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English and Swedish Translation Search Results for cantankerous

Summary

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cantankerous:
- på dåligt humör; vresig; vresigt; butter; knarrigt; buttert
Wiktionary:
- cantankerous → humorlös, humorfri, vresig, trätgirig, sur, ovänlig, snäsig

English

Detailed Translations for cantankerous from English to Swedish

cantankerous:

cantankerous adj

cantankerous (bad tempered; moody; grumpy; crusty; crabbed; lamenting; complaining; wailing)
på dåligt humör; vresig; vresigt
- på dåligt humör adj
- vresig adj
- vresigt adj
cantankerous (grumpy; surly; rigid; nagging; crabbed; crusty; gruff; sullen)
butter; vresigt; vresig; knarrigt; buttert
- butter adj
- vresigt adj
- vresig adj
- knarrigt adj
- buttert adj

Translation Matrix for cantankerous:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bloody-minded; crotchety; ornery
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
butter	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	embittered; grim; grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy; sullen
buttert	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy
knarrigt	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	bad-tempered; catty; gruff; grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy; moody; peevish; petulant; querulous; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; testy
på dåligt humör	bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; grumpy; lamenting; moody; wailing
vresig	bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; lamenting; moody; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly; wailing	bad-tempered; churlish; cross; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly
vresigt	bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; lamenting; moody; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly; wailing	bad-tempered; capricious; churlish; cross; gruff; grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly

Related Words for "cantankerous":

cantankerousness, cantankerously

Synonyms for "cantankerous":

bloody-minded; stubborn; obstinate; unregenerate
crotchety; ornery; ill-natured

Related Definitions for "cantankerous":

having a difficult and contrary disposition¹
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady¹
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate¹

Wiktionary Translations for cantankerous:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cantankerous	→ humorlös; humorfri	↔ humorlos — ohne Sinn für Humor, nicht zu Späßen aufgelegt
• cantankerous	→ vresig; trätgirig; sur	↔ acariâtre — D’un tempérament grincheux, aigri et fâcheux.
• cantankerous	→ ovänlig; snäsig	↔ quinteux — Qui est fantasque, qui est sujet à des quintes, à des accès de mauvaise humeur.

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