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Is it Malhumorado, or Cascarabias? What's the difference and when to use the two words.

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updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by Seb79

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mahumorado would be (even literally) ill-humored, and it is more like a short term condition.

Hoy está malhumorado.

Estuvo malhumorada toda la semana.

cascarrabias is more like fussy, irritable, and I think it is like a characteristic of a personality.

Muchos piensan que el odontólogo es un cascarrabias.

updated Dec 12, 2010
edited by mediterrunio
posted by mediterrunio