Describing people - character
sly Children of that age can be very sly.
хитрый
pig-headed How could she honestly make this pig-headed man see sense?
упрямый как осел
cunning Diane was a cold and cunning woman.
хитрый
obstinate He was the most obstinate man I've ever met.
упрямый
stubborn Why are you so stubborn?
упрямый
aggressive The men were drunk and aggressive.
агрессивный, враждебный
brainless (colloquial) My sister's latest boyfriend is pretty brainless.
безмозглый
thrifty Mrs Jones was a very thrifty woman who never wasted anything.
бережливый, экономный
unprincipled He was presented as an unprincipled politician.
беспринципный
brusque Her secretary was a little brusque on the phone.
бесцеремонный, резкий
bossy (colloquial) Kevin's mother is really bossy.
властный, любящий командовать
arrogant He was unbearably arrogant.
высокомерный
daft (colloquial) Is this another of your daft ideas?
глупый
dim (colloquial) You can be really dim sometimes!
глупый
foolish It was a foolish thing to say.
глупый
stupid I can't believe Kate was stupid enough to get involved in this.
глупый, тупой
rude I didn't mean to be rude, but I had to leave early.
грубый
mean He's too mean to buy a present for his wife.
жадный
cruel She was often cruel to her sister.
жестокий
envious I see people who have opportunities I don't have, and I get envious.
завистливый
trustworthy Many people do not see politicians as trustworthy.
заслуживающий доверия, надежный
introverted He is described as an introverted teenager.
интроверт
sincere My smile is not entirely sincere.
искренний
inquiring You have a very inquiring mind, don't you?
любознательный
inquisitive Don't be so inquisitive - it makes people uncomfortable.
любопытный
nosy (colloquial) Stop being so nosy!
любопытный, назойлевый
argumentative When I've had a few drinks I get a little argumentative.
любящий спорить
brainy (colloquial) At school Karen was always one of the brainy ones.
мозговитый, умный, способный,
reliable Miller was a quiet and reliable man.
надежный
naive Jim can be so naive sometimes.
наивный
pushy (colloquial) Pushy journalists shouted questions from the crowd.
напористый, нахальный
tense You look a little tense.
напряженный
impolite She had no wish to appear impolite.
невежливый
innocent I was thirteen years old and very innocent.
невинный
even-tempered They will stay even-tempered from morning to night.
невозмутимый, спокойный, уравновешенный
ill-mannered He looked badly dressed and ill-mannered.
невоспитанный
silly (colloquial) Don't be so silly! There's nothing wrong with you.
несерьезный, глупый
discourteous It would have seemed discourteous to refuse his offer.
неучтивый, невежливый
extravagant Rich and extravagant parents are spending more and more money on their children's parties
неэкономный, расточительный
gregarious She can be as engaging at public events as her gregarious husband.
общительный
sociable She's a friendly, sociable woman.
общительный
gifted She was an extremely gifted poet.
одаренный
optimistic I am very optimistic about the future of our company.
оптимистический
original I don't think George is capable of having original ideas!
оригинальный
frank/direct/open He was completely frank with her about what happened.
откровенный, прямой, открытый
pessimistic When you are pessimistic and expect the worst, your attitude is often negative.
пессимистический
sensible She seems very sensible.
практичный, здравомыслящий
half-witted I'm not half-witted, you know.
придурковатый/полоумный
down-to-earth I never met a more down-to-earth young woman in my life.
приземленный
shrewd He is a shrewd businessman.
проницательный, умный
blunt Julian's blunt words hurt her.
прямолинейный
jealous Why are you so jealous of his success?
ревнивый, завистливый
abrupt Sorry, I didn't mean to be so abrupt.
резкий
curt Polly was curt and businesslike with her clients.
резкий
self-important As a waiter, he had grown to despise self-important customers.
с большим самомнением
easy-going Her easy-going nature made her popular.
с легким характером, добродушно-веселый
broad-minded I rather think he will be very broadminded.
с широким кругозором
sadistic The principal was a sadistic man who enjoyed tormenting his students.
садистский
full of oneself (colloquial) My first impression was that he was a bit full of himself.
самовлюбленный
assertive The course helps women learn how to be more assertive in the workplace.
самоуверенный, напористый
quarrelsome He became quarrelsome after drinking too much.
сварливый
peculiar He's been a little peculiar lately.
своеобразный
miserly His uncle is considered to be a miserly man.
скупой
permissive His parents were too permissive.
снисходительный
relaxed He seems very relaxed about the whole situation.
спокойный, расслабленный
able Mrs Thomas is a very able teacher.
способный
odd It was an odd thing to say.
странный
weird Robin's boyfriend is kind of weird.
странный, чудной
talented The show has talented actors.
талантливый
dumb (colloquial) He was dumb enough to believe her.
тупой
self-assured On the surface Dana was calm and self-assured, but I knew that this wasn't completely the case.
уверенный в себе
clever She is quite clever and does well at school.
умный
intelligent She was once described as the most intelligent woman in the country.
умный
smart The smart kids get good grades and go off to college.
умный, сообразительный
bright He was an exceptionally bright child.
умный, способный
crafty Jerry was crafty -- he got into the match free by crawling under the fence.
хитрый, коварный
determined Gwen is a very determined woman.
целеустремленный
ambitious Linda has always been an ambitious manager.
целеустремленный, амбициозный
honest He was a hard-working honest man.
честный
sensitive My brother pretends he's tough, but he's actually prettysensitive.
чувствительный, впечатлительный
generous She's always very generous to the kids.
щедрый
economical I'm trying to be more economical when I go shopping.
экономный
extroverted Smokers are measurably more extroverted than non-smokers.
экстраверт
eccentric His eccentric behaviour lost him his job.
эксцентричный