adjectives to describe a person
adjectives to describe a person
adjectives to describe a person
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obstinate
stubborn, determined - stur, dickköpfig
thoughtful
care for s.o. else - rücksichtsvoll
perceptive
alert, sensible - einfühlsam, hellsichtig
obsessive
want just one thing, be with one person - besitzend, zwanghaft
inspirational
charismatic - spends ideas, impacts as an idol - inspirierend
over-ambitious
too ambitious, zu zielstrebig, ehrgeizig
conscientious
thorough, hard-working - gewissenhaft, gründlich
neurotic
insane, crazy in a bad way, manic - durchgeknallt, zwanghaft
open-minded
offendenkend
prejudiced
has an unreasonable dislike of a thing or a group of people - voreingenommen, befangen, vorurteilend
apathetic
s.b. without interest doing sth. - teilnahmlos, stoisch, passiv
insensitive
indifferent, callous - gleichgültig, taktlos
solitary
spends a lot of time alone because they like being alone - einsam, zurückgezogen,
rebellious
deliberately disobeys people in authority or rules of behaviour - rebellisch
mature
reif
inquisitive
curious, nosy - neugierig, wissbegierig
sensibel
realistic, reasonable - vernünftig
rotten apple
on bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group - faules Ei
loose cannon
an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he is not controlled - tickende Zeitbombe
couch potato
Stubenhocker
wet blanket
Miesepeter, a negative person who ruins other's people's good times
big cheese
an important, influential person - hohes Tier
tough cookie
strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations - zähes Geschütz
yes-man
S.o. who agrees with anything sb. says
whiz kid
a young person who is outstandingly skilful or successful at something - Senkrechtstarter
busybody
Somebody who knows everything about everyone- Spion, Wichtigtuer
set in one's way
be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, narrow-minded - festgefahren, unflexibel
dark horse
a person who reveals little about himself or his activities, esp one who has unexpected talents - outcast,
black sheep
a person who causes shame or embarrassement because of deviation from accepted standards of his group
life and soul of the party
Partynudel, Partyrakete, Stimmungsbombe
pain in the neck
Nervensäge
know-it-all or smart alec, wiseacre, fault-finder
Someone who knows everything and especially everything better than anyone else
