German English Dictionary

streitsüchtig in English:

1. pugnacious

The comedian told one flat joke after another, and when the audience started booing, he pugnaciously spat back at them, “Hey, you think this is easy – why don’t you buffoons give it a shot?”

We live in the light of Churchill's pugnacious performance under fire.

English word "streitsüchtig"(pugnacious) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Ingres" (A. J. Finberg)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Comical People" (Unknown)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Slant Book" (Peter ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Those Other Animals" (G...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Oakdale Boys in Camp" (...

2. contentiously

English word "streitsüchtig"(contentiously) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Wanda, Vol. 1 (of 3)" (...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Rose MacLeod" (Alice Br...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Titan" (Theodore Dr...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Fidelity A Novel" (Susa...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The King of Arcadia" (F...

3. cantankerous

The old lady was so cantankerous and mean, she scared small children.

Paul is not an easy person to have as a friend, because he is so cantankerous.

English word "streitsüchtig"(cantankerous) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Tramp's Scraps" (H. I...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "An Enemy of the People"...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Miss Cayley's Adventure...