Personality

absent-minded

He's become so absent-minded recently. He keeps losing things.

roztargniony

ambitious

She's extremely ambitious and intends to be running her own company by the time she's 30.

ambitny

amusing

He's such a sociable, amusing man!

zabawny

bad-tempered

She became bad-tempered and tearful with her husband.

złośnik, łatwo wpadający w gniew

boring

The priest was such a boring speaker that nobody was listening to his sermon.

nudny

calm

He stayed calm throughout the confusion.

spokojny, opanowany

cautious

Firms have been unusually cautious about hiring new workers.

ostrożny

cheerful

You're in a very cheerful mood today.

wesoły, pogodny

courageous

Tim is the most courageous police officer I know.

dzielny, odważny

cruel

Stop teasing him about his disability! You're being cruel!

okrutny

curious

Young people are usually curious about the world.

ciekawy

determined

His enemies are determined to ruin him.

zdeterminowany, zdecydowany

disobedient

The dog never listens. It's very disobedient.

nieposłuszny

easy-going

Thankfully, he's a very easy-going boss.

wyrozumiały; mało wymagający

extrovert

I'm a bit of an extravert. I love going out and I'm happy to have a lot of people around me.

ekstrawertyczny

frank

He was brought up to be frank and always tell the truth.

szczery

friendly

Our neighbours have always been very friendly toward us.

przyjazny

generous

It was very generous of you to lend me so much money.

hojny, wspaniałomyślny

hard-working

She deserves a bit of success - she's very hard-working.

pracowity

honest

They were poor, but honest.

uczciwy

impatient

After months of delays, customers were getting impatient.

niecierpliwy

insensitive

He apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless.

niedelikatny, niewrażliwy

insincere

He said he was sorry, but I could tell that he was being insincere.

nieszczery

intolerant

I'm afraid she's quite intolerant of working-class people.

nietolerancyjny,

irritable

I don't think he will be a good father. He's far too irritable and impatient.

drażliwy, łatwo wpadający w złość

jealous

She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women.

zazdrosny

kind

The kind woman took the cat in and nursed it back to health.

dobry, dobroduszny

loyal

She's a loyal friend. She's stood by me for years.

lojalny

mean

He becomes mean when he doesn't get his way. They were too mean to put any money in the charity collection.

1. złośliwy 2. skąpy

moody

I don't know why I get so moody sometimes. I think it must be because of the hormones.

humorzasty

nervous

We would like to warn viewers of a nervous disposition that the following programme contains scenes of violence.

nerwowy

obedient

I was a well-behaved and obedient child. You had to be in those days.

posłuszny

optimistic

The government was optimistic about the future of the reform.

optymistyczny

pessimistic

Older voters are less satisfied with their lives and more pessimistic about the economic future.

pesymistyczny

possessive

He's very possessive towards his wife.

zaborczy

proud

a proud, arrogant man

dumny

quiet

He was seen off by her quiet, middle-aged parents.

cichy

reliable

John is very reliable - if he says he'll do something he'll do it.

godny zaufania, niezawodny, solidny

reserved

The English have a reputation for being reserved.

zdystansowany, powściągliwy

self-confident

At school he was popular and self-confident.

pewny siebie

selfish

It may sound a bit selfish, but I'm really worried about what will happen to me after the company is closed.

samolubny

sensitive

I must praise the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill.

wrażliwy

shy

I was pretty shy at school.

nieśmiały

sincere

I don't think the actor was being sincere when he apologized.

szczery

sociable

Being a sociable person, Ella loved going out.

towarzyski

tactful

It was very tactful of you not to mention her weight.

taktowny

talkative

The talkative taxi driver was a nightmare.

gadatliwy

thrifty

My grandpa has always been very thrifty. He never treats himself to anything.

oszczędny

unfriendly

I'm not being unfriendly. I'm just not in a mood for talking.

nieprzyjazny, niemiły

unkind

It was unkind of you to criticize her.

nieżyczliwy

unreliable

I wouldn't trust him at all. He's never been very reliable.

niesolidny, niegodny zaufania

vindictive

Her remarks were vindictive and personalized.

mściwy