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 Translation for 'bad temper' from English to Icelandic
SYNO bad temper | ill temper
önuglyndi {hv}bad temper
Partial Matches
skapferli {hv}temper
eðlisfar {hv}temper
skaplyndi {hv}temper
önuglyndi {hv}ill temper
afleitur {adj}bad
válegur {adj}bad
slæmur {adj}bad
vondur {adj}bad
lélegur {adj}bad
óvani {k}bad habit
slæmur ávani {k}bad habit
horfa þunglegato look bad
fúlmenni {hv}bad person
nokkuð slæmt {adj}rather bad
veðurfr.
þungviðri {hv}
bad weather
loftleysi {hv}bad air
alslæmur {adj}all bad
læknisfr.
andfýla {kv} [talm.]
bad breath
alvondur {adj}all bad
illtíðindi {hv.ft}bad news
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Usage Examples English
  • In the novel "Malherb" is a miscreant who destroys Childe's tomb and beats his servant. He is depicted as a victim of his own bad temper rather than a sadist.
  • There is a continuation regarding her temper in the Mickey Mouse Works short "Donald's Dinner Date" where she and Donald have a date in a restaurant wherein they both end up with a bad temper thanks to Goofy.
  • Adjassou-Linguetor is a loa with protruding eyes and a bad temper in Haitian Vodou. She governs spring water.
  • The series was played in bad temper, but Palmer's good-natured style helped the situation.
  • Prince Muhammad's nickname was Abu Sharayn or "the father of two evils" referring to his bad temper and his habit of drinking.

  • Li, who carries a pair of axes, has a bad temper, likes to drink and is fond of gambling.
  • It is unlikely that Powell was invited to join them: while he was skilled and experienced, he was also notorious for his bad temper and alcoholism (Milhous).
  • Notorious for a bad temper as well as for being one of the richest men in England, the second Duke of Northumberland died suddenly of "rheumatic gout" in July 1817.
  • Noble was dissatisfied with the quality of singing and Stanford's bad temper, leaving Trinity in 1892 to serve as organist and choirmaster at Ely Cathedral.
  • An investigation by the BBC claimed Pritchard used foul language in an exchange with a clerk and was known for having a bad temper.

  • Handsome Dan VII was donated to football coach Herman Hickman at age 3 but he proved to have a bad temper, which suited him better in his next position as a watchdog on a Florida estate.
  • As a person, Gustav was known for ruthless methods and a bad temper, but also a fondness for music and had a certain sly wit and ability to outmaneuver and annihilate his opponents.
  • Known for his impatience and bad temper, he had bitter controversies with his fellow Sinologists.
  • He was imprisoned and eventually expelled due to his bad temper.
  • Margaret Fuller was especially known in her time for her personality and, in particular, for being overly self-confident and having a bad temper.

  • Throughout his life Fraser had a reputation for his bad temper; Crowley (2000) referred to him as "a man whose intemperate habits had been town gossip for years".
  • 4; for a nineteenth-century view see Isaac Disraeli's essays on Pope and Addison in the Quarrels of Authors, and On the Influence of a Bad Temper in Criticism in Calamities of Authors; for a contemporary account see the Preface and Introduction to Edward Niles Hooker's "The Critical Works of John Dennis".
  • In real life, Johnson did not show any bad temper; his demeanor in tense situations was calm but firm.
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