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Summary

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wet blanket:
- trouble-fête; grincheux
Wiktionary:
- wet blanket → rabat-joie, pisse-froid

English

Detailed Translations for wet blanket from English to French

wet blanket:

wet blanket [the ~] nomen

the wet blanket (moper; wet)
le trouble-fête; le grincheux
- trouble-fête [le ~] nomen
- grincheux [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for wet blanket:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
grincheux	moper; wet; wet blanket	curmudgeon; curmudgeons; grouches; grumblers; peevish person; sourfaces; sourpuss; sourpusses
trouble-fête	moper; wet; wet blanket	spoilsport
-	killjoy; party pooper; spoilsport
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	crashing bore; zombie
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
grincheux		angry; annoyed; bad tempered; bad-tempered; cantankerous; capricious; churlish; complaining; crabbed; cross-grained; crusty; discontented; disgruntled; displeased; dissatisfied; enraged; grim; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; huffy; indignant; irate; lamenting; livid; moody; nagging; peevish; put out; rigid; stern; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy; upset; vexed; wailing

Synonyms for "wet blanket":

spoilsport; killjoy; party pooper; unwelcome person; persona non grata

Related Definitions for "wet blanket":

someone who spoils the pleasure of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for wet blanket:

wet blanket

noun

someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
- wet blanket → rabat-joie

wet blanket

noun

(familier, fr) personne morose, revêche, sans chaleur humaine, sans humour.
- pisse-froid → wet blanket; cold fish; killjoy; party pooper; spoilsport; stick in the mud

Related Translations for wet blanket

blanket
wet

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University