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sour [ˈsaʊə(r)]
adjetivo
1. ácido(a), agrio(a) (fruit, wine); agrio(a), cortado(a) (milk); agrio(a), áspero(a) (sentido figurado) (person)
- to turn sour -> cortarse, agriarse; (milk) agriarse, echarse a perder (sentido figurado) (situation, relationship)
- sour cream -> nata (f) agria (español de España), crema (f) de leche agria (Am)
- it's (a case of) sour grapes (sentido figurado) -> es cuestión de despecho
verbo transitivo
2. cortar, agriar (milk); agriar, echar a perder (sentido figurado) (atmosphere, relationship)
verbo intransitivo
3. cortarse, agriarse (milk); agriarse, echarse a perder (sentido figurado) (atmosphere, relationship)
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sour [sauar]
sustantivo
1. Agrio, zumo ácido o substancia agria.
adjetivo
2. Agrio, ácido, acerbo al gusto.
3. Agrio, acre, áspero, desabrido.
4. Penoso, doloroso.
- Sour apple -> manzana agria o verde
- Sour dock -> acedera
- Sour-krout, sourcrout -> berza ácida
- to taste sour -> tener gusto agrio
- To turn sour -> volverse agrio
- A sour countenance -> un aspecto avinagrado
- Sour-goard -> pan de mico, árbol de la familia de las malváceas
- Sour grass -> acedera pequeña
V. SAUERKRAUT. Adansonia.
1. Agriar, acedar, poner agria o ácida alguna cosa.
2. Agriar, desabrir, exasperar, irritar, indisponer los ánimos o las voluntades.
3. Descontentar, desagradar.
4. Macerar; hacer fermentar (la cal).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5. Agriarse, ponerse agria alguna cosa; revenirse, fermentar. (n)
6. Irritarse, enojarse. (n)
7. Corromperse, echarse a perder. (n)
8. Volverse áspera, viscosa y perjudicial a las mieses (soil). (n)
va.
"sour" in the Answers forum
| Q: | El Desafío "Agrio"/ The "Sour" Challenge |
| A: | Me gustan los limones...¡¡y qué pasa!! I like lemons...so what???!!! ![alt text][1] [1]: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PZDhUuFYN7c/R-VBdEBAUiI/AAAAAAAAAD0/If7dJ7bsU4s/s320/imitador8.jpg |
| Q: | sour cream |
| A: | well, thats really good to start spanish early!! thats one of the things that i regret not doing in middle school! plus, im in the IB programme now, and… |
| Q: | Como se dice "bitter orange" or "sour orange" ? |
| A: | it is from the verb agriar to turn sour. agrio/a is an adjective and it means sour. |
| Q: | how do you say sour cream in Spanish? |
| A: | You can say crema or you can say crema agria. |
| Q: | Sour or Bitter: Confusion about La Palabra del Día |
| A: | Yes chapa, a lot of this expressions can't be translated literally. They just sound weird in Spanish. I don't think I would use the word agrio in your… |
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