| Principal Translations |
| sour adj | (taste: acidic) | ácido/a adj |
| | | agrio/a adj |
| | Jane grimaced as she tasted the sour lemon. |
| | Jane hizo unas muecas cuando probó el limón ácido. |
| sour adj | (milk: bad) | agrio/a adj |
| | | cortado/a adj |
| | Rick wanted a cup of tea, but found only sour milk in the fridge. |
| | Rick quería tomarse un té, pero solo había leche agria en el refrigerador. |
| sour adj | figurative (bitter, resentful) | amargo/a, amargado/a adj |
| | | resentido/a adj |
| | After a number of disappointments early in her life, Ann had become sour. |
| | Después de algunas decepciones tempranas, Ana se volvió amargada. |
| sour⇒ vi | (milk: turn bad) (leche) | cortarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | estropearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | agriarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The milk soured because Ben forgot to put it back in the fridge. |
| | La leche se cortó porque Ben se olvidó de guardarle en el refrigerador. |
| sour [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (spoil, turn bad) | agriar⇒ vtr |
| | | amargar⇒ vtr |
| | Nina's infidelity soured her relationship with her husband. |
| | La infidelidad de Nina agrió la relación con su esposo. |
| Additional Translations |
| sour⇒ vi | figurative (friendship, etc: turn bad) (figurado) | echarse a perder loc verb |
| | Liam thought Sean had betrayed him and their friendship soured because of it. |
| | Liam pensaba que Sean lo había traicionado y su relación se echó a perder por eso. |
| sour [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (embitter) | amargar a vtr + prep |
| | Years of working in low-paid, unrewarding jobs had soured Gillian. |
| | Años de tener trabajos mal pagos amagaron a Gillian. |
| sour [sb] towards [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative (embitter) | amargar a alguien con respecto a loc verb |
| | | amargar a alguien en relación con loc verb |
| | Several bad relationships had soured Neil towards women. |
| | Varias malas relaciones amargaron a Neil con respecto a las mujeres. |
Compound Forms:
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go sour,
turn sour vi + adj | (milk, etc.: turn bad) (ES) | hacerse agrio loc verb |
| | (AR) | ponerse agrio loc verb |
| | If you leave milk out in a warm place, it will go sour. |
| | Si dejas la leche afuera se hará agria. |
go sour,
turn sour vi + adj | figurative (friendship, etc: turn bad) | enrarecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | (figurado) | echarse a perder loc verb |
| | (figurado) | enfriarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Their relationship quickly turned sour. |
| | La relación pronto se enrareció. |
| hot and sour soup n | (Chinese soup recipe) (comida china) | sopa agripicante loc nom f |
leave a sour taste,
leave a sour taste in your mouth v expr | figurative (be unpleasant) | dejar un gusto amargo loc verb |
| on a sour note expr | (in an unpleasant way) (figurado) | con sabor amargo expr |
| Note: Commonly used after the following verbs: start; begin; end; finish; conclude; go out; leave. |
| | The party ended on a sour note when two of the guests had an argument. |
| | La fiesta terminó con un sabor amargo cuando dos de los invitados se pelearon. |
| sour cherry n | (fruit: morello cherry) | guinda nf |
sour cream,
also UK: soured cream n | (soured dairy product) | crema agria loc nom f |
| | (ES) | nata agria loc nom f |
| | The trick to a rich devil's food cake is to use some sour cream or buttermilk. |
| | El secreto para un buen pastel del diablo es usar algo de crema agria o suero de leche. |
| sour gourd | (fruit) | tomaco nm |
| | | karela nf |
| | | melón amargo loc nom m |
| sour grapes npl | figurative (bitterness about [sth] unattainable) | uvas agrias loc nom fpl |
| | | uvas verdes loc nom fpl |
| Note: Actitud de desprecio hacia aquello que no se puede obtener. |
| | Jamie's comment that the party was probably rubbish was sour grapes because he wasn't invited. |
sour gum,
black gum,
beetlebung,
pepperidge n | (tree: Nyssa sylvatica) | tupelo nm |
| sour mash n | US (whiskey: blended grain mash) | mezcla de granos, malta y agua nf + loc adj |
| sour milk n | (milk that has spoiled) | leche agria nf |
| | Hace demasiado calor, la leche se puso agria. |
| | (Voto negativo no vale -pedido de Fernita) | leche cortada nf |
| | La leche cortada me da ganas de vomitar. |
| sour orange n | (fruit: Seville or bitter orange) | naranja amarga nf |
| | Las naranjas amargas sirven para hacer una exquisita mermelada. |
| | (Paraguay) | naranja agria nf |
| sour-faced adj | (appearing displeased) | con cara avinagrada loc adj |
| | | con cara agria loc adj |
| | | con cara de pocos amigos loc adj |
sweet-and-sour,
sweet and sour adj | (combining salty and sugary flavours) | agridulce adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Sweet-and-sour pork is a popular dish at Chinese restaurants. |
| | El cerdo agridulce es un plato popular en los restaurantes chinos. |
| sweet-and-sour sauce n | (Oriental sauce of honey and vinegar) | salsa agridulce nf |
| | Cubes of meat are battered and deep-fried and put in a sweet-and-sour sauce. |
| whiskey sour n | US (cocktail: whiskey and lemon) (voz inglesa) | whisky sour loc nom m |
| | | cóctel de whisky, zumo de limón y azúcar nm + loc adj |