bitter lemon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bitter lemon in the English»French Dictionary

bitter lemon N

bitter lemon

Schweppes m (citron) ®

Translations for bitter lemon in the English»French Dictionary

I.bitter [Brit ˈbɪtə, Am ˈbɪdər] N Brit (beer)

bitter

bière f (au fort pourcentage de houblon, légèrement amère)

II.bitters N

bitters npl:

bitters

bitter m

III.bitter [Brit ˈbɪtə, Am ˈbɪdər] ADJ

1. bitter (sour):

bitter

amer/-ère

2. bitter (resentful):

bitter person, tone, memory, comment

amer/-ère

she felt bitter about the way they had treated her/about his accusation

la façon dont ils l'avaient traitée/son accusation la remplissait d'amertume

3. bitter (fierce):

bitter critic

acerbe

bitter hatred

profond

bitter opposition, rivalry

farouche

bitter attack, battle

féroce

bitter argument, feud

violent

they are bitter enemies

ils se haïssent farouchement

4. bitter (very cold):

bitter weather, wind

glacial

5. bitter (hard to accept):

bitter disappointment, truth

cruel/-elle

bitter legacy liter

lourd

bitter harvest liter

dur

bitter blow

dur

the result was a bitter blow to the party

le résultat a porté un coup dur au parti

I know from bitter experience that …

ma triste expérience m'a appris que …

IV.bitter [Brit ˈbɪtə, Am ˈbɪdər]

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

to fight/carry on to the bitter end

lutter/aller jusqu'au bout

I.lemon [Brit ˈlɛmən, Am ˈlɛmən] N

1. lemon (fruit):

lemon

citron m

lemon attr peel, pip, juice, marmalade

de citron

lemon drink, sorbet

au citron

2. lemon (colour):

lemon

jaune m citron

3. lemon (idiot) inf, hum:

to look/feel a lemon

avoir l'air/se sentir tout bête

4. lemon Am inf:

lemon (dud) (play, book, movie)

navet m inf

this car is a lemon

cette voiture est de la camelote

II.lemon [Brit ˈlɛmən, Am ˈlɛmən] ADJ (colour)

lemon

jaune citron

bitter lemon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bitter lemon in the English»French Dictionary

I.bitter <-er, -est> [ˈbɪtəʳ, Am ˈbɪt̬ɚ] ADJ

1. bitter (acrid):

bitter a. fig

amer(-ère)

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

2. bitter (intense):

bitter cold

rude

bitter wind

glacial(e)

bitter fight

féroce

bitter dispute

âpre

bitter tone

acerbe

to the bitter end

jusqu'au bout

II.bitter [ˈbɪtəʳ, Am ˈbɪt̬ɚ] N Aus, Brit

bitter

bière f brune

lemon [ˈlemən] N

1. lemon (sour fruit):

lemon

citron m

2. lemon no pl (hot drink):

lemon

thé m au citron

3. lemon no pl (colour):

lemon

jaune m citron

4. lemon Brit, Aus inf (a very foolish person):

lemon

minable mf