Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.
Sensitive
Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences; easily affected emotionally. (Spanish: sensible)
Obliging
Ready to help; willing to do a service or kindness.
Gallant
Brave, heroic, or giving special attention and respect to women.
Sagacious
Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise. (Spanish: sabio)
Diligent
Hard-working and conscientious. (Spanish: trabajador)
Placid
Calm and peaceful; not easily excited or angered. The opposite of quick-tempered.
Witty
Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor. (Spanish: ingeniosa)
Altruistic
Thinking of others rather than oneself; unselfish.
Resolute
Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
Negative Traits
Quick-tempered
Easily made angry. The opposite of placid.
Stubborn
Having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something. (Spanish: cabeza dura)
Tactless
Inclined to say things that upset or offend people. (Spanish: sin tacto)
Stingy
Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous. (Spanish: tacaño)
Selfish
Lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. (Spanish: egoísta)
Cunning / Sly
Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Distrustful
Feeling or showing distrust of someone or something. (Spanish: desconfiado)
Sharp-tongued
Inclined to speak in a critical and harsh way.
A fault-finder
A critical person who habitually looks for problems or faults in others. (Spanish: busca siempre problemas)
Relationships, Love, and Friendship
Falling in Love
To be head over heels in love
To be completely and utterly in love.
Infatuated with
To be romantically obsessed with someone.
Besotted with
To be blindly in love with someone, often to the point of accepting anything they do. (Spanish: aceptas todo porque lo amas)
Types of Relationships
Hit it off
Liked each other the moment you met. (Spanish: pegamos bien)
Lifelong companion
A friend who is with you for your entire life.
Buddies
Very close, good friends.
A close bond
A strong connection or relationship. (Spanish: un buen vínculo)
Kindred spirits
Two people who have similar attitudes, interests, and beliefs.
A well-matched couple
A couple that is very compatible. (Spanish: igualados)
Family ties
The bonds and connections between family members. (Spanish: lazos familiares)
Casual acquaintance
A person you know, but not very well.
Colleagues / Allies / (Business) Partners
Professional associates who may sometimes only pretend to be friendly.
Positive and Negative Relationship Qualities
Supportive: Someone who always supports you.
Loyal: Someone who supports you in good and bad times.
Honest / Truthful: Sincere and trustworthy. (Spanish: honesto, sincero)
Disloyal: Not loyal or faithful. (Spanish: no es leal)
Unsupportive / Critical: Someone who does not support you.
Dishonest / Untruthful: Not honest. (Spanish: deshonesto)
Relationship Challenges and Endings
A rift
A serious disagreement that divides people. (Spanish: grieta)
Break down
When a relationship fails, often because of misunderstandings.
Split up
To end a romantic relationship; to separate.
A bumpy relationship
A relationship with many ups and downs.
A broken home
A family where the parents have separated or divorced.
A family feud
A long and bitter quarrel or dispute within a family.
Expressing Strong Desires
Crave for
To have a powerful desire for something. Often used for food cravings, e.g., in pregnant women. (Spanish: te agarran antojos)
Hanker after
To have a strong desire for something, especially something you cannot have.
Have a thirst for
To have a strong desire for something, such as knowledge or adventure.
Yearn to do / for something
To have an intense feeling of longing for something you do not have and may never have. Example: "I just yearn to be on my own with no family responsibilities."
Expressing Intense Dislike and Hatred
Loathe (loathsome)
To feel intense dislike or hatred for something. (Spanish: odio)
Abhor
To regard with intense disgust and hatred.
Scorn
A feeling and expression of contempt or lack of respect for something or someone felt to be worthless.
Revolt
To cause a feeling of strong disgust.
Repulse
To cause someone to feel intense distaste and aversion; the opposite of attraction. (Spanish: rechazar)
