Meaning

4 senses
  1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.

    acid fruits or liquors

    sauer

    ки́слыйkíslyj, е́дкийjédkij

    ки́слийkýslyj

    being sour to the taste

  2. (figuratively)Sour-tempered.

    His response was harsh and acid.

    sauer

    язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj, е́дкийjédkij

  3. Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

    acid soils

    sauer

    кисло́тныйkislótnyj

    having the characteristics of an acid

  4. Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.

Examples

173 sentences
  1. I read an article about acid rain yesterday.

    Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese

    ruЯ вчера прочитал статью про кислотные дожди. — Wadimiy

    deIch habe gestern einen Artikel über sauren Regen gelesen. — Zaghawa

  2. The acid ate into the metal.

    ruКислота разъела металл. — Lenin_1917

  3. Acid rain isn't a natural phenomenon.

  4. Be careful not to pour water into acid.

  5. Yesterday I read an article about acid rain.

    Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese

    ruВчера я прочитал статью о кислотных дождях. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sour, sharp, or biting to the taste:
Русский
By meaning 3
sour, sharp, or biting to the taste:
sour-tempered:
of or pertaining to an acid:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sour, sharp, or biting to the taste:

Origin

From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“to be sour”). Doublet of

From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“to be sour”). Doublet of agita.

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