sour
The sensation of a sour tasteThe sensation of a sour taste.
» 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
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The sensation of a sour taste.
Säure
(countable, uncountable)A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
Whiskey Sauer
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
(countable, uncountable)A sweet/candy having a sharply sour taste.
(countable, uncountable)A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
(countable, uncountable)The acidic solution used in souring fabric.
the property of being acidic
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
3 languagesBy meaning 2
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
plural: soursSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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