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curmudgeon
UK
/kəˈmʌdʒ.ən/
US
/kərˈmʌdʒ.ən/
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curmudgeon
noun
curmudgeons
pl
UK
/kəˈmʌdʒ.ən/
US
/kərˈmʌdʒ.ən/
grincheux
Personne de mauvais caractère, souvent âgée; registre courant.
The old curmudgeon next door yelled at the kids for playing too loudly.
Le grincheux d'à côté a crié sur les enfants parce qu'ils jouaient trop fort.
Additional translations
ronchon
Plus familier; convient pour une personne maussade ou irritable.
Synonyms
grump
grouch
crank
misanthrope
killjoy
sourpuss
fuddy-duddy
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curmudgeon
noun
A bad-tempered or surly person.
The old curmudgeon next door yelled at the kids for playing too loudly.
An ill-tempered and miserly individual, especially an elderly man.
The village curmudgeon hoarded his coins and glowered at passers-by.
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