- genio
- f. & m.1 genius, person with extraordinary talents.2 genius, great talent.3 temper, nature, temperament.4 genius.5 genie, goblin, djinn, jinn.m.1 genius (talento).un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art2 genie.3 temper (personalidad fuerte).tener mucho genio to be quick-temperedtener mal genio to be bad-tempered4 nature, disposition.* * *genio► nombre masculino1 (carácter) temper, disposition2 (facultad) genius■ Einstein fue un genio Einstein was a genius3 (espíritu) spirit■ el genio del Renacimiento the Renaissance spirit4 (ser fantástico) genie\FRASEOLOGÍAestar de mal genio to be in a bad moodtener mal genio to have a bad temper* * *noun m.1) genius2) temper* * *SM1) (=temperamento) temper
¡menudo genio tiene! — he's got such a temper!
es una mujer de mucho genio — she's a quick-tempered woman
tener mal genio — to be bad tempered
genio vivo — quick temper, hot temper
2) (=carácter) nature, dispositiongenio alegre — cheerful nature
tener buen genio — to be good natured, be even tempered
corto de genio — timid, spiritless
de genio franco — of an open nature
3) (=estado de ánimo)estar de buen genio — to be in a good mood
estar de mal genio — to be in a bad temper, be in a bad mood
4) (=talento) genius¡eres un genio! — you're a genius!
5) (=peculiaridad) genius, peculiarities plesto va en contra del genio de la lengua — this goes against the genius of the language
el genio andaluz — the Andalusian spirit, the spirit of Andalucía
6) (=ser fantástico) genie7) (=divinidad) spiritgenio del mal — evil spirit
genio tutelar — guardian spirit
* * *masculinoa) (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
genio y figura hasta la sepultura — a leopard never changes its spots
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio — a painter of genius
c) (lumbrera) geniusd) (ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex. The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *masculinoa) (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
genio y figura hasta la sepultura — a leopard never changes its spots
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio — a painter of genius
c) (lumbrera) geniusd) (ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *geniomasculine1 (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered¡qué genio tiene este niño! this child has such a temper o has a terrible temper!estar con or tener el genio atravesado (fam); to be in a bad mood o in a tempergenio y figura hasta la sepultura a leopard never changes its spotstener el genio pronto or vivo to be quick-tempered2 (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio a very talented painter, a painter of genius3 (lumbrera) geniuses un genio con el pincel she's a brilliant painter, she's a genius with the paint brush4 genio masculine and feminine (ser fantástico) genie* * *
genio sustantivo masculinoa) (carácter) temper;◊ tener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-temperedb) (lumbrera) geniusd) (ser fantástico) genie
genio sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, temperamento) temperament
(mal carácter) temper: está de mal genio, he's in a bad mood
tengo mal genio, I have a bad temper
2 (talento, capacidad) genius: es un genio, he's brilliant
3 (ente fantástico) genie: al frotar la lámpara apareció el genio, when he rubbed the lamp the genie appeared
'genio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
- carácter
- considerar
- excitable
- fenómena
- fenómeno
- fiera
- heredar
- inspiración
- lado
- monstruo
- rey
- sombra
- uva
- endemoniado
- endiablado
- gastar
English:
bad-tempered
- bile
- bound
- disposition
- flare up
- genie
- genius
- hot
- quick
- quicktempered
- short
- short-tempered
- surliness
- temper
- whiz
- whiz kid
- whizz
- wish
- wizard
- bad
- petulant
- violent
* * *genio nm1. [talento] genius;Compgenio y figura (hasta la sepultura) a true genius2. [persona] genius;un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art3. [carácter] nature, disposition;corto de genio timid4. [personalidad fuerte] spirit;tiene mucho genio she's very feisty5. [mal carácter] bad temper;estar de mal genio to be in a mood;tener mal o [m5]mucho genio to be bad-tempered6. [ser fantástico] genie7. Mitol genie* * *geniom1 talento, persona genius2 (carácter) temper;tener mal genio be bad-tempered;estar de buen/mal genio be in a good/bad mood* * *genio nm1) : genius2) : temper, dispositionde mal genio: bad-tempered3) : genie* * *genio n1. (carácter) tempertiene el genio de su madre she's got her mother's temper2. (persona) genius [pl. geniuses]Einstein fue un genio Einstein was a genius3. (ser imaginario) genieel genio de la lámpara the genie of the lampestar de mal genio to be in a bad moodtener mal genio to be have a bad temper
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.