churlish

[US]/'tʃɜːlɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈtʃə..lɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. impoli; de mauvaise humeur

Phrases & Collocations

churlish behavior

comportement discourtois

churlish attitude

attitude discourtoise

churlish remarks

remarques discourtoises

churlish response

réponse discourtoise

Example Sentences

it seems churlish to complain.

il semble mesquin de se plaindre.

He would not offer a churlish roof to his visitors.

Il n'offrirait pas de toit mesquin à ses visiteurs.

She offered them cups of tea and it seemed churlish to refuse.

Elle leur a offert des tasses de thé et il semblait mesquin de refuser.

I ejaculated mentally, “you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.

J'ai mentalement crié : « vous méritez un isolement perpétuel de votre espèce pour votre manque de courtoisie mesquin. »

It was churlish of him to refuse the invitation.

C'était mesquin de sa part de refuser l'invitation.

She gave a churlish reply to his compliment.

Elle a donné une réponse mesquine à son compliment.

His churlish behavior annoyed everyone at the party.

Son comportement mesquin a agacé tout le monde à la fête.

The churlish customer complained about everything.

Le client mesquin s'est plaint de tout.

Ignoring someone's greeting is considered churlish.

Ignorer les salutations de quelqu'un est considéré comme mesquin.

She muttered a churlish remark under her breath.

Elle a murmuré une remarque mesquine à mi-voix.

His churlish attitude made it hard to work with him.

Son attitude mesquine rendait difficile de travailler avec lui.

It's churlish to criticize without offering any solutions.

C'est mesquin de critiquer sans proposer de solutions.

The churlish driver honked at the pedestrian crossing the street.

Le conducteur mesquin a klaxonné sur le piéton traversant la rue.

She regretted her churlish behavior and apologized the next day.

Elle a regretté son comportement mesquin et s'est excusée le lendemain.

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