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"Bitter" is an adjective which is often translated as "amargo", and "sour" is an adjective which is often translated as "agrio". Learn more about the difference between "bitter" and "sour" below.
bitter(
bih
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duhr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (not sweet)
2. (resentful)
3. (implacable)
a. implacable
Jules felt bitter hatred towards his manager.Jules sentía un odio implacable contra su jefe.
b. encarnizado (battle)
There is a bitter struggle going on between the two factions.Existe una lucha encarnizada entre las dos facciones.
c. acérrimo
The two teams have had a bitter rivalry for many years.Los dos equipos han tenido una rivalidad acérrima durante muchos años.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la cerveza amarga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's go down to the pub for some bitters.Vamos al bar por unas cervezas amargas.
bitters
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
7. (beverage)
a. el licor amargo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Where does the bartender keep his bitters?¿Dónde guarda el licor amargo el barman?
sour(
sauuhr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. agriarse
The wine they bought six months ago has soured.El vino que compraron hace seis meses se agrió.
b. echarse a perder
All the cream next to the oven soured.Toda la crema se echó a perder junto al horno.
c. ponerse agrio (Argentina)
Regionalism used in Argentina
The broth will sour if you don't put it in the refrigerator.El caldo se pondrá agrio si no lo metes al refrigerador.
b. deteriorarse
The bar atmosphere soured after the fight.El ambiente del bar se deterioró después de la pelea.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. agriar
I'm going to sour the lemonade a bit because it's too sweet for me.Voy a agriar un poco la limonada porque se me hace muy dulce.
8. (to spoil)
9. (to ruin)
a. echar a perder
The businessman soured the deal with his rude comments.El hombre de negocios echó a perder el trato con sus comentarios maleducados.
