bitters in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bitters 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

Angostura bitters® N npl

Angostura bitters

Angostura ® m

Angostura bitters

amer m

bitter orange N

bitter orange BOT, FOOD

bigarade f

bitter aloes N

bitter aloes

aloès m médicinal

bitter almond [ˌbɪtə ˈɑːmənd] N

bitter almond

amande f amère

bitter lemon N

bitter lemon

Schweppes m (citron) ®

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aloes a. bitter aloes + vb sing

aloès m (médicinal)

Translations for bitters in the French»English Dictionary

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âpre goût, fruit

bitter

âpre froid, vent

bitter

âpre dispute, discussion

bitter

envenimé (envenimée) dispute

bitter

récrimination

bitter remonstration, recrimination

bitters in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bitters 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

Translations for bitters in the French»English Dictionary

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amer (-ère)

bitter

cuisant(e)

bitter

rêche fruit

bitter

perçant(e) froid

bitter

aigre froid, vent

bitter

cinglant(e) leçon

bitter

âpre froid

bitter

pénétrant(e) froid

bitter

la pilule est dure à avaler

it's a bitter pill to swallow

bitters Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to taste bitter/salty/sweet

avoir un goût amer/salé/sucré

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

to the bitter end

jusqu'au bout

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler