- sour
- 1. adjective
1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) agrio, ácido, amargo2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) agrio, rancio3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) amargado, áspero
2. verb(to make or become sour.) agriar(se)- sourly- sourness
sour adj agrio / ácidolemons have a sour taste los limones tienen un sabor ácidoto go sour agriarsesourtr['saʊəSMALLr/SMALL]adjective1 (fruit) ácido,-a, agrio,-a; (milk) cortado,-a, agrio,-a; (wine) agrio,-a2 (person) amargado,-a, avinagrado,-a; (behaviour, expression) agrio,-a, avinagrado,-atransitive verb1 (milk) agriar, cortar2 (person, relationship) amargarintransitive verb1 (milk) agriarse, cortarse; (wine) agriarse2 (person, character) amargarse, avinagrarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsour grapes! ¡mala suerte!, ¡te aguantas!to turn sour / go sour (milk) agriarse, cortarse 2 (wine) agriarse 3 (relationship etc) estropearse, echarse a perdersour ['saʊər] vi: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)sour vt: agriar, cortar (leche)sour adj1) acid: agrio, ácido (dícese de la fruta, etc.), cortado (dícese de la leche)2) disagreeable: desagradable, agriosour (Taste)adj.• ácido (Sabor) adj.adj.• acedo, -a adj.• acerbo, -a adj.• acre adj.• agraceño, -a adj.• agrio, -a adj.• avinagrado, -a adj.• maleado, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.v.• acedar v.• agriar v.• amargar v.• avinagrar v.• malear v.saʊər, 'saʊə(r)
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adjective sourer, souresta) (sharp, acid) <fruit/wine> ácido, agriob) (spoiled) <milk> agrio, cortadoto go o turn sour — \<\<milk\>\> cortarse, agriarse; \<\<relationship/plan\>\> estropearse, echarse a perder
c) (bad-tempered, disagreeable) agrio, avinagrado
II
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transitive verba) \<\<milk\>\> agriarb) \<\<relationship/occasion\>\> amargar*
2.
vi \<\<milk/cream\>\> agriarse, cortarse['saʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar sourer) (superl sourest)1) (=not sweet) [fruit, flavour] agrio, ácido; [smell] acrewhisky sour — whisky m sour
that's just sour grapes — eso es simplemente envidia
it was clearly sour grapes on his part — estaba claro que tenía envidia
2) (Agr) [soil] ácido, yermo3) (=bad) [milk] cortado, agrio; [wine] agrioto go or turn sour — [milk] cortarse; [wine] agriarse; [plan] venirse abajo
their marriage turned sour — su matrimonio empezó a deteriorarse
their dream of equality for all turned sour — su sueño de igualdad para todos se tornó amargo
does this milk taste sour to you? — ¿te sabe esta leche a cortada?, ¿te sabe esta leche agria?
4) (fig) [person] avinagrado; [expression, look, mood, comment] avinagrado, agrio2. VT1) (lit) agriar2) (fig) [+ person] agriar, amargar; [+ relationship] deteriorar; [+ atmosphere] agriar; [+ outlook, success] empañar3. VI1) (lit) [wine] agriarse, volverse agrio; [milk] agriarse, cortarse2) (fig) [mood, attitude] avinagrarse, agriarse; [relationship] deteriorarsethe atmosphere in the office had soured — el ambiente en la oficina se había vuelto rancio
his financial partners soured on the deal (US) — sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo
4.CPDsour cream N — nata f or (LAm) crema f agria
* * *[saʊər, 'saʊə(r)]
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adjective sourer, souresta) (sharp, acid) <fruit/wine> ácido, agriob) (spoiled) <milk> agrio, cortadoto go o turn sour — \<\<milk\>\> cortarse, agriarse; \<\<relationship/plan\>\> estropearse, echarse a perder
c) (bad-tempered, disagreeable) agrio, avinagrado
II
1.
transitive verba) \<\<milk\>\> agriarb) \<\<relationship/occasion\>\> amargar*
2.
vi \<\<milk/cream\>\> agriarse, cortarse
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
