Mehrgan
Key Member
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2009
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- Iran
Hi,
I'd like to start with the following examples first:
A person is selected as the head of a department, and from the very first moment they get carried away and begin to be bossy by giving orders!
At a party you feel someone feels shy of others, and to make them open up to others you try to mingle with them, but in no time they're making fun of others, talking and laughing loudly, and calling you bad names, because they're carried away.
You once lent a friend something they'd asked for shyly, and now they feel they can come to you for anything they need.
...etc.
In each case, in my language, we'd say that person "lacks (the) capacity". I'm so sorry for giving you such a terrible translation, but this is the only way I can tell you what I'm looking for. Is the word "capacity", as a personal/characteristic feature the lack of which might cause such embarressing situations, used in this way in English too? If not, is there any rough equivalent to this word?
So many thanks for your being patient with my question!
I'd like to start with the following examples first:
A person is selected as the head of a department, and from the very first moment they get carried away and begin to be bossy by giving orders!
At a party you feel someone feels shy of others, and to make them open up to others you try to mingle with them, but in no time they're making fun of others, talking and laughing loudly, and calling you bad names, because they're carried away.
You once lent a friend something they'd asked for shyly, and now they feel they can come to you for anything they need.
...etc.
In each case, in my language, we'd say that person "lacks (the) capacity". I'm so sorry for giving you such a terrible translation, but this is the only way I can tell you what I'm looking for. Is the word "capacity", as a personal/characteristic feature the lack of which might cause such embarressing situations, used in this way in English too? If not, is there any rough equivalent to this word?
So many thanks for your being patient with my question!