temperamental

/ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntl/ /ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl/

Meanings

adjective

Temperamental, irritable

(notcomp) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

Examples :

"My younger brother is quite temperamental; his mood changes quickly and easily. "

Mi hermano menor es bastante temperamental; su estado de ánimo cambia rápida y fácilmente.

adjective

Temperamental, irritable, inestable

Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "My old car is very temperamental; sometimes it starts right away, and other times it refuses to start at all, no matter what I do." "

Mi coche viejo es muy temperamental; a veces arranca de inmediato, y otras veces se niega a arrancar en absoluto, sin importar lo que haga.

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Related Words

temperament noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹmənt/

Temperamento, mezcla

"The chef believed the cake's perfect texture was due to the temperament of flour, sugar, and butter – each ingredient measured and mixed in the right proportion. "

El chef creía que la textura perfecta del pastel se debía al temperamento de la harina, el azúcar y la mantequilla: cada ingrediente se midió y mezcló en la proporción correcta.

capricious adjective

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

Caprichoso, impredecible

"I almost died in a capricious winter storm."

Casi muero en una tormenta invernal caprichosa.

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

Instrucción, enseñanza

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Se proporcionarán instrucciones sobre cómo tratar con clientes difíciles.

figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

Figuradamente

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

“La maestra dijo que la idea del estudiante era figuradamente una mina de oro, lo que significaba que era muy valiosa y llena de potencial, pero no hecha realmente de oro.”