Genio in english
Genius
pronunciation: dʒinjəs part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dʒinjəs part of speech: noun
In gestures
genio1 = genius ; genie [genies/genii, -pl.] ; savant.
Example: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.Example: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Example: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.more:
» genio en ciernes = budding genius .
Example: The newspaper described Pam as 'a budding genius' on the violin.» idiota genio = idiot savant [Persona retrasada mental pero con ciertas habilidades cognitivas superdesarrolladas] .
Example: Since it was first described a century ago, the phenomenon of the idiot savant -- the juxtaposition of severe mental handicap & prodigious mental ability -- has remained unexplained.» los genios pensamos igual = great minds think alike .
Example: My boss and I both said something at the same time and I said 'great minds think alike' -- to which she replied 'fools seldom differ'.» tonto genio = idiot savant [Persona retrasada mental pero con ciertas habilidades cognitivas superdesarrolladas] .
Example: Since it was first described a century ago, the phenomenon of the idiot savant -- the juxtaposition of severe mental handicap & prodigious mental ability -- has remained unexplained.genio2 = rocket scientist.
Example: In economic reports month after month, the Democrats and rocket scientists scratch their heads and wonder why job creation is too low.more:
» genio y figura hasta la sepultura = old habits die hard .
Example: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.» necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius .
Example: To meet the intellectual needs of each patron of the library calls for calls for nothing less than genius.» no hay que ser un(a) genio/lumbrera para = it doesn't take a brain surgeon to ; it doesn't take a rocket scientist to .
Example: It doesn't take a brain surgeon to be able to tell when something is bothering a girl -- they wear it plainly on their face, in their tone, in their posture. Example: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they're stupid sooner or later they start to believe it.» un genio = (as) smart as a rocket scientist .
Example: She was as smart as a rocket scientist and poured all of that brilliance and passion into the family business of farming.genio3 = temper ; temperament.
Example: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Example: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.more:
» controlar + Posesivo + (mal) genio = rein + Posesivo + temper (in) .
Example: As soon as she had uttered the words she rued her hot-headedness and wished she could better rein her temper.» de mal genio = bad-tempered ; curmudgeonly ; crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.] ; irascible ; shrewish ; short-tempered ; ill-natured ; stroppy [stroppier -comp., stroppiest -sup.] ; in a strop ; quick-tempered ; shirty [shirtier -comp., shirtiest -sup.,] ; ill-tempered ; liverish ; ratty [rattier -comp., rattier -sup.] ; narky [narkier -comp., narkiest -sup.] .
Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Example: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant. Example: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa. Example: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company. Example: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him. Example: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered. Example: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people. Example: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her. Example: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?. Example: Lawson was a quick-tempered young woman but she also had a good heart and liked to dance when the mood struck her. Example: I'm at a shirty tiredness level where some chicken & then a good nap is preferable over sex. Example: Ill-tempered girls were also twice as likely as even-tempered girls to be divorced women at midlife (26% vs. 12%). Example: Some people, being excessively liverish, cannot refrain from fuming with rage and shouting abuse when they come across stories of injustice, ignorance and foul play in the newspapers. Example: As soon as we entered the restaurant we were greeted by a ratty lady that was rude and discourteous and the meals were a disgrace to say the least. Example: My husband would be a very angry man; the slightest thing irritates him and makes him narky.» mal genio = bile ; short temper ; petulance ; ill temper .
Example: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile. Example: As mentioned above, angry outbursts, irritability and developing a short temper can also be symptoms that mask depression. Example: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent. Example: Unchecked, stress can be the cause of many kinds of ailments from migraine headaches to insomnia, from ill-temper to heart disease.» tener (muy) mal genio = have + a (very) short/quick fuse .
Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.