sour
Tasting of acidityTasting of acidity.
» These grapes are so sour that I can't eat them.
Die Trauben sind so sauer, dass ich sie nicht essen kann. — Wolf
Diese Weinbeeren sind so sauer, dass ich sie nicht essen kann. — al_ex_an_der
Этот виноград настолько кислый, что я не могу его есть. — Balamax
Цей виноград такий кислий, що я не можу його їсти. — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 sensesTasting of acidity.
Lemons have a sour taste.
Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour.
sauer, sauer vergoren, gesäuert
проки́сшийprokísšij
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Tasting or smelling rancid.
His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him.
sauer, ranzig, übelriechend
Hostile or unfriendly.
He gave me a sour look.
Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil)
sour land
a sour marsh
sauer, herb, säuerlich
ки́слыйkíslyj
ки́слийkýslyj
Containing excess sulfur. (of petroleum)
sour gas smells like rotten eggs
Unfortunate or unfavorable.
Off-pitch, out of tune.
bitter, unwirsch, verdrießlich
inaccurate in pitch
Examples
194 sentencesThese grapes are so sour that I can't eat them.
Цей виноград такий кислий, що я не можу його їсти. — ascolto
ruЭтот виноград настолько кислый, что я не могу его есть. — Balamax
deDie Trauben sind so sauer, dass ich sie nicht essen kann. — Wolf
The milk went sour.
Молоко скисло. — aandrusiak
ruМолоко прокисло. — afyodor
The milk tastes sour.
Молоко на смак скисло. — deniko
ruМолоко на вкус прокисло. — sharptoothed
deDie Milch schmeckt sauer. — nemoli
This apple tastes sour.
Це яблуко кисле. — deniko
ruЭто яблоко кислое. — heccele
deDieser Apfel schmeckt sauer. — MUIRIEL
The grapes are sour.
Виноград кислий. — bicolino34
ruВиноград кислый. — Hellerick
deDie Trauben sind sauer. — Manfredo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, frFrom Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros (“sour”).
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Forms
sourer, sourestSynonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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