erbittert in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for erbittert in the English»French Dictionary

embitter [Brit ɪmˈbɪtə, ɛmˈbɪtə, Am əmˈbɪdər] VB trans

embitter person:

embitter

aigrir, remplir [qn] d'amertume

embittered [Brit ɪmˈbɪtəd, Am ɪmˈbɪdərd] ADJ

embittered person:

embittered

aigri

to become embittered

s'aigrir

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

bitterly [Brit ˈbɪtəli, Am ˈbɪdərli] ADV

1. bitterly (resentfully):

bitterly complain, resent, laugh, speak

amèrement

2. bitterly (intensely):

bitterly unhappy, angry

extrêmement

bitterly criticized, disappointed

cruellement

bitterly regret

profondément

bitterly fight, contest

farouchement

bitterly weep

amèrement

a bitterly divided party

un parti profondément divisé

a bitterly cold wind

un vent glacial

it's bitterly cold

il fait un froid terrible

bitterness [Brit ˈbɪtənəs, Am ˈbɪdərnəs] N lit, fig

bitterness

amertume f

bittern [Brit ˈbɪtən, Am ˈbɪdərn] N

bittern

butor m

bitter aloes N

bitter aloes

aloès m médicinal

bitter lemon N

bitter lemon

Schweppes m (citron) ®

I.glitter [Brit ˈɡlɪtə, Am ˈɡlɪdər] N

1. glitter U (substance):

glitter

paillettes fpl

2. glitter:

glitter (of diamonds, performance, occasion)

éclat m

glitter (of frost)

scintillement m

II.glitter [Brit ˈɡlɪtə, Am ˈɡlɪdər] VB intr

glitter star, frost, diamond:

glitter

scintiller

III.glitter [Brit ˈɡlɪtə, Am ˈɡlɪdər]

all that glitters is not gold prov

tout ce qui brille n'est pas or prov

I.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] N

1. litter:

litter (rubbish)

détritus mpl

litter (more substantial)

ordures fpl

litter (paper)

papiers mpl

to drop litter

jeter des détritus

the streets are full of litter

les rues sont pleines de détritus or d'ordures

(on sign) ‘no litter, penalty £500’

‘défense de déposer des ordures sous peine d'une amende de 500 livres sterling’

2. litter (random collection):

litter

fouillis m (of de)

you can hardly see the floor for the litter of books

on aperçoit à peine le plancher à cause du fouillis de livres

3. litter ZOOL:

litter

portée f

to have a litter

mettre bas

4. litter (for farm stock, cat):

litter

litière f

5. litter (stretcher):

litter (for casualty)

brancard m

litter (for dignitary)

litière f

II.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] VB trans

litter leaves, books ground, floor:

litter

joncher

to litter clothes around a room

laisser traîner ses vêtements partout dans une pièce

to litter a house with sth clothes, magazines

semer qc dans toute la maison

to litter the floor/ground with sth

recouvrir le plancher/sol de qc

to litter a surface with sth

couvrir une surface de qc

to be littered with papers/corpses ground, field:

être jonché de papiers/cadavres

to be littered with allusions/references fig

être parsemé d'allusions/de références

history is littered with crooks

l'histoire est pleine d'escrocs

III.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] VB intr ZOOL

litter animal:

mettre bas

erbittert in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for erbittert in the English»French Dictionary

embitter [ɪmˈbɪtəʳ, Am emˈbɪt̬ɚ] VB trans

embitter

aigrir

embitter dispute

envenimer

an embittered old man

un vieillard amer

bitterly ADV

1. bitterly (painfully):

bitterly

amèrement

2. bitterly (intensely):

bitterly

extrêmement

it's bitterly cold

il fait rudement froid

it's bitterly cold suffer

cruellement

bitterness N no pl a. FOOD

bitterness

amertume f

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

gas-fitter N Brit

gas-fitter

chauffagiste m

I.twitter [ˈtwɪtəʳ, Am ˈtwɪt̬ɚ] VB intr

1. twitter ZOOL, BIOL:

twitter

gazouiller

2. twitter (talk):

twitter

jacasser

II.twitter [ˈtwɪtəʳ, Am ˈtwɪt̬ɚ] N ZOOL, BIOL

twitter

gazouillis mpl

I.glitter [ˈglɪtəʳ, Am ˈglɪt̬ɚ] VB intr

glitter

scintiller

Phrases:

all that glitters is not gold prov

tout ce qui brille n'est pas or

II.glitter [ˈglɪtəʳ, Am ˈglɪt̬ɚ] N no pl

1. glitter (sparkling):

glitter

scintillement m

2. glitter (shiny material):

glitter

paillette f

I.litter [ˈlɪtəʳ, Am ˈlɪt̬ɚ] N

1. litter no pl (refuse):

litter

détritus mpl

a litter bin

une poubelle

2. litter no pl (domestic disorder):

litter

bazar m

3. litter ZOOL:

litter

portée f

4. litter no pl (bedding for cats):

litter

litière f

5. litter MED:

litter

civière f

II.litter [ˈlɪtəʳ, Am ˈlɪt̬ɚ] VB trans

to be littered with sth

être recouvert de qc

to litter a place with sth

recouvrir un endroit de détritus

his dirty clothes littered the floor

ses vêtements sales jonchaient le sol

I.titter [ˈtɪtəʳ, Am ˈtɪt̬ɚ] VB intr

titter

glousser

II.titter [ˈtɪtəʳ, Am ˈtɪt̬ɚ] N

titter

gloussement m

pipe fitter N

pipe fitter

plombier m