ITALIANO INGLESE DEFINIZIONE IN INGLESE
generous giving or willing to give freely
mean - not willing to give or share things, especially money
- unkind, for example by not letting somebody have or do something
stingy not giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
tight not wanting to spend much money; not generous
outgoing liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them
sociable enjoying spending time with other people
easy-going relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry
extroverted a lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people
introverted more interested in your own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people
pessimistic expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful;
optimistic expecting good things to happen or something to be successful;
negative considering only the bad side of something/somebody;
lacking enthusiasm or hope
positive thinking about what is good in a situation;
feeling confident and sure that something good will happen
shy nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people
clumsy awkward in movement or in handling things
indecisive unable to make decisions
insecure not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
selfish caring only about yourself rather than about other people
egoist a person who thinks that he or she is better than other people and who thinks and talks too much
about himself or herself
lazy unwilling to work or be active; doing as little as possible
hard-working putting a lot of effort into a job and doing it well
altruistic caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own
friendly behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like somebody or want to help them
polite having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others
kind caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
helpful willing to help somebody
impolite not polite
rude having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings
arrogant behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people
stubborn determined not to change your opinion or attitude
touchy easily upset or offended
conceited having too much pride in yourself and what you do
bossy always telling people what to do
jealous feeling angry or unhappy because somebody you like or love is showing interest in somebody else
spiteful behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset somebody
mischievous enjoying playing tricks and annoying people
moody - having moods that change quickly and often
- bad-tempered or upset, often for no particular reason
cheerful happy, and showing it by the way that you behave
chatty talking a lot in a friendly way
ITALIANO INGLESE DEFINIZIONE IN INGLESE
talkative liking to talk a lot
tough - strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations
- demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any
problems or suffering that this may cause
impulsive acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you are doing
impetuous acting quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
rash doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results
cautious being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger or mistakes;
not taking any risks
sensible able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion; practical
sensitive aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
insensitive not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them
unsympathetic not feeling or showing any sympathy
sympathetic kind to somebody who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their
problems
understanding showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to forgive them when they do
something wrong
caring kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people
nervous anxious about something or afraid of something
confident feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
strict demanding that rules, especially rules about behaviour, should be obeyed
rigid not willing to change their ideas or behaviour
permissive allowing or showing a freedom of behaviour that many people do not approve of
harsh cruel, severe and unkind
decisive able to decide something quickly and with confidence
determined if you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it
and you will not let anyone prevent you
funny making you laugh; amusing
boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient
1= selfish a. cautious/sensible
2= insecure b. moody
3= impulsive c. generous
4= easy-going d. indecisive
5= outgoing/sociable e. confident
6= sensitive f. optimistic/positive
7= quiet g. shy
8= pessimistic/negative h. thick-skinned
9= interesting i. chatty-talkative
10 = decisive j. boring
11 = cheerful k. uptight
