choleric person
[/ˈkɒlərɪk ˈpɜːrsən/]
nounpl: choleric people
pessoa colérica
1. A person who is easily angered, quick-tempered, or prone to irritability and outbursts of anger
He is a choleric person who loses his temper over minor inconveniences.
Ele é uma pessoa colérica que perde a paciência com pequenos incômodos.
2. Historically, a person believed to have an excess of yellow bile, one of the four humors in medieval medicine, associated with a fiery temperament
In medieval times, a choleric person was thought to possess too much yellow bile.
Na Idade Média, acreditava-se que uma pessoa colérica tinha excesso de bílis amarela.
The term 'choleric' derives from ancient Greek and medieval medicine's theory of four humors but remains used today in English and Portuguese to describe someone with a volatile temperament. In Brazil, more colloquial terms like 'pessoa de gênio quente' or 'pessoa irritadiça' are often preferred in casual speech, while 'colérica' remains the formal/educated choice. The concept reflects universal understanding of temperament types across cultures.
Related Idioms & Phrases
a choleric person is quick to anger
don't provoke a choleric person
choleric temperament
work with a choleric person
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