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Old February 10, 2017, 01:28 PM
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Desagradable works, but is a lot more general in scope. desagradable = unpleasant.

To me, grumpy is just when you're having a bad day, and I might use "de mal humor" to translate that.

Surly is more like a character trait of being gruff, short, sharp, unkind, prone to anger, unfriendly, etc. So you could use things like enojón, gruñón, de carácter difícil, tosco, etc., each with a different emphasis.

Las opciones que ofreció JPablo también son muy buenas.
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