chispa
spark ; zest ; piquancy ; sizzle ; wit.
However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity - with a dash of joy to add zest.
Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.
Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person - if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.
echar chispas [Usado en sentido figurado para indicar enojo]
fume
froth at + the mouth
foam at + the mouth
fume with + anger
fume with + rage
seethe
seethe with + anger
seethe with + rage
Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!.
This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks.
All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
He uses his quirky wit and friendly banter to brighten people's mood when they are feeling low or fuming with anger.
Some people, being excessively liverish, cannot refrain from fuming with rage and shouting abuse when they come across stories of injustice, ignorance and foul play in the newspapers.
But Palestinian Arabs have learned that if they seethe publicly about anything, the world media will take them seriously.
Seething with anger, hundreds of people yesterday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice.
Most Iraqis I speak with nowadays are seething with rage towards the occupiers of their country.
echar chispas por los ojos
glower
scowl (at)
The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.
And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
encender la chispa
kindle + spark
But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
estar echando chispas
be browned off
be brassed off
In World War II parlance, they were probably 'browned-off,' but were certainly not lacking in spirit and loyalty.
I'm sorry about the fact they were brassed off, but perhaps it was a natural consequence of the negativity over the past four months.
estar que + echar + chispas [Usado en sentido figurado para indicar enojo]
be browned off
be brassed off
be furious
fume
foam at + the mouth
fume with + anger
fume with + rage
seethe
seethe with + anger
seethe with + rage
In World War II parlance, they were probably 'browned-off,' but were certainly not lacking in spirit and loyalty.
I'm sorry about the fact they were brassed off, but perhaps it was a natural consequence of the negativity over the past four months.
You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.
Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!.
All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
He uses his quirky wit and friendly banter to brighten people's mood when they are feeling low or fuming with anger.
Some people, being excessively liverish, cannot refrain from fuming with rage and shouting abuse when they come across stories of injustice, ignorance and foul play in the newspapers.
But Palestinian Arabs have learned that if they seethe publicly about anything, the world media will take them seriously.
Seething with anger, hundreds of people yesterday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice.
Most Iraqis I speak with nowadays are seething with rage towards the occupiers of their country.
ni chispa
the least bit
He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
ni una chispa de viento
not a drop of wind
not a wisp of wind
The early morning fine mist built up swiftly into a soft blue heat haze, settling quietly over the hills with not a drop of wind to disturb it.
There isn't a sound, not a peep from birds, not a wisp of wind.
soltar chispas
emit + sparks
The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
