cáu gắt
Adjective:
- Irritable, short-tempered, snappy: A state of being easily annoyed or angered, often resulting in sharp, impatient, or angry reactions.
- In a bad mood, grumpy: Describes a temporary state of irritability and crossness.
Verb (to be/become 'cáu gắt'):
- To snap (at someone), to be irritable: To speak or react in a sharp, angry, and impatient way, often in response to minor annoyances.
Adjective:
- Anh ấy đang rất cáu gắt vì bị mất ngủ. (He is very irritable because he lost sleep.)
- Đừng hỏi cô ấy bây giờ, tâm trạng cô ấy đang cáu gắt lắm. (Don't ask her now, her mood is very grumpy.)
Verb:
- Ông chủ cáu gắt với nhân viên vì một lỗi nhỏ. (The boss snapped at the employee over a small mistake.)
- Cô ấy dễ cáu gắt khi bị đói. (She easily gets irritable when she's hungry.)
"nổi cáu": to flare up, to lose one's temper (a stronger, more sudden outburst of anger).
- Nghe tin đó, anh ta nổi cáu ngay lập tức. (Upon hearing that news, he flared up immediately.)
"cơn cáu gắt": a fit of temper, a bout of irritability.
- Đứa trẻ lên cơn cáu gắt và không chịu ăn. (The child had a fit of temper and refused to eat.)
Cáu (adj/verb): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning "irritated" or "to be irritated." It is slightly less intense than "cáu gắt."
- Máy tính hỏng khiến tôi cáu quá. (The broken computer made me so irritated.)
Gắt (adj): Can mean "sharp," "harsh," or "severe." When combined with "cáu," it intensifies the meaning of irritability.
- Lời nói gắt gỏng (Harsh words).
Cáu kỉnh (adj): Similar to "cáu gắt," meaning easily annoyed or cantankerous, often describing a person's general character.
- Ông cụ sống một mình nên hơi cáu kỉnh. (The old man lives alone so he's a bit cantankerous.)
- Bực bội (adj/verb): Annoyed, vexed. Focuses more on the feeling of frustration.
- Nóng nảy (adj): Hot-tempered, quick-tempered. Describes a propensity to anger quickly.
- Quạu (adj, Southern Vietnamese slang): Grumpy, in a bad mood.
Cáu gắt với ai: To snap at someone, to be irritable with someone.
- Anh ta cáu gắt với đồng nghiệp mà không có lý do. (He snapped at his colleague for no reason.)
Làm cho cáu gắt: To irritate someone, to get on someone's nerves.
- Tiếng ồn liên tục làm cho tôi cáu gắt. (The constant noise irritates me / gets on my nerves.)
Nổi đóa / Nổi xung: To fly into a rage, to blow one's top (much stronger than "cáu gắt").
- Khi biết sự thật, cô ấy nổi đóa lên. (When she learned the truth, she flew into a rage.)
Mặt cau có: To have a scowling/grumpy face (describing the facial expression of someone who is "cáu gắt").
- Cậu bé bước vào với mặt cau có. (The boy walked in with a scowling face.)