Preteriteél/ella/ustedconjugation ofamargar. An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective1. (not sweet)
a. bitter El café sin azúcar tiene un sabor amargo.Coffee without sugar has a bitter taste.
2. (related to chocolate)
a. bitter La receta pide chocolate amargo.This recipe calls for bitter chocolate.
b. dark Prefiero el chocolate amargo.I prefer dark chocolate.
c. unsweetened Prefiero usar el cacao amargo en los pasteles.I prefer using unsweetened cocoa powder in my cakes.
3. (sour)
a. tart Para mí, las grosellas negras son demasiado amargas.Blackcurrants are too tart for me.
4. (distressing)
a. bitter Perder la carrera fue una experiencia amarga.Losing the race was a bitter experience.
b. painful Su infancia está llena de recuerdos amargos.Her childhood is full of painful memories.
5. (cynical)
a. bitter La chica simpática de mi juventud se había convertido en una mujer amarga.The sweet girl of my youth had become a bitter woman.
b. embittered Tras el divorcio, parece un hombre algo amargo y desconfiado.Following the divorce, he seems a somewhat wary and embittered man.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun6. (taste)
a. bitterness Dicen que el amargo se percibe en la parte trasera de la lengua.They say that bitterness is tasted at the back of the tongue.
amargos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun7. (culinary)
a. bitters Hay que comprar amargos para preparar este coctel.We need to buy bitters in order to make this cocktail.
Copyright © Curiosity Media Inc.amargoAn adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective1. (sabor, recuerdo, persona)
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amargoa amarga
adjective
1 [+sabor] bitter; tart más amargo que tueras más amargo que la hiel terribly bitter
2 (apenado) bitter; embittered 3 (S. Cone) (cobarde) cowardly; (Caribe) (poco servicial) unhelpful; offhand 1 [de sabor] bitterness; tartness 2 amargos (licor) bitters 3 (S. Cone) (mate) bitter tea; bitter Paraguayan tea (S. Cone) [de mal genio] grouch (familiar); (vago) shirker; skiver (familiar);
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