bad-tempered in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for bad-tempered in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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malgeniado (malgeniada) ADJ Col Peru

encarado (encarada) ADJ Mex

rácano1 (rácana) ADJ inf

rácano2 (rácana) N m (f) inf

genioso (geniosa) ADJ Mex inf

trompudo (trompuda) ADJ

desapacible ADJ

malhumorado (malhumorada) ADJ

bad-tempered in the PONS Dictionary

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colérico (-a) [ko·ˈle·ri·ko, -a] ADJ

I.renegado (-a) [rre·ne·ˈɣa·do] ADJ

II.renegado (-a) [rre·ne·ˈɣa·do] N m (f)

áspero (-a) [ˈas·pe·ro, -a] ADJ

destemplado (-a) [des·tem·ˈpla·do, -a] ADJ

humorado (-a) [u·mo·ˈra·do, -a] ADJ

malhumorado (-a) [mal·u·mo·ˈra·do, -a] ADJ

pulga [ˈpul·ɣa] N f

genio [ˈxe·njo] N m

uva [ˈu·βa] N f

sangre [ˈsan·gre] N f

1. sangre (líquido):

sangre
blood
a sangre fría
in cold blood
de sangre azul
blue-blooded
animales de sangre caliente/fría
warm/cold-blooded animals
(caballo de) pura sangre
thoroughbred (horse)
chupar la sangre (de las venas) a alguien inf
to bleed sb dry
dar [o donar] sangre
to give [or donate] blood
dar la sangre de sus venas fig
to give everything one has
hacer sangre (en una pelea, lucha)
to draw blood
aportar sangre nueva a algo
to inject new blood [or life] into sth
llevar algo en la sangre
to have sth in the blood
llevar algo en la sangre (de familia)
to run in the family
le hierve la sangre fig
his/her blood boils
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It was a bad-tempered affair, with three sendings-off.
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He is notoriously bad-tempered, to the point of forgetting his objectives once angered, but despite this he has a gentle and caring personality that makes him popular amongst his allies.
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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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However, bites by bad-tempered individuals do occur.
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As a child, he is rebellious and bad-tempered.
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She still continues to act like a bad-tempered teenager and at first, rebuffs him.
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He was an effective, if sometimes somewhat bad-tempered minister.
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She is known as being a great spellbinder and bad-tempered.
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It is also said to be bad-tempered, hissing very loudly and deeply.
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She is overly rebellious, insistent, very stubborn, bad-tempered, and unruly, yet loves her family... very deep down.
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