sulky

[US]/ˈsʌlki/
[UK]/ˈsʌlki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. irritado ou chateado, muitas vezes de uma maneira silenciosa

Example Sentences

a sulky fire .

um fogo taciturno.

the old man grew sulky and grouchy.

o velho ficou rabugento e mal-humorado.

she had a sultry, sulky mouth.

ela tinha um lábio atraente e mal-humorado.

She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids.

Ela trouxe um par de crianças com aparência mal-humorada.

she is sulky and contrary where her work is concerned.

ela é mal-humorada e teimosa quando se trata do seu trabalho.

his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout.

Seu lábio inferior saltava em um bico de mau humor.

Young girls sometimes become sulky because they are jealous.

Meninas jovens às vezes ficam mal-humoradas porque estão com inveja.

Real-world Examples

On the contrary, he looked resentful and sulky.

Em contraste, ele parecia ressentido e emburrado.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Goyle emptied his pockets, looking extremely sulky.

Goyle esvaziou os bolsos, parecendo extremamente emburrado.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" All right, " said Malfoy, looking sulky and disappointed.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" I'm not sulky, " I answered, looking away.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

A cheer went up from the crowd. The warden looked sulky.

Uma salva de aplausos surgiu da multidão. O diretor parecia emburrado.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

" Why are you so sulky" ? she asked, coming up to me.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" No." I tried very hard not to look like a sulky child.

“ Não.” Eu tentei muito não parecer uma criança emburrada.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The people pleaser feels sulky and betrayed because they were angling for adulation and gratitude.

O complacente se sente emburrado e traído porque estava buscando admulação e gratidão.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

And the more they talked to one another the sulkier and more suspicious they became.

E quanto mais conversavam, mais emburrados e mais desconfiados ficavam.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Dudley looked furious and sulky, and somehow seemed to be taking up even more space than usual.

Dudley parecia furioso e emburrado, e de alguma forma parecia estar ocupando ainda mais espaço do que o normal.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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