Petulante in english

Petulant

pronunciation: petʃələnt part of speech: adjective
In gestures

petulante = smug ; petulant ; show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; hoity-toity ; cocksure ; grandstander ; showboater. 

Example: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Example: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.Example: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Example: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Example: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Example: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Example: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Example: I recognize he was difficult to work with and a bit of a grandstander, and I still submit that a legislative body needs those people.Example: Showboaters are not harmful but can become so if they don't get the recognition they seek.

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» sonrisa petulantefish-eating grin .

Example: Strolling from a hand crafted log cabin to the jet boat I had a fish-eating grin.

Petulante synonyms

fractious in spanish: díscolo, pronunciation: frækʃəs part of speech: adjective peevish in spanish: malhumorado, pronunciation: pivɪʃ part of speech: adjective cranky in spanish: de maniático, pronunciation: kræŋki part of speech: adjective irritable in spanish: irritable, pronunciation: ɪrətəbəl part of speech: adjective testy in spanish: irascible, pronunciation: testi part of speech: adjective peckish in spanish: hambriento, pronunciation: pekɪʃ part of speech: adjective tetchy in spanish: irritable, pronunciation: tetʃi part of speech: adjective techy in spanish: irritable, pronunciation: tetʃi part of speech: adjective nettlesome in spanish: nettlesome, pronunciation: netəlsəm part of speech: adjective pettish in spanish: malhumorado, pronunciation: petɪʃ part of speech: adjective ill-natured in spanish: malhumorado, pronunciation: ɪlnætʃɜrd part of speech: adjective
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