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spitfire

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spit·fire  (sptfr)
n.
A quick-tempered or highly excitable person.
spitfire [ˈspɪtˌfaɪə]
n
a person given to outbursts of spiteful temper and anger, esp a woman or girl
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Noun1.spitfire - a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
emotional person - a person subject to strong states of emotion
Translations
spitfire [ˈspɪtˌfaɪəʳ] N → fierabrás mf
spitfire
n → Feuer speiender Drache; (= woman also) → Giftnudel f (inf)
spitfire [ˈspɪtˌfaɪəʳ] n she's a real spitfire → è una persona molto irascibile
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"Don't be a spitfire, else I won't tell you," said Tom, thrusting his hand back into his pocket and looking determined.
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