sour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sour <sourer sourest> [Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r, Brit saʊə] ADJ

1. sour (sharp, acid):

sour fruit/wine

ácido

sour fruit/wine

agrio

sour soil

ácido

2. sour (spoiled):

sour milk

agrio

sour milk

cortado

to go or turn sour milk:

cortarse

to go or turn sour milk:

agriarse

to go or turn sour relationship/plan:

estropearse

to go or turn sour relationship/plan:

echarse a perder

the job/marriage had begun to go sour on her

el trabajo/su matrimonio había empezado a decepcionarla

3. sour (bad-tempered, disagreeable):

sour comment/disposition

agrio

sour comment/disposition

avinagrado

sour face

avinagrado

sour face

de vinagre

II.sour [Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r, Brit saʊə] VB trans

1. sour milk:

sour

agriar

2. sour:

sour relationship/occasion

amargar

sour attitude

agriar

III.sour [Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r, Brit saʊə] VB intr

1. sour milk/cream:

sour

agriarse

sour

cortarse

2. sour person/disposition:

sour

avinagrarse

sour-faced [Am ˌsaʊ(ə)rˈfeɪst, Brit ˌsaʊəˈfeɪst] ADJ inf

sour-faced

con cara avinagrada inf

sour-faced

con cara de pocos amigos inf

sweet-and-sour [Am ˈˌswid ən ˈsaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˌswiːt(ə)nˈsaʊə] ADJ attr

sweet-and-sour pork/sauce:

sweet-and-sour

agridulce

sour cream, Brit also soured cream [Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r krim, Brit] N U

sour cream

crema f agria

sour cream

nata f agria Spain

Translations for sour in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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malagestado (malagestada)

sour-looking

agrio (agria) manzana

sour

agrio (agria) naranja/limón

sour

este vino está agrio/es muy agrio

this wine has gone sour/is very vinegary

agrio (agria) tono/persona

sour

acedar

to sour

acedar

to turn … sour

acedarse

to turn sour

acedarse

to go sour

crema agria

sour cream

acedera

sour dock

avinagrado (avinagrada)

sour

sour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] ADJ

1. sour:

sour fruit, wine

agrio, -a

sour milk

cortado, -a

to go sour

agriarse

to go sour milk

cortarse

2. sour character, person:

sour

agrio, -a

II.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] N Am

whisky sour

combinado de whisky, zumo de limón y azúcar

III.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] VB trans

sour

agriar

sour fig

amargar

IV.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] VB intr

sour

agriarse

sour milk

cortarse

sour fig person

amargarse

sweet-and-sour [ˌswi:tənˈsaʊəʳ, Am -ˌsaʊɚ] ADJ

sweet-and-sour

agridulce

Translations for sour in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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agridulce FOOD

sweet-and-sour

agraz

sour grape

agraz

sour grape juice

agrio (-a)

sour

acre

sour

ácido (-a)

sour

cortado (-a) (leche: mala)

sour

revenir

to sour

avinagrarse

to turn sour

sour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go sour

agriarse

to go sour milk

cortarse

whisky sour

combinado de whisky, zumo de limón y azúcar

it's just sour grapes

es pura envidia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Milk is fermented to make madila (sour milk) which is eaten on its own or added to porridge.

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A former board member described a situation that arose after discussions about diversity that turned sour.

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Souring is similar to pickling or fermentation, but souring typically occurs in minutes or hours, while pickling and fermentation can take a much longer time.

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On the other hand, two plant proteins, miraculin and curculin, cause sour foods to taste sweet.

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The taste is sweet, and sometimes has a slightly sour taste due to fermentation of the batter prior to cooking.

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The business thrived at first but the partnership soured in 1988.

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The tom yam dishes have a mix of typically sweet, hot, and sour flavours.

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Its name stems from the production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation, which is called souring.

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The onion can be sauted to a dark brown color and served to provide a sweet and sour flavor to other foods.

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The relationship between the two former friends soured quickly.

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