bad-tempered in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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malmostoso [malmoˈstozo] ADJ inf

stizzoso [stitˈtsoso] N m

stizza [ˈstittsa] N f

carattere [kaˈrattere] N m

1. carattere (qualità psicologiche):

carattere
character
carattere
personality
carattere
nature
carattere
temper
non abbiamo lo stesso carattere
we haven't got the same character
avere un bel carattere
to have a pleasant character, to be good-natured
avere un brutto carattere
to be bad-tempered, to have a bad temper
avere un pessimo carattere
to have a nasty temper
avere un carattere mite, semplice
to be simple-natured, to have an even temper
avere un carattere dolce
to be smooth-tempered, to have a sweet disposition
avere un carattere allegro
to have a cheerful disposition
avere un carattere irascibile
to have a quick, hot temper
c'era un'incompatibilità di carattere tra di loro
they were temperamentally unsuited, their personality didn't match
il lato maschile del suo carattere
the masculine side of her personality
difetto di carattere
character flaw
criticare è, non è nel suo carattere
it's in, it's not in her nature to criticize
essere tipico del carattere di qn
to be in sb's make-up

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You're too busy being snarly and bad-tempered even to say good morning.
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He was an effective, if sometimes somewhat bad-tempered minister.
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There were several such bad-tempered exchanges, some on small, some on larger points.
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His problem, it turns out, is that he is an unscrupulous, treacherous, selfish, greedy, lying, thieving scoundrel, and at the same time an irascible, ornery, cantankerous, ill-mannered, bad-tempered old grouch.
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Often bad-tempered but a capable military leader.
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However, with the control of the stallion inspections, bad-tempered horses or those with poor constitutions are at the very least identified, if not culled outright.
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However, bites by bad-tempered individuals do occur.
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A mean, bad-tempered man who shows no mercy to people who owe him money and enjoys inflicting emotional pain on others.
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She still continues to act like a bad-tempered teenager and at first, rebuffs him.
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It was a bad-tempered affair, with three sendings-off.
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