Osobowość

roztargniony

absent-minded

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

ambitny

ambitious

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

zabawny

amusing

He's such a sociable, amusing man!

złośnik, łatwo wpadający w gniew

bad-tempered

She became bad-tempered and tearful with her husband.

nudny

boring

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

spokojny, opanowany

calm

He stayed calm throughout the confusion.

ostrożny

cautious

Firms have been unusually cautious about hiring new workers.

wesoły, pogodny

cheerful

You're in a very cheerful mood today.

dzielny, odważny

courageous

Tim is the most courageous police officer I know.

okrutny

cruel

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

ciekawy

curious

Young people are usually curious about the world.

zdeterminowany, zdecydowany

determined

His enemies are determined to ruin him.

nieposłuszny

disobedient

The dog never listens. It's very disobedient.

wyrozumiały; mało wymagający

easy-going

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

ekstrawertyczny

extrovert

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

szczery

frank

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

przyjazny

friendly

Our neighbours have always been very friendly toward us.

hojny, wspaniałomyślny

generous

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

pracowity

hard-working

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

uczciwy

honest

They were poor, but honest.

niecierpliwy

impatient

After months of delays, customers were getting impatient.

niedelikatny, niewrażliwy

insensitive

He apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless.

nieszczery

insincere

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

nietolerancyjny,

intolerant

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

drażliwy, łatwo wpadający w złość

irritable

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

zazdrosny

jealous

She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women.

dobry, dobroduszny

kind

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

lojalny

loyal

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

1. złośliwy 2. skąpy

mean

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

humorzasty

moody

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

nerwowy

nervous

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

posłuszny

obedient

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

optymistyczny

optimistic

The government was optimistic about the future of the reform.

pesymistyczny

pessimistic

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

zaborczy

possessive

He's very possessive towards his wife.

dumny

proud

a proud, arrogant man

cichy

quiet

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

godny zaufania, niezawodny, solidny

reliable

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

zdystansowany, powściągliwy

reserved

The English have a reputation for being reserved.

pewny siebie

self-confident

At school he was popular and self-confident.

samolubny

selfish

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

wrażliwy

sensitive

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

nieśmiały

shy

I was pretty shy at school.

szczery

sincere

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

towarzyski

sociable

Being a sociable person, Ella loved going out.

taktowny

tactful

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

gadatliwy

talkative

The talkative taxi driver was a nightmare.

oszczędny

thrifty

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

nieprzyjazny, niemiły

unfriendly

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

nieżyczliwy

unkind

It was unkind of you to criticize her.

niesolidny, niegodny zaufania

unreliable

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

mściwy

vindictive

Her remarks were vindictive and personalized.