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Detailed Translations for cross-grained from English to French

cross-grained:

cross-grained [the ~] nom

  1. the cross-grained (fractious person; cross-patch)
    le frondeur; la mauvaise tête; le mauvais esprit; la forte tête; le mauvais coucheur

Translation Matrix for cross-grained:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
forte tête cross-grained; cross-patch; fractious person clever clogs
frondeur cross-grained; cross-patch; fractious person
grincheux curmudgeon; curmudgeons; grouches; grumblers; moper; peevish person; sourfaces; sourpuss; sourpusses; wet; wet blanket
grognon groaner; grouch; grouser; grumbler; moaner
mauvais coucheur cross-grained; cross-patch; fractious person
mauvais esprit cross-grained; cross-patch; fractious person
mauvaise tête cross-grained; cross-patch; fractious person
rebelle agitator; insurgent; mutineer; rebel; revolter; revolutionary; rioter
récalcitrant recalcitrant; refuser
sensible perceptibility
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- contrarious; curly-grained; wavy-grained
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
excitable cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy bad-tempered; irritable; irritated; nettled; piqued; pissed off; sensitive; sore; touchy
grincheux cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy angry; annoyed; bad tempered; bad-tempered; cantankerous; capricious; churlish; complaining; crabbed; crusty; discontented; disgruntled; displeased; dissatisfied; enraged; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; indignant; irate; lamenting; livid; moody; nagging; peevish; put out; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; upset; vexed; wailing
grognon cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy bad tempered; bad-tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy; lamenting; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; wailing
grondeur cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly
insoumis boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous against the grain; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; pig-headed; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
insubordonné boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous
irascible cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy abrupt; bad tempered; bad-tempered; cantankerous; catty; complaining; crabbed; crusty; fiery; gruff; grumpy; hot-blooded; hot-headed; hot-tempered; irritable; irritated; lamenting; moody; nagging; nettled; peevish; petulant; piqued; pissed off; querulous; quick-tempered; rigid; sensitive; snappy; snarling; sore; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; testy; touchy; wailing
irritable cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy angry; bad-tempered; enraged; fiery; hot-blooded; hot-headed; hot-tempered; irate; irritable; irritated; livid; nettled; piqued; pissed off; seething; sensitive; sore; thin-skinned; touchy
rebelle boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous against the grain; epoch making; ground-breaking; immovable; inflexible; insurgent; mutinous; obstinate; pioneering; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; revolutionary; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
récalcitrant boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous against the grain; disobedient; dogged; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable; unruly; wayward; wilful; willful
sensible cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy accessible; bad-tempered; concrete; deeply; delicate; easily hurt; emotional; irritable; irritated; nettled; oversensitive; piqued; pissed off; sense; senses stimulating; sensitive; sensory; sensual; sore; subtle; susceptible; tangible; tender; tender hearted; thin-skinned; touchable; touchy
sensiblement cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy thin-skinned; touchy
susceptible cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy accessible; bad-tempered; fragile; irritated; nettled; piqued; pissed off; sore; susceptible; thin-skinned; touchy; weak

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Related Definitions for "cross-grained":

  1. of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel1
  2. difficult to deal with1

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