist mit ihm durchgegangen he lost his temper
    ein feuriges/sprudelndes \Temperament a fiery/bubbly fam character
    2. kein pl (Lebhaftigkeit) vitality, vivacity
    \Temperament haben to be very lively
    3.
    ▶ die vier \Temperamente the four humours [or AM -ors]
    ▶ seinem \Temperament die Zügel schießen lassen to lose control over one's feelings
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    das; Temperament[e]s, Temperamente
    1) (Wesensart) temperament
    2) o. Pl

    eine Frau mit Temperament — a lively or vivacious woman; a woman with spirit

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    Temperament n; -(e)s, -e
    1. (Wesensart) temperament, disposition, character, nature;
    ruhiges Temperament quiet disposition ( oder nature);
    er hat ein ruhiges Temperament auch he’s very quiet by nature
    2. nur sg (Lebhaftigkeit) vivacity, liveliness; (Schwung) verve, spirit;
    er hat Temperament (ist lebhaft) he’s very lively; (hat Schwung) he’s got lots of spirit, he’s a very go-ahead type; (ist leicht erregbar) he’s got a short fuse ( oder a fiery temperament geh), he tends to get worked up easily;
    er hat kein Temperament there’s no life in him, he’s got no real spark;
    ihr Temperament ist mit ihr durchgegangen she got carried away, she got the bit between her teeth
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    das; Temperament[e]s, Temperamente
    1) (Wesensart) temperament
    2) o. Pl

    eine Frau mit Temperament — a lively or vivacious woman; a woman with spirit

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    n.
    temper n.
    temperament n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Temperament

  • 6 enojarse

    1 to get angry ( con, with), get annoyed ( con, with), lose one's temper ( con, with)
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    VPR (=enfadarse) to get angry, lose one's temper; (=irritarse) to get annoyed, get cross, get mad (EEUU) (con, contra with) ( por at, about)
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    (v.) = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry
    Ex. In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
    Ex. The vendor's engineers will grow irritable unless you care for them.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex. The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life.
    Ex. Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify.
    Ex. I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
    Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
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    (v.) = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry

    Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.

    Ex: The vendor's engineers will grow irritable unless you care for them.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life.
    Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify.
    Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
    Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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    ■enojarse verbo reflexivo to get angry [por, about]
    ' enojarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disgustarse
    - incomodarse
    - sulfurarse
    - cabrear
    - calentar
    - chorear
    - enfadar
    - enojar
    - excitar
    - renegar
    English:
    anger
    - temper
    - angry
    - cross
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    vpr
    1. [irritarse] to get angry ( con with); [molestarse] to get annoyed ( con with);
    vas a conseguir que me enoje you're going to make me angry;
    no te enojes, pero creo que te equivocas don't get annoyed, but I think you're wrong;
    no te enojes con quien no tiene la culpa don't be angry with someone who's not to blame
    2. [pelearse] to fall out;
    se enojaron por una bobada they fell out over a silly little thing
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    v/r L.Am.
    1 ( molestarse) get annoyed
    2 ( encolerizarse) get angry
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    vr
    * * *
    enojarse vb to get angry

    Spanish-English dictionary > enojarse

  • 7 perder los estribos

    figurado to lose one's head, lose one's temper
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    (=enfadarse) to lose one's temper, blow one's top*; (=agitarse) to get hot under the collar
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    (v.) = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper
    Ex. Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.
    Ex. In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
    Ex. In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.
    Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
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    (v.) = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper

    Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.

    Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
    Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.
    Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder los estribos

  • 8 ponerse hecho un basilisco

    to hit the roof, blow one's top
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    (v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper
    Ex. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
    Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper

    Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.

    Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse hecho un basilisco

  • 9 ponerse hecho una fiera

    (v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack
    Ex. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
    Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex. Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.
    Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex. The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.
    Ex. Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
    Ex. Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.
    Ex. She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself.
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    (v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack

    Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.

    Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.
    Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.
    Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
    Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.
    Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse hecho una fiera

  • 10 ponerse hecho una furia

    to get furious, fly into a rage
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    (v.) = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper
    Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper

    Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.

    Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse hecho una furia

  • 11 فقد

    فَقَدَ \ lose: not to have any longer; become unable to find; become separated from: I’ve lost my job. He lost his way in the dark. He lost an arm in the accident, to become weaker or poorer by He lost a lot of weight through illness. We lost on that business deal, not to keep He lost his temper (or Balance, or head, or hold). \ فَقَدَ صِلَتَه بِـ \ lose touch: not keep in touch: I’ve lost touch with him since he went abroad. \ فَقَدَ الصَّوَاب \ stun: to make (sb.) senseless, with a heavy blow: I stunned the thief with my stick. \ فَقَدَ عقله \ be out of one’s wits: to be mad. \ فَقَدَ كرامَته \ lose face: to lose the respect of others. \ فَقَدَ هدوء أعصابه \ lose one’s temper: to become angry: It was wrong of me to lose my temper yesterday - I’m sorry.

    Arabic-English dictionary > فقد

  • 12 enfadarse

    1 to get angry ( con, with), get cross ( con, with)
    2 (pelearse) to fall out ( con, with) ( por, about)
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    to get annoyed, get angry
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    VPR
    1) (=irritarse) to get annoyed, get angry, get cross ( con with) (por, de about, at)

    no te enfades con él, lo ha hecho sin intención — don't be cross o angry with him, he didn't mean to do it

    no te enfades, pero creo que lo has hecho mal — don't get offended, but I think you've done it wrong

    2) LAm (=aburrirse) to be bored, get bored
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    (v.) = be upset, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + angry
    Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
    * * *
    (v.) = be upset, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + angry

    Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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    ■enfadarse verbo reflexivo
    1 to get angry [con, with]
    2 (uno con otro) to fall out
    ' enfadarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disgustarse
    - indisponerse
    - mosquearse
    - picarse
    - rebotarse
    - reñir
    - tarifar
    - acalorarse
    - enfadar
    - picar
    English:
    afraid
    - anger
    - angry
    - annoy
    - bristle
    - get
    - mad
    - tendency
    - cross
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    vpr
    1. [irritarse] to get angry ( con with); [molestarse] to get annoyed ( con with);
    vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to make me angry;
    no te enfades, pero creo que te equivocas don't get annoyed, but I think you're wrong;
    no te enfades con quien no tiene la culpa don't get angry with someone who's not to blame
    2. [pelearse] to fall out;
    se enfadaron por una bobada they fell out over a silly little thing
    * * *
    v/r
    1 ( molestarse) get annoyed ( con with)
    2 ( encolerizarse) get angry ( con with)
    * * *
    vr
    : to get angry, to get annoyed
    * * *
    enfadarse vb to get angry

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfadarse

  • 13 montarse en cólera

    (v.) = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper
    Ex. During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
    Ex. The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
    Ex. Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.
    Ex. It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government.
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    * * *
    (v.) = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper

    Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.

    Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
    Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.
    Ex: It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government.
    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > montarse en cólera

  • 14 perder la paciencia

    (v.) = lose + Posesivo + temper
    Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
    * * *
    (v.) = lose + Posesivo + temper

    Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder la paciencia

  • 15 lose

    أَخَّرَت (الساعة)‏ \ lose: (of a watch or clock) to become slow by (a certain amount of time): My watch loses five minutes a day. \ أَفْقَدَ(هُ)... \ lose: to cause (sb.) not to have sth. any longer: His laziness lost him his job. \ خَسِرَ \ lose: not to have any longer; become unable to find; become separated from: I’ve lost my job. He lost his way in the dark. He lost an arm in the accident. lose: to become weaker or poorer by: He lost a lot of weight through illness. We lost on that business deal, be beaten in (a match); not win (a fight, an election, etc.) He lost the last election by very few votes. \ خَسَّرَ \ lose: to cause (sb.) not to have sth. any longer: His laziness lost him his job. \ فَقَدَ \ lose: not to have any longer; become unable to find; become separated from: I’ve lost my job. He lost his way in the dark. He lost an arm in the accident, to become weaker or poorer by He lost a lot of weight through illness. We lost on that business deal, not to keep He lost his temper (or Balance, or head, or hold).

    Arabic-English glossary > lose

  • 16 Т-82

    терять/потерять терпение coll выходить/выйти из терпения VP subj: human to become extremely angry
    x потерял терпение = x lost (his (all)) patience (with s.o. sth.)
    (in limited contexts) x lost his temper.
    ...Кончилось тем, что Рита, потеряв терпение, тайно от меня сама позвонила Рафику и встретилась с ним (Трифонов 5)....In the end, having lost all patience with me, she (Rita) went ahead and called Rank on her own and secretly arranged to meet with him (5a).
    «Эк её (старуху), дубинноголовая какая!» - сказал про себя Чичиков, уже начиная выходить из терпения (Гоголь 3). "Blast her (the old lady), what a blockhead!" Chichikov exclaimed inwardly, already beginning to lose his temper (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-82

  • 17 выйти из терпения

    • ТЕРЯТЬ/ПОТЕРЯТЬ ТЕРПЕНИЕ coll; ВЫХОДИТЬ/ВЫЙТИ ИЗ ТЕРПЕНИЯ
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to become extremely angry:
    - X потерял терпение≈ X lost (his < all>) patience (with s.o. < sth.>);
    - [in limited contexts] X lost his temper.
         ♦...Кончилось тем, что Рита, потеряв терпение, тайно от меня сама позвонила Рафику и встретилась с ним (Трифонов 5)....In the end, having lost all patience with me, she [Rita] went ahead and called Rafik on her own and secretly arranged to meet with him (5a).
         ♦ "Эк её [ старуху], дубинноголовая какая!" - сказал про себя Чичиков, уже начиная выходить из терпения (Гоголь 3). "Blast her [the old lady], what a blockhead!" Chichikov exclaimed inwardly, already beginning to lose his temper (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выйти из терпения

  • 18 выходить из терпения

    • ТЕРЯТЬ/ПОТЕРЯТЬ ТЕРПЕНИЕ coll; ВЫХОДИТЬ/ВЫЙТИ ИЗ ТЕРПЕНИЯ
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to become extremely angry:
    - X потерял терпение≈ X lost (his < all>) patience (with s.o. < sth.>);
    - [in limited contexts] X lost his temper.
         ♦...Кончилось тем, что Рита, потеряв терпение, тайно от меня сама позвонила Рафику и встретилась с ним (Трифонов 5)....In the end, having lost all patience with me, she [Rita] went ahead and called Rafik on her own and secretly arranged to meet with him (5a).
         ♦ "Эк её [ старуху], дубинноголовая какая!" - сказал про себя Чичиков, уже начиная выходить из терпения (Гоголь 3). "Blast her [the old lady], what a blockhead!" Chichikov exclaimed inwardly, already beginning to lose his temper (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выходить из терпения

  • 19 потерять терпение

    • ТЕРЯТЬ/ПОТЕРЯТЬ ТЕРПЕНИЕ coll; ВЫХОДИТЬ/ВЫЙТИ ИЗ ТЕРПЕНИЯ
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to become extremely angry:
    - X потерял терпение≈ X lost (his < all>) patience (with s.o. < sth.>);
    - [in limited contexts] X lost his temper.
         ♦...Кончилось тем, что Рита, потеряв терпение, тайно от меня сама позвонила Рафику и встретилась с ним (Трифонов 5)....In the end, having lost all patience with me, she [Rita] went ahead and called Rafik on her own and secretly arranged to meet with him (5a).
         ♦ "Эк её [ старуху], дубинноголовая какая!" - сказал про себя Чичиков, уже начиная выходить из терпения (Гоголь 3). "Blast her [the old lady], what a blockhead!" Chichikov exclaimed inwardly, already beginning to lose his temper (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > потерять терпение

  • 20 терять терпение

    • ТЕРЯТЬ/ПОТЕРЯТЬ ТЕРПЕНИЕ coll; ВЫХОДИТЬ/ВЫЙТИ ИЗ ТЕРПЕНИЯ
    [VP; subj: human]
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    ⇒ to become extremely angry:
    - X потерял терпение≈ X lost (his < all>) patience (with s.o. < sth.>);
    - [in limited contexts] X lost his temper.
         ♦...Кончилось тем, что Рита, потеряв терпение, тайно от меня сама позвонила Рафику и встретилась с ним (Трифонов 5)....In the end, having lost all patience with me, she [Rita] went ahead and called Rafik on her own and secretly arranged to meet with him (5a).
         ♦ "Эк её [ старуху], дубинноголовая какая!" - сказал про себя Чичиков, уже начиная выходить из терпения (Гоголь 3). "Blast her [the old lady], what a blockhead!" Chichikov exclaimed inwardly, already beginning to lose his temper (3d).

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