pavio curto
Portuguese
editNoun
editpavio curto m (plural pavios curtos)
- (idiomatic) short fuse, short temper (irritable temperament)
- Ele tem o pavio curto.
- He's got a short fuse.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pavio, curto.
Adjective
edit- (idiomatic) irritable, temperamental, choleric
- Synonyms: genioso, temperamental, colérico