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sour
(sour)adj. sour·er, sour·est
1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation.
3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.
4.
a. Bad-tempered and morose; peevish: a sour temper.
b. Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted: sour on ballet.
5.
a. Not measuring up to the expected or usual ability or quality; bad: a sour performance of the play.
b. Not having the correct or properly produced pitch: a sour note.
6. Of or relating to excessively acid soil that is damaging to crops.
7.
a. Containing excessive levels of sulfur compounds, carbon dioxide, or both. Used of oil and natural gas.
b. Containing excessive levels of peroxides. Used of gasoline.
n.
1. The sensation of sour taste, one of the four primary tastes.
2. Something sour.
3. A mixed drink made especially with whiskey, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes soda water.
tr. & intr.v. soured, sour·ing, sours
1. To make or become sour.
2. To make or become disagreeable, disillusioned, or disenchanted.
[Middle English, from Old English sūr.]
sour′ish adj.
sour′ly adv.
sour′ness n.
Synonyms: sour, acerbic, acid, acidic, tart1
These adjectives mean having a taste like that produced by an acid: sour lemons; an acerbic vinegar; the acid taste of guavas; a lightly acidic coffee; tart cherries.
These adjectives mean having a taste like that produced by an acid: sour lemons; an acerbic vinegar; the acid taste of guavas; a lightly acidic coffee; tart cherries.
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sour
(ˈsaʊə)adj
1. having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar. Compare bitter1
2. (Brewing) made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms
3. having a rancid or unwholesome smell
4. (of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable
5. (Physical Geography) (esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant
6. disagreeable; distasteful: a sour experience.
7. (Agriculture) (of land, etc) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity
8. (Chemistry) (of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds
9. go sour turn sour to become unfavourable or inharmonious: his marriage went sour.
n
10. something sour
11. (Brewing) chiefly US any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice: a whiskey sour.
12. (Tanning) an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins
vb
to make or become sour
[Old English sūr; related to Old Norse sūrr, Lithuanian suras salty, Old Slavonic syrŭ wet, raw, surovu green, raw, Sanskrit surā brandy]
ˈsourish adj
ˈsourishly adv
ˈsourly adv
ˈsourness n
Sour
(sʊə)n
(Placename) a variant spelling of Sur
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sour
(saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər)adj. sour•er, sour•est,
n., v. adj.
1. having an acid taste resembling that of vinegar or lemon juice; tart.
2. rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented.
3. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet.
4. characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell.
5. distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant.
6. cross; peevish: a sour expression.
7. (of soil) having excessive acidity.
8. (esp. of gasoline) contaminated by sulfur compounds.
9. off-pitch; badly produced: a sour note.
n. 10. something that is sour.
11. a cocktail of whiskey, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and sometimes soda.
12. an acid or an acidic substance used in laundering and bleaching to neutralize alkalis and to decompose residual soap or bleach.
v.i. 13. to become sour, rancid, etc.; spoil.
14. (of relations) to become unpleasant or strained.
15. to become bitter or disillusioned.
v.t. 16. to make sour.
17. to cause spoilage in; rot.
18. to make bitter or disillusioned.
Idioms: Informal. 1. go sour, to become unsatisfactory; fail: a marriage gone sour.
2. go sour on, to become estranged from; turn against: He went sour on his family.
[before 1000; Old English sūr (orig. adj.), c. Old High German sūr, Old Norse sūrr]
sour′ish, adj.
sour′ly, adv.
sour′ness, n.
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sour
Past participle: soured
Gerund: souring
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| Noun | 1. |  sour - a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugarcocktail - a short mixed drink whiskey sour, whisky sour - a sour made with whiskey |
| 2. | sour - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" acidulousness, acidity - the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth | |
| 3. |  sour - the property of being acidic taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste vinegariness, vinegarishness - a sourness resembling that of vinegar | |
| Verb | 1. |  sour - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| 2. |  sour - make sour or more sour change taste - alter the flavor of | |
| Adj. | 1. | sour - smelling of fermentation or staleness |
| 2. | sour - having a sharp biting taste dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" soured - having turned bad tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar | |
| 3. | sour - one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" | |
| 4. |  sour - in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"soured - having turned bad | |
| 5. | sour - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony | |
| 6. | sour - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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sour
adjective
1. sharp, acid, tart, bitter, unpleasant, pungent, acetic, acidulated, acerb The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
sharp sweet, sugary, pleasant, mild, bland, agreeable, savoury
sharp sweet, sugary, pleasant, mild, bland, agreeable, savoury
2. rancid, turned, gone off, fermented, unsavoury, curdled, unwholesome, gone bad, off tiny fridges full of sour milk
rancid fresh, unspoiled, unimpaired
rancid fresh, unspoiled, unimpaired
3. bitter, cynical, crabbed, tart, discontented, grudging, acrimonious, embittered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, jaundiced, waspish, grouchy (informal), ungenerous, peevish, ill-natured He became a sour, lonely old man.
bitter pleasant, good-humoured, amiable, friendly, genial, affable, congenial, good-natured, good-tempered, warm-hearted
bitter pleasant, good-humoured, amiable, friendly, genial, affable, congenial, good-natured, good-tempered, warm-hearted
verb
1. embitter, disenchant, alienate, envenom The experience, she says, has soured her.
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sour
adjective1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:
3. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy:
To make or become bitter:
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Translations
حَامِضحامِضشَكِس، فَظماضِر، مُحَمِّضيُحَمِّض
kyselýmrzutýokyselitzkysaný
surblive surgøre sur
acida
hapu
hapan
kiseo
besavanyodottmegsavanyítsavanyítsavanyú
súrsÿra; gera súranfÿldur, úrillur
酸っぱい
신
rūgščiairūgštumassurūgęs
sapīcissaskābisskābensskābētskābs
kwaśnyzjełczały
acru
okysliťskysnutý
kiselskisati se
sur
มีรสเปรี้ยว
chua
sour
[ˈsaʊəʳ]A. ADJ (sourer (compar) (sourest (superl)))
1. (= not sweet) [fruit, flavour] → agrio, ácido; [smell] → acre
whisky sour → whisky m sour
sour grapes → envidia f
that's just sour grapes → eso es simplemente envidia
it was clearly sour grapes on his part → estaba claro que tenía envidia
whisky sour → whisky m sour
sour grapes → envidia f
that's just sour grapes → eso es simplemente envidia
it was clearly sour grapes on his part → estaba claro que tenía envidia
3. (= bad) [milk] → cortado, agrio; [wine] → agrio
to go or turn sour [milk] → cortarse; [wine] → agriarse; [plan] → venirse abajo
their marriage turned sour → su matrimonio empezó a deteriorarse
their dream of equality for all turned sour → su sueño de igualdad para todos se tornó amargo
does this milk taste sour to you? → ¿te sabe esta leche a cortada?, ¿te sabe esta leche agria?
to go or turn sour [milk] → cortarse; [wine] → agriarse; [plan] → venirse abajo
their marriage turned sour → su matrimonio empezó a deteriorarse
their dream of equality for all turned sour → su sueño de igualdad para todos se tornó amargo
does this milk taste sour to you? → ¿te sabe esta leche a cortada?, ¿te sabe esta leche agria?
4. (fig) [person] → avinagrado; [expression, look, mood, comment] → avinagrado, agrio
B. VT
1. (lit) → agriar
2. (fig) [+ person] → agriar, amargar; [+ relationship] → deteriorar; [+ atmosphere] → agriar; [+ outlook, success] → empañar
C. VI
2. (fig) [mood, attitude] → avinagrarse, agriarse; [relationship] → deteriorarse
the atmosphere in the office had soured → el ambiente en la oficina se había vuelto rancio
his financial partners soured on the deal > (US) → sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo
the atmosphere in the office had soured → el ambiente en la oficina se había vuelto rancio
his financial partners soured on the deal > (US) → sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo
D. CPD sour cream N → nata f or (LAm) crema f agria
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sour
[ˈsaʊər] adj (= embittered) [person, expression, face, look] → acerbe, aigre
to go sour, to turn sour [relationship, plans] → mal tourner
to go sour, to turn sour [relationship, plans] → mal tourner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sour
adj (+er)
(= bad) milk → sauer; smell → streng, säuerlich; to go or turn sour (lit) → sauer werden; to go or turn sour (on somebody) (fig, relationship, marriage) → jdn anöden; (plan, investment) → sich als Fehlschlag erweisen; things began to turn sour → die Dinge begannen einen negativen Verlauf zu nehmen
(fig) person, expression → verdrießlich, griesgrämig; remark → bissig; he’s feeling sour about being demoted → er ist über seine Absetzung verbittert; it’s just sour grapes → die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch; it sounds like sour grapes to me → das kennt man: die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch
vt milk → sauer or dick werden lassen; soil → sauer or kalkarm machen; (fig) person → verdrießlich or griesgrämig machen; relationship, atmosphere → vergiften; success → verderben
vi (milk) → sauer or dick werden; (soil) → sauer or kalkarm werden; (fig, person) → verbittern, griesgrämig werden; (atmosphere, mood, relationship) → sich verschlechtern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sour
[ˈsaʊəʳ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → aspro/a, agro/a; (milk) (fig) (person, remark) → acido/a; (smell) → acrewhisky sour cocktail di whisky al limone
to go or turn sour (milk, wine) → inacidirsi (fig) (relationship, plans) → guastarsi
it was sour grapes on his part (fig) → ha fatto come la volpe con l'uva, è stata solo invidia da parte sua
to be in a sour mood (fig) → essere di umore nero
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sour
(ˈsauə) adjective1. having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar. Unripe apples are/taste very sour.
2. having a similar taste as a stage in going bad. sour milk.
3. (of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable. She was looking very sour this morning.
verb to make or become sour.
ˈsourly adverbˈsourness noun
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sour
→ حَامِض kyselý sur sauer ξινός agrio hapan aigre kiseo agro 酸っぱい 신 zuur sur kwaśny azedo кислый sur มีรสเปรี้ยว ekşi chua 酸的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sour
adj agrioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.