How do you say BERRINCHE in English?
The word BERRINCHE or PATALETA is in Spanish that display of anger and frustration that usually children (and sometimes also adults) resort to when they don't get what they want. That in English is called a TANTRUM or TEMPER TANTRUM.
Little is known about the origin of this word, but the fact that is only a childish display of rage is arguable since also adults show TANTRUMS, although the reason seems to be another. Let's use the example of a former famous tennis player, Jimmy Connor, who once occupied the top player in the ATP ranking, back in the early eighties. When things started to go wrong in a game he would show his anger usually moving his racket demonstrating he was unhappy. Next his moves improved dramatically. Was it a coincidence? Not really. Apparently his TANTRUMS worked raising his energy levels, high enough so as to help him win a game though it did not always work.
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TANTRUMS remember a little the act to do the mega show in the floor.
Personally, I think it makes us seem more sophisticated when we express our point of view, excellent information!
I like this section, it helps us to know the meaning of words that you would not know how to say in English.
I had never heard that term (tantrum) sincerely it makes me totally new and something that also makes me new but interesting is knowing how throwing a tantrum helped said athlete in a positive way since usually throwing a tantrum always it goes wrong haha.
Thanks for this new word, Mr. Bermúdez!
Ericka Zambrano Bernal
When I were studying to be a kindergarten teacher, I learnt this word but I learnt it because this is related with the behavior of a kid so it's a little funny and weird to think about an adult acting like this; that's immature.
In my opinion, it's ok to throw some tantrums at times we don't know how to release stress, anger or frustration. However, it'd be great for us to control them at some point, and also make sure they don't affect our personality in a negative manner.
It was very interesting to konw that adult people also do that, it's something funny for me.
You're not gonna achieve anything if you do that.
I agree children and adults sometimes do tantrum, it is an irritable behaviour.
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