02:27 Jul 4, 2001 |
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na +1 | flairs up easily |
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na +1 | slightly impatient |
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na | a bit impatient |
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na | flares up easily |
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na | mildly impatient |
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na | champing at the bit |
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a bit impatient Explanation: ungeduldig(impatient) is the opposite of geduldig(patient) and has got nothing to do with tolerance. Native speaker |
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flairs up easily Explanation: as in er ist leicht ungeduldig" - he flairs up easily/ blows his top at the slightest.. .etc Good luck Mynnaf 12 years' experience |
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flares up easily Explanation: Just realized that I spelt it worng - bad thing for a translator to do, I know, but had heavy night translating! |
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slightly impatient Explanation: or a trifle impatient or not too patient or quite anxious Cassels de<>en dictionary+MW+Norstedts |
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mildly impatient Explanation: Had to chip in my tuppence-worth... |
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champing at the bit Explanation: idiom: champing at the bit = (fig.) restlessly impatient to begin. Source: Oxford English Dict. Tanya |
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