How is the phrase de mal genio translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Bad-tempered
adjective

Que se enfada con facilidad y a menudo.

Easily annoyed and often angry.

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  • Nuestro vecino es un viejo de mal genio. — Our neighbor is a bad-tempered old man.

  • Por la mañana suele estar malhumorado. — He is often bad-tempered in the morning.

  • Se pone de mal genio cuando tiene hambre. — He gets bad-tempered when he is hungry.

  • ¿Siempre está así de malhumorada en las reuniones? — Is she always this bad-tempered during meetings?

  • ¿Por qué está el gato de tan mal genio hoy? — Why is the cat so bad-tempered today?

  • Por favor, intenta no estar de mal humor hoy. — Please try not to be bad-tempered today.

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