La Palabra Del Día "agrio"
agrio ( AH-gryoh )
(adjective) sour, tart
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Examples:
1: Este jugo de naranja está agrio.
This orange juice tastes sour.
2: Los pastelitos de limón salieron un poco agrios.
The lime cupcakes turned out a bit tart.
12 Answers
La etimología de “vinagre” es de las palabras romana por “vino”+”agrio”.
The etymology of vinegar comes from the Roman words for “wine” + “sour”.
Me gusta dulce y agrio en algunos platos chinos
Pero prefiero vegetales que están dulces y agrio.
I like sweet and sour in some Chinese dishes.
But I prefer vegetables that are sweet and sour,
Este gato provino de una tienda que solamente se vende gatos de caras agrias.
This cat came from a store that only sells sourpusses!
The flavor of tamarind is sour. El sabor del tamarindo es agrio.
Cuando prueba algo agrio, hace muecas.
When she tastes something sour, she makes a face.
I like a bit of sour cream and strawberry jelly on my toasts. Me gusta un poco de crema agria (suero) y mermelada de fresa en mis tostadas.
Acabo de darme cuenta de que las palabras 'agrio' y 'dulce' son juntadas para construir la palabra 'agridulce'. Pero me pregunto por qué no incluye la letra 'o' tambíen :-s
I have just realised that the words 'sour' and 'sweet' are joined together to form the word 'sweet-and-sour'. But I wonder why it doesn't include the letter 'o' also.
With correction:
Acabo de darme cuenta de que las palabras 'agrio' y 'dulce' se juntan para construir la palabra 'agridulce'. Pero me pregunto por qué no incluye la letra 'o' tambíen
Me pregunto por qué algunas personas caminan con esas expresiones agrias en los rostros. (I think "amargas" would work better in this sentence, but is "agrias" incorrect in this context? If it's wrong, I'll write another sentence.)
I wonder why some people walk around with such sour looks on their faces.
Esta mujer tenía un carácter agrio y quería hacer un abrigo de piel de las pieles de los perros pequeños.
This woman had a sour character and wanted to make a fur coat of the hides of the small dogs.
Las frambuesas en esta tarta son tan agrias!
The raspberries in this tart are too tart!
A una amiga de mi esposa le encantan las cervezas agrias, y aunque prefiero las oscuras o las IPAs muy amargas (con concentraciones altas de lúpulos), sí, disfruto tomándolas con ella.
A friend of my wife loves sour beers, and although I prefer dark ones or very bitter IPAs (with high hop concentrations), indeed I enjoy drinking them with her.
Se dice que el matrimonio es como la ciruela. Dulce al principio y agrio al final.
It is said that marriage is like a plum. Sweet at the beginning and bitter at the end.
