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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestipo A
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃi.pu a
"Profissionais do tipo A costumam ser extremamente focados."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to or characteristic of a personality type prone to competitive drive, high stress, impatience, and an intense desire for achievement and control.
"Her Type A personality makes her an exceptional corporate executive, but she often struggles to relax."
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A person who has a Type A personality.
"As a classic Type A, he schedules every minute of his weekend well in advance."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 1950s by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, the term originated from medical research identifying specific behavioral patterns correlated with coronary heart disease. It derives from the classification of personality traits into categories, with 'Type A' denoting individuals characterized by competitiveness, high achievement drive, impatience, and aggressiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Type A" is said worldwide
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de type A
Transliteration: duh tip ey
"Il a une personnalité de type A et travaille sans arrêt."
Typ-A
Transliteration: tɪp ˈʔaː
"Typ-A-Persönlichkeiten neigen dazu, unter hohem Stress zu stehen."
di tipo A
Transliteration: di tipo a
"È una persona di tipo A, sempre molto competitiva."
de tipo A
Transliteration: de tipo a
"Su personalidad de tipo A le impulsa a buscar siempre la perfección."
tipo A
Transliteration: tʃi.pu a
"Profissionais do tipo A costumam ser extremamente focados."
टाइप ए
Transliteration: taip e
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"टाइप ए व्यक्तित्व वाले लोग अक्सर बहुत महत्वाकांक्षी होते हैं।"
A型
Transliteration: A xíng
Script: 中文汉字
"具有A型性格的人通常做事雷厉 Mìng 厉。"
A형
Transliteration: a-hyeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 전형적인 A형 성격이라 늘 시간에 쫓긴다."
A型
Transliteration: ē gata
Script: 日本語
"彼は典型的なA型性格で、常に仕事熱心だ。"
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