curmudgeon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for curmudgeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

curmudgeon [Brit kəːˈmʌdʒ(ə)n, Am kərˈmədʒən] N

1. curmudgeon (bad-tempered person):

curmudgeon

bisbetico m / bisbetica f

2. curmudgeon (miser):

curmudgeon

spilorcio m / spilorcia f

curmudgeon

taccagno m / taccagna f

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Some viewed him as a curmudgeon, but he had a softer side and was always ready to party or enjoy a cookout, a parade, a fair, or a festival.

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Here we arrive at the crux of the matter when it comes to love and the curmudgeon.

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Scratch the surface of a curmudgeon and you'll likely find a tender heart in hiding.

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I do not want to be the curmudgeon in the corner, needlessly nitpicking everyone else's good time to pieces.

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Imagine what the world would be like if all the curmudgeons were suddenly transformed and allowed to roam the streets!

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It brings out the latent curmudgeon in all of us.

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But try to drive any distance and soon enough the curmudgeon returns to the accredited shop for the expertise of the mechanic.

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But here's the good news: curmudgeons are usually right.

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The summer of '42 was a perfect storm of misery for a curmudgeon like him.

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The folk here have no interest in what an old curmudgeon like me thinks about their investment.

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