cambios de humor
/kambjos de umoɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase mood swings is translated into Spanish as cambios de humor.
The phrase refers to sudden and frequent changes in a person's emotional state. You can also use altibajos emocionales to more descriptively express the concept of emotional instability or emotional ups and downs.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cambios (changes) and de humor (of mood/humor).
How does it change in a sentence?
Use the singular form cambio de humor if referring to a single instance of a mood change rather than a pattern of swings.
Did you know?
- While cambios de humor is the standard translation, you can also use the phrase tener un humor de perros to describe someone in a particularly bad mood, literally meaning 'to have a humor of dogs'.
- The word humor comes from the Latin hūmōrem, which originally referred to the bodily fluids that ancient medicine believed controlled human temperament.
- If you want to describe someone who is constantly changing their mood, you might call them voluble, a word that implies they are easily swayed or fickle.
Examples in context
- Tiene frecuentes cambios de ánimo debido a su condición médica.She has frequent mood swings due to her medical condition.
- Los cambios de ánimo pueden afectar negativamente nuestra vida diaria.Mood swings can negatively impact our daily life.
- Necesita buscar ayuda profesional si experimenta cambios de ánimo extremos.You should seek professional help if you experience extreme mood swings.
- Ana ha estado teniendo altibajos emocionales últimamente.Ana has been having emotional ups and downs lately.
- Los adolescentes suelen experimentar cambios de humor debido a los cambios hormonales.Teenagers often experience mood swings due to hormonal changes.
- No te preocupes, los cambios de humor son normales durante el embarazo.Don't worry, mood swings are normal during pregnancy.
- Ella tiene muchos cambios de humor.She has many mood swings.
- Esos cambios de humor me confunden.Those mood swings confuse me.
- El estrés causa cambios de humor.Stress causes mood swings.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking about a coworker's behavior at work.
- LucíaSu jefe tiene constantes cambios de humor.His boss has constant mood swings.
- AlejandroEs verdad, es muy difícil trabajar con él.It's true, it is very difficult to work with him.
- LucíaHoy estaba muy alegre y luego muy serio.Today he was very happy and then very serious.
- AlejandroSí, sus cambios de humor son agotadores.Yes, his mood swings are exhausting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, humor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
