crotchety in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crotchety in the English»French Dictionary

crotchety [Brit ˈkrɒtʃɪti, Am ˈkrɑtʃədi] ADJ

crotchety

grincheux/-euse

crotchety in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crotchety in the English»French Dictionary

crotchety [ˈkrɒtʃɪti, Am ˈkrɑ:tʃət̬i] ADJ inf

crotchety child:

crotchety

grognon(ne)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In a four-minute routine, a crotchety, ridiculous-sounding character recounts a litany of nonsensical calamities.

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In some ways it's not just a range so much as a gathering place for a certain type of crotchety old man.

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The book starts with a slightly awkward meeting between a crotchety blind author and a sighted interviewee he seeks to employ as his assistant.

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If students were crotchety in 4th block, imagine how having to remember to bring work and do work feels.

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Her complex, crotchety inventions surprise us, but one senses they surprise her too.

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They are alternately blunt, sensitive, angry, tender, crotchety or vulnerable.

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While braising the meat, she shared a moment involving her father's crotchety remarks about disliking turnips.

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My chocolate lab puppy was harassing his 10-year-old crotchety border collie.

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I had to stop myself from launching into crotchety mode.

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I feel like in another life we were an old crotchety married couple or something.

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