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La palabra del día: agrio

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agrio/a - sour, tart (taste); bitter, smart (discussion, reply)

agrio en SpanishDict

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Me dio una mirada agria y le respondí con una sonrisa ácida.

He gave me a bitter look and I responded with a sour smile.

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updated Nov 20, 2009
posted by Issabela

12 Answers

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Con puños y quijada, apretó él miró fijamente en el piso como él escuchó los discusion de sus hermanos y hermanas sobre su herencia.

With fists and jaw clenched he stared at the ground as he listened to the bitter arguments of his brothers and sisters over thier inheritance.

Con puños y quijada apretó,él miró fijamente en el piso como él escuchó los discusión agrio de sus hermanos y hermanas sobre se herencia.

updated Nov 20, 2009
edited by nizhoni1
posted by nizhoni1
Con los puños apretados y la quijada tensa, él bajó la mirada al piso al escuchar la agria discusión de sus hermanos por su herencia. - Mokay, Nov 19, 2009
"argumentos" doesn't have the same meaning in Spanish as we think in English. btw, Nice colorful imagry. I like it! :-) - chaparrito, Nov 19, 2009
was looking at changing this Mokay but it looks like you are changing the meaning of the sentence, not just the verb tenses. Can you explain? - nizhoni1, Nov 19, 2009
why do you say it looks like I am changing the meaning of the sentence? - Mokay, Nov 19, 2009
Thanks Chaparrito, looks like an argument is routinely more civil in Spanish! - nizhoni1, Nov 19, 2009
will get back with you later Mokay, am at work - nizhoni1, Nov 19, 2009
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La vida esta como limonada porqué la vida es agria, pero con amor, te agregas la azucar de la vida, y en el fin, tienes el equilibrio perfecto que puedes aceptar.

Life is like lemonade because life is sour, but with love, you add the sugar of life, and in the end, you have the perfect balance the you can accept.

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by DJ_Huero
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agrio:


"No deje la vida dejar un agrio sabor en su boca, disfurta ella."

(Don't let life leave a bitter taste in your mouth, enjoy it.)


I wanted to use the "subjunctive tense" -- so I used "deje".

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by Daniel
disfruta - DR1960, Nov 19, 2009
la disfruta? - DR1960, Nov 19, 2009
"No deje que la vida deje un agrio sabor en su boca, disfurte de ella." - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
No deje que la vida deje....Don' let life leave - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
I never would have got that "No deje que la vida deje..." - Daniel, Nov 19, 2009
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A menudo, el perder es una píldora agria de tragar. Pero, perder bien forja carácter.

Often, losing is a bitter pill to swallow. But, to lose well builds character.

(I use the gerund for as a noun. Is this correct? Should I have used "a perder" in the second sentence?)

Gracias, como siempre, por sus ayudas.

updated Nov 19, 2009
edited by DR1960
posted by DR1960
To use a verb as a noun you would use the infinitive form. "A menudo, el perder es..." ;-) - chaparrito, Nov 19, 2009
píldora...it usually is "pildora amarga" --- ...forja el carácter. - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
I saw that word on the translator - but then I couldn't use it for Palabra Del Dia! But good to know for real life use! Thanks! - DR1960, Nov 19, 2009
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El bueno, el malo, el dulce, el agrio; en total hacen uno completo.

Loose translation:

The good, the bad, the bitter, the sweet; altogether make life complete.

Literal translation:

The bad, the good, the sweet, the bitter; in all they make one complete.

updated Nov 19, 2009
edited by aloshek
posted by aloshek
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No puedo tolerar una repuesta agria de mis niños.

I cannot tolerate a rude response from my children.

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by Goyo
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La paciencia es agria, pero su fruta es dulce (especialmente cuando aprendo del español)

Patience is bitter, but it's fruits are sweet (especially when learning Spanish)

updated Nov 19, 2009
edited by sheila-foster
posted by sheila-foster
"it's fruits" Did you mean to type "its fruits?" Hope so... - 0057ed01, Nov 19, 2009
I did - thank you. - sheila-foster, Nov 19, 2009
su frutO --- because you mean the product ( itS fruits) --- bear its fruits (da sus frutOs) - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
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Haciendo arequipe con leche vieja vas a tener "agrio de leche" en vez de "dulce de leche".

Making "arequipe" with old milk you will have "sour milk" instead of "sweet milk".

(Arequipe = Dulce de Leche en Colombia)

updated Nov 19, 2009
edited by 00515f39
posted by 00515f39
I have just changed "bitter milk" to "sour milk" after be corrected in another thread!! - 00515f39, Nov 19, 2009
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No me gustaría nadar en Lago Agrio.

I would not want to swim in Lago Agrio.

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by Seitheach
You're referring to Lake Chapala, of course! - 0057ed01, Nov 19, 2009
I think he means the one in Ecuador - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
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Con puños y quijada, apretó él miró fijamente en el piso como él escuchó los arumentos agrio de sus hermanos y hermanas sobre su herencia.

With fists and jaw clenched he stared at the ground as he listened to the bitter arguments of his brothers and sisters over thier inheritance.

Con los puños apretados y la quijada tensa, él fijó su mirada en el piso, escuchando los argumentos agrios de sus hermanos y hermanas sobre la herencia.

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Marchamos asidos fuertemente de las manos. = We march with hands clinging tightly.

updated Nov 19, 2009
edited by 0068e2f4
posted by 0068e2f4
"Con los puños y la quijada apretada". - Mokay, Nov 19, 2009
"Asidos" means that you are holding something in your hands. "Marchamos asidos de las manos" means we were holding each other's hands. - Mokay, Nov 19, 2009
Yeah I realize that now. That's why I wrote down the definition osf asidos. I knew it worked in the last sentence but I was hesitant of using it for the original sentence. I'm going to fix it using your version up on top if you don't mind. - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
When I get my edits back --- Can you edit it for me? - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
Con los puños apretados y la quijada tensa -- this one - 0068e2f4, Nov 19, 2009
It seems that I can not edit other´s posts. - Mokay, Nov 19, 2009
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Cuando los miembros son desterrado están llenos de las uvas agria.

 

When member are banished they are full of sour grapes

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by Moe
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La vida esta como limonada porqué la vida es agria, pero con amor, te agregas la azucar de la vida, y en el fin, tienes el equilibrio perfecto que puedes aceptar.

Life is like lemonade because life is sour, but with love, you add the sugar of life, and in the end, you have the perfect balance the you can accept.

La vida es como una limonada porque la vida es agria, pero con amor, le agregas el azúcar de la vida, y al final, tienes el equilibrio perfecto que puedes aceptar.

La vida es como una limonada, porque la vida es agria. Con amor le agregas el azúcar, que al final nos da el balance perfecto para poder aceptarla.

updated Nov 19, 2009
posted by 0068e2f4