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1 -tempered
(having a (certain) state of mind: good-tempered; mean-tempered; sweet-tempered.) behagelig; ubehagelig* * *(having a (certain) state of mind: good-tempered; mean-tempered; sweet-tempered.) behagelig; ubehagelig -
2 short-tempered
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3 ill-tempered / ill-natured
adjectives (having or showing bad temper: Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.) opfarende; irriteret* * *adjectives (having or showing bad temper: Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.) opfarende; irriteret -
4 quick-tempered
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5 sweet-tempered
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6 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) brokke sig; skælde ud2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) rumle2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) brokkeri2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) rumlen* * *1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) brokke sig; skælde ud2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) rumle2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) brokkeri2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) rumlen -
7 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humør2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) temperament3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vred2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hærde2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildne•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humør2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) temperament3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vred2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hærde2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildne•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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8 amiable
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9 bitch
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10 crabby
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11 crotchety
['kro əti](bad-tempered.) vranten; irritabel* * *['kro əti](bad-tempered.) vranten; irritabel -
12 grumpy
(bad-tempered: a grumpy old man.) gnaven- grumpily- grumpiness* * *(bad-tempered: a grumpy old man.) gnaven- grumpily- grumpiness -
13 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- 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* * *[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- 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
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14 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 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?) betyde; mene2) (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.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- 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.) sigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 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?) betyde; mene2) (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.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- 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.) sigende- meaningless
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16 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) hurtig2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) hurtig3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) hurtig; rap2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) hurtigt; rapt; lyn-- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) hurtig2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) hurtig3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) hurtig; rap2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) hurtigt; rapt; lyn-- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
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17 shirty
['ʃə:ti](angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) arrig* * *['ʃə:ti](angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) arrig -
18 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lille3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) mangle5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) mangle6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) mislykket•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) føre på slutliste; shortliste- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lille3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) mangle5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) mangle6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) mislykket•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) føre på slutliste; shortliste- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
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19 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sur2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) sur3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) sur2. verb(to make or become sour.) gøre sur; blive sur- sourly- sourness* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sur2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) sur3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) sur2. verb(to make or become sour.) gøre sur; blive sur- sourly- sourness -
20 sullen
(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) gnaven- sullenly- sullenness* * *(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) gnaven- sullenly- sullenness
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