短気

たんき
quick temper

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たんき【短気】

a short [quick, hot, bad, hasty, violent] temper; 〔怒りっぽさ〕 irritability; irascibility; petulance; touchiness; 〔性急さ〕 impatience; hastiness; impetuosity.

～な quick-[hot-]tempered; 〔怒りっぽい〕 irritable; irascible; petulant; touchy; 〔性急な〕 impatient; hasty; impetuous.

●短気な性格 an irritable character

・短気な人 a hot-[short-]tempered person; a person with a (short) temper; a hothead

・短気な行動をする act [behave] rashly; do sth rash; act on impulse

・くれぐれも短気なまねはしないように. Please keep [don't lose] your temper. | 《口》 Keep your cool [head (on)].

●短気である be quick-[short-, hot-]tempered; have a quick [short, hot] temper.

●彼の短気が災いしたようだ. His quick temper seems to have spoiled his chances.

・彼女のあの短気が身の破滅になった. Her short temper was her downfall.

●短気を起こして in a fit of ill temper; out of temper

・短気を起こす lose (one's) temper; get out of temper; become impatient [irritated]; fly into a passion [rage]

・短気を起こさずにもう一度考え直す keep [control, restrain] one's temper and think again

・そんなことで短気を起こすものじゃない. Don't let such a thing ruffle your temper.

●彼は短気ですぐ怒る. He soon loses his temper [《口》 flies off the handle].

・〔占いなどで〕 性格は短気. Character: short-tempered. | You are short-tempered in character.

・短気は損気. Haste makes waste. 【諺】 | A hasty man never wants woe. 【諺】 | Nothing is to be gained by losing your temper.