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1 stroppy
tr['strɒpɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar borde, de mala uva'strɑːpi, 'strɒpiadjective -pier, -piest (BrE colloq) <person/answer> insolente, borde (Esp fam)don't get stroppy with me — no te insolentes conmigo, no te pongas borde conmigo (Esp fam)
['strɒpɪ]ADJ (Brit) borde *** * *['strɑːpi, 'strɒpi]adjective -pier, -piest (BrE colloq) <person/answer> insolente, borde (Esp fam)don't get stroppy with me — no te insolentes conmigo, no te pongas borde conmigo (Esp fam)
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adj. (Brits-Engels) strijdlustig; onhandig; luidruchtig, rumoerig; grof tegen andere personen; vijandig; slecht gehumeurd (Slang) -
3 stroppy
∎ there's no need to get stroppy! tu n'as pas besoin de monter sur tes grands chevaux!;∎ he can be a very stroppy individual at times il peut être très embêtant par moments
См. также в других словарях:
stroppier — strop·py || strÉ‘pɪ / strÉ’p adj. (British) belligerent; awkward; obstreperous; rude to other persons; hostile; bad tempered (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
stroppy — /strop ee/, adj., stroppier, stroppiest. Brit. Informal. bad tempered or hostile; quick to take offense. [1950 55; perh. (OB)STREP(EROUS) + Y1, though o is unexplained] * * * … Universalium
stroppy — [[t]strɒ̱pi[/t]] stroppier, stroppiest ADJ GRADED Someone who is stroppy is bad tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son... The gas people … English dictionary
stroppy — adjective (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. informal bad tempered and argumentative. Derivatives stroppily adverb stroppiness noun Origin 1950s: perh. an abbrev. of obstreperous … English new terms dictionary
stroppy — UK [ˈstrɒpɪ] / US [ˈstrɑpɪ] adjective Word forms stroppy : adjective stroppy comparative stroppier superlative stroppiest British informal a stroppy person gets angry very easily and is difficult to talk to Derived word: stroppily adverb … English dictionary
stroppy — ► ADJECTIVE (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. informal ▪ bad tempered; argumentative. ORIGIN perhaps from OBSTREPEROUS(Cf. ↑obstreperousness) … English terms dictionary
stroppy — [sträp′ē] adj. stroppier, stroppiest [? shortened & altered < OBSTREPEROUS] [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal hard to deal with or control; angry, unruly, impudent, etc … English World dictionary
stroppy — adj. (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. colloq. bad tempered; awkward to deal with. Derivatives: stroppily adv. stroppiness n. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. abbr. of OBSTREPEROUS … Useful english dictionary