sour

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ácido

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sour
[ˈsaʊə(r)]
adjetivo
1ácido(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
2cortar, agriar (milk); agriar, echar a perder (sentido figurado) (atmosphere, relationship)
verbo intransitivo
3cortarse, agriarse (milk); agriarse, echarse a perder (sentido figurado) (atmosphere, relationship)

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sour [sauar]
sustantivo
1Agrio, zumo ácido o substancia agria.
adjetivo
2Agrio, ácido, acerbo al gusto.
3Agrio, acre, áspero, desabrido.
4Penoso, 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.
1Agriar, acedar, poner agria o ácida alguna cosa.
2Agriar, desabrir, exasperar, irritar, indisponer los ánimos o las voluntades.
3Descontentar, desagradar.
4Macerar; hacer fermentar (la cal).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Agriarse, ponerse agria alguna cosa; revenirse, fermentar. (n)
6Irritarse, enojarse. (n)
7Corromperse, echarse a perder. (n)
8Volverse áspera, viscosa y perjudicial a las mieses (soil). (n)
va.

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sour [ˈsaʊəʳ]
adjective
sourer (comparative)sourest (superlative)
1 (not sweet) [+fruit, flavour] agrio; ácido; [+smell] acre
whisky sour whisky sour; (m)
sour grapes envidia; (f)
that's just sour grapes eso es simplemente envidia; it was clearly sour grapes on his part estaba claro que tenía envidia
to leave a sour taste in one's mouth She said that the hat made me look silly, but perhaps that was sour grapes I don't want it to sound like sour grapes, but I retain a healthy scepticism about just how good he really is It's difficult to complain when you've lost because it sounds like sour grapes They risk accusations of pettiness or sour grapes by protesting
2 (Agr) [+soil] ácido; yermo
3 (bad) [+milk] cortado; agrio; [+wine] agrio
to go turn souror [+milk] cortarse; [+wine] agriarse; [+plan] venirse abajo; their marriage turned sour su matrimonio empezó a deteriorarse
things began to turn sour
their dream of equality for all turned sour su sueño de igualdad para todos se tornó amargo
they saw their dream of equality for all turn sour
does this milk taste sour to you? ¿te sabe esta leche a cortada?; ¿te sabe esta leche agria?
then it all went sour, culminating in Mr Lal's dismissal It was great to start with, but then things began to turn sour Three of the men who set up the deal are dead. Two of them were murdered when /the deal turned sour/
4 [+person] avinagrado; [+expression, look, mood, comment] avinagrado; agrio
to give sb a sour look
verb:transitive
1 agriar
2 [+person] agriar; amargar; [+relationship] deteriorar; [+atmosphere] agriar; [+outlook, success] empañar
Their bitter personal experience has soured their whole view of the medical profession... These latest cuts may sour [relations] between the government and the military... The tendency to be selfish can easily sour a [relationship] [Relations] between Saudi Arabia and Jordan, already soured by the Gulf crisis... General suspicion continues to sour the atmosphere of the talks They won the election but their triumph was soured by the abstention of about 52 per cent of the electorate
verb:intransitive
1 [+wine] agriarse; volverse agrio; [+milk] agriarse; cortarse
2 [+mood, attitude] avinagrarse; agriarse; [+relationship] deteriorarse
the atmosphere in the office had soured el ambiente en la oficina se había vuelto rancio
to sour [on] sb/sth
his financial partners soured on the deal (US) sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo
Polls show public opinion beginning to sour on the idea of fighting China over more democracy Mr. Carey says he hasn't soured on the concept altogether Lawton Bard is 72 years old, and he says he's soured on the president and the Republican Party. He just can't trust them anymore Her mood soured a little. The public mood has soured Perhaps the great American romance with cowboys is souring. According to environmentalists, their cattle are destroying the environment
modifier
sour cream (n) nata crema agria; (f)or (LAm) (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "sour"

Imperative
  • sour
  • you sour
  • he/she sours
  • we sour
  • you sour
  • they sour
Preterite
  • I soured
  • you soured
  • he/she soured
  • we soured
  • you soured
  • they soured
Present Continuous
  • I am souring
  • you are souring
  • he/she is souring
  • we are souring
  • you are souring
  • they are souring
Present Perfect
  • I have soured
  • you have soured
  • he/she has soured
  • we have soured
  • you have soured
  • they have soured
Past Continuous
  • I was souring
  • you were souring
  • he/she was souring
  • we were souring
  • you were souring
  • they were souring
Past Perfect
  • I had soured
  • you had soured
  • he/she had soured
  • we had soured
  • you had soured
  • they had soured
Future
  • I will sour
  • you will sour
  • he/she will sour
  • we will sour
  • you will sour
  • they will sour
Future Perfect
  • I will have soured
  • you will have soured
  • he/she will have soured
  • we will have soured
  • you will have soured
  • they will have soured
Future Continuous
  • I will be souring
  • you will be souring
  • he/she will be souring
  • we will be souring
  • you will be souring
  • they will be souring
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been souring
  • you have been souring
  • he/she has been souring
  • we have been souring
  • you have been souring
  • they have been souring
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been souring
  • you will have been souring
  • he/she will have been souring
  • we will have been souring
  • you will have been souring
  • they will have been souring
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been souring
  • you had been souring
  • he/she had been souring
  • we had been souring
  • you had been souring
  • they had been souring
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake