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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinconstante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩ.kõsˈtɐ̃.tʃi
"Ele é muito inconstante nas suas decisões."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Alternating rapidly between two contrasting moods, attitudes, or opinions, especially regarding affection or enthusiasm.
"She has been running hot-and-cold about the new project proposal all week." - 2
Relating to a plumbing system or therapeutic treatment supplying both heated and chilled water or temperatures alternately.
"The spa offers a rejuvenating hot-and-cold water therapy circuit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the traditional English compounding of the elemental adjectives 'hot' (from Proto-Germanic *hata-) and 'cold' (from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz). The metaphorical idiom of blowing hot and cold originated from Aesop's fable about the man who blew on his hands to warm them and on his soup to cool it, symbolizing inconsistency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hot-and-cold" is said worldwide
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tiède
Transliteration: tjɛd
"Il souffle le chaud et le froid dans ses relations."
unentschlossen
Transliteration: ˈʊnʔɛntˌʃlɔsn̩
"Sie verhält sich in dieser Angelegenheit sehr wechselhaft."
incostante
Transliteration: in.koˈstan.te
"Il suo comportamento altalenante confonde tutti."
inconstante
Transliteration: iŋ.kosˈtan.te
"Tiene una actitud ambivalente hacia la propuesta."
inconstante
Transliteration: ĩ.kõsˈtɐ̃.tʃi
"Ele é muito inconstante nas suas decisões."
अस्थिर
Transliteration: asthir
"उस का रवैया इस मामले में बहुत अनिश्चित रहा है।"
反复无常
Transliteration: fǎn fù wú cháng
"他在对待这个项目时态度反复无常。"
변덕스러운
Transliteration: byeon-deok-seu-reo-un
"그녀의 태도는 냉탕온탕을 오간다."
変わりやすい
Transliteration: kawariyasui
"彼の態度は一貫性がなく変わりやすい。"
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