amarga in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for amarga in the Spanish»English Dictionary

amarga N f Col

amarga

beer

almendra amarga N f

almendra amarga

bitter almond

naranja amarga N f

naranja amarga

Seville orange

I.amargar VB trans

amargar ocasión

to spoil

amargar persona

to make … bitter

eso me amargó la tarde

that soured o spoiled my evening

la amarga pensar que lo ha perdido todo

it makes her bitter o she feels bitter to think that she's lost everything

II.amargarse VB vpr

amargarse

to become bitter

se ha amargado con los años

she's become bitter in her old age

no te amargues la existencia inf

don't get all uptight about it

te estás amargando pensando en eso todo el tiempo

you're just upsetting yourself thinking about that all the time

amargo¹ (amarga) ADJ

1.1. amargo fruta/sabor:

amargo (amarga)

bitter

1.2. amargo (sin azúcar):

amargo (amarga)

unsweetened

amargo (amarga)

without sugar

2. amargo experiencia/recuerdo:

amargo (amarga)

bitter

amargo (amarga)

painful

me dejó un sabor amargo

it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth

lanzando quejas amargas contra su destino

railing against his fate

lanzando quejas amargas contra su destino

complaining bitterly about his fate

See also almendra

almendra N f

1. almendra (fruta):

almendra

almond

2. almendra (centro):

almendra

kernel

amargo² N m

1. amargo (amargor):

amargo

bitterness

2. amargo (mate):

amargo

maté without sugar

3. amargo (licor):

amargo

bitters

Translations for amarga in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Seville orange

naranja f amarga

bitter almond

almendra f amarga

embitter person

amargar

bitter Brit

tipo de cerveza ligeramente amarga que se produce en el Reino Unido

bitter

licor amargo del tipo de la angostura

amarga in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for amarga in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.amargar VB trans g → gu

amargar

to make bitter

amargar la vida a alguien

to make life difficult for sb

II.amargar VB intr

amargar

to be bitter

la verdad amarga

the bitter truth

III.amargar VB refl

amargar amargarse:

amargarse

to become bitter

amargo (-a) ADJ

amargo (-a)

bitter

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a nadie le amarga un dulce inf

gifts are always welcome

Translations for amarga in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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embitter

amargar

bitter fruit

amargo, -a

bitter

amargo, -a

bitter disappointment

amargo, -a

bitter

cerveza f (amarga)

to make sb's life a misery

amargar la vida a alguien

to make mischief for sb

amargar la vida a alguien

to be a bitter pill to swallow

ser un trago amargo

sour fig

amargar

to taste bitter/sweet

tener un sabor amargo/dulce

amarga Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

amargar la vida a alguien

to make sb's life miserable

amargar la vida a alguien

to make life difficult for sb

la verdad amarga

the bitter truth

a nadie le amarga un dulce inf

gifts are always welcome

su carta tiene un fondo amargo

his/her letter had a bitter undertone to it