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21:58 Nov 30, 2015 |
Czech to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Marketing / Market Research | |||||||
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3 | short-fused person |
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3 | pissed off/peed off/see below |
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2 | highly strung person |
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highly strung person Explanation: one possible idea |
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short-fused person Explanation: though it might sound better reworded: “He’s got a really short fuse [when…]” I'm sure there are better options out there. |
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pissed off/peed off/see below Explanation: In Czech nasrat se or nasírák is, I think, very vulgar, so I would look for someone who is/gets pissed off, peed off (i.e. annoyed, irritated, angry) or colloquial someone who is/gets grumpy, grouchy, cranky, crabby, ill-tempered (bad-tempered), peevish, prickly, irritable, and similar -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-11-30 23:14:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pissed-of... |
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