Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

معطوب المزاج

English translation:

cranky / irritable / testy / short-tempered

Added to glossary by Mowafak Mohamed
Jan 24, 2023 21:44
1 yr ago
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Arabic term

معطوب المزاج

Arabic to English Art/Literary Linguistics
Hi everyone,

Does this mean 'a foul mood'?

فأصبح معطوب المزاج ويعرض نفسه لكثير من ضغط العمل لأنه لم يكن يثق في أحد إلا أنت

It's talking about a man who lost his business partner.

Thanks!
Change log

Jan 24, 2023 21:50: Hani Hassaan changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other"

Jan 25, 2023 00:39: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

Jan 26, 2023 16:10: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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cranky / irritable / testy / short-tempered

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Note added at 43 mins (2023-01-24 22:27:56 GMT)
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Cranky: easily annoyed or upset.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cranky

Irritable: becoming annoyed very easily.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/irritabl...

Testy: easily annoyed
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy

Short-tempered: tending to become angry quickly and easily
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/short-te...
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3 mins

bad temper/ bad mood

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Peer comment(s):

agree Youssef Chabat
10 mins
Thank you so much Mr. Youssef.
agree Lotfi Abdolhaleem : in a bad mood (rather than [be bad-tempered])
8 hrs
Thank you so much Mr. Lotfi.
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25 mins

Moody/ fool

I think the writer means moody or foolish. Also, the phrase
معطوب المزاج
doesn't sound a correct phrase.
غالبا نقول بأن شخص ما أصبح مزاجي بسبب ضغط العمل أو بسبب خيانة ما
لهذا هل يصح بأن نصف المزاج بالمعطوب؟
It seems to me writers are becoming very inaccurate in their uses of language.

He became moody
He became a fool.
I prefer moody because our moods change when something bad happens.
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