No. 10,076 in French
grincheux
Grumpy; irritable.
In a sentence
Il est souvent grincheux le matin avant de prendre son café.
He is often grumpy in the morning before having his coffee.
Here, 'grincheux' is used as an adjective describing someone's mood in the morning.
Je n'aime pas travailler avec des collègues grincheux.
I don't like working with grumpy colleagues.
In this example, 'grincheux' describes a typical behavior or attitude of colleagues that can affect collaboration.
Les enfants deviennent parfois grincheux quand ils sont fatigués.
Children sometimes become grumpy when they are tired.
It illustrates the temporary state of irritability of children due to fatigue, with 'grincheux' used as a descriptive adjective.
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