verschroben
English translation: cantankerous / irascible
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| 10:39 Jul 27, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Francis Lee (X) Local time: 08:02 | ||||||
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| 4 | Cranky |
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| 3 +1 | eccentric |
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| 3 +1 | odd/weird/eccentric/cranky |
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| 3 | weird |
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Cranky Explanation: I would say Cranky. Example sentence(s):
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weird Explanation: may work |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1eccentric Explanation: Hi, this is a tricky one because verschroben can mean both - crotchety, bad tempered - mad, crazy, peculiar or a combination of both, and we don't really know which one applies. I think 'eccentric' is a very nice and elegant way of rendering this as it covers both meanings. hope it helps :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-27 10:52:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Thomas is an eccentric old man Thomas is a bit of an old eccentric |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1odd/weird/eccentric/cranky Explanation: In fact, "cantankerous" immediately came to mind, but that's not really it Your own "eccentric" / "cranky" are fine IMO. Otherwise: - peculiar old misfit Depends on the context! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-27 10:49:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Maybe "cantankerous" (fantastic word!) would fit after all? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2007-07-27 10:58:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- - irascible, sullen? |
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