sour
To make sourTo make sour.
» 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
7 senses(transitive)To make sour.
Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.
säuern, versäuern, ansäuern
make sour or more sour
(intransitive)To become sour.
säuern, versäuern, sauer vergären
go sour or spoil
(transitive)To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
verderben, beeinträchtigen
(intransitive)To become disenchanted.
We broke up after our relationship soured.
sich verschlechtern, schiefgehen, mißlingen
(transitive)To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.
(transitive)To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.
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
6 languagesBy meaning 4
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
sours, souring, soured, souredSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.