sour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sour in the English»French Dictionary

I.sour [Brit saʊə, Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r] N (cocktail)

sour

sour m

II.sour [Brit saʊə, Am ˈsaʊ(ə)r] ADJ

1. sour (bitter):

sour wine, taste

acide, aigre

sour unripe fruit

aigre, âpre

sour cherry

aigre

to taste sour

avoir un goût aigre

2. sour (off):

sour milk

aigre

sour smell

aigre, âpre

to go sour lit

tourner

to go or turn sour fig

se dégrader

3. sour (bad-tempered):

sour person, look

revêche

to have a sour look on one's face

avoir un air revêche

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

sour relations, atmosphere:

sour

gâter

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

sour attitude, outlook:

s'aigrir

sour friendship, relationship:

se dégrader

sour grapes N npl

sour grapes

dépit m

it's (a touch of) sour grapes!

c'est du dépit!

sour cream N

sour cream

crème f aigre

sour-faced ADJ

sour-faced person:

sour-faced

à la mine revêche

sweet-and-sour ADJ

sweet-and-sour

aigre-doux/-douce

sour dough bread N Am

sour dough bread

≈ pain m au levain

Translations for sour in the French»English Dictionary

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aigre odeur, goût

sour

aigre vin, lait

sour

aigre (pas mûr)

sour

aigre caractère

sour

tourner ou virer à l'aigre discussion, plaisanterie:

to turn sour

empoisonné (empoisonnée) atmosphère

sour

empoisonné (empoisonnée) relations

sour

revêche air, ton

sour

sur (sure)

(slightly) sour

sour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sour in the English»French Dictionary

I.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] ADJ

1. sour (bitter):

sour

aigre

to go sour

devenir aigre

to go sour milk

tourner

2. sour fig:

sour

aigri(e)

to go sour

mal tourner

Phrases:

to be just sour grapes

être déçu

II.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] N Am

whisky sour

whisky m au citron

III.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] VB trans

1. sour FOOD (give bitter taste):

sour

faire tourner

2. sour fig:

sour

aigrir

IV.sour [ˈsaʊəʳ, Am ˈsaʊɚ] VB intr

1. sour FOOD (get bitter):

sour

tourner

2. sour fig:

sour

s'aigrir

sour cream N

sour cream

crème f aigre

sweet-and-sour ADJ FOOD

sweet-and-sour

aigre-doux(douce)

Translations for sour in the French»English Dictionary

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acidulé(e)

sour

revêche caractère

sour

revêche personne

sour-tempered

être d'humeur revêche

to be in a sour mood

tourner au vinaigre

to turn sour

acide fruit, saveur

sour

aigre odeur, lait

sour

aigre-doux (-douce)

sweet and sour

aigrir le caractère de qn

to sour sb's personality

s'aigrir

to turn sour

sour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go sour

devenir aigre

to go sour milk

tourner

to go sour

mal tourner

to be just sour grapes

être déçu

whisky sour

whisky m au citron

to be in a sour mood

être d'humeur revêche

to work with a sour face

travailler en rechignant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Your poetry is sour and your music is worse.

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This hydrodynamic flow can be increased by cold, air pressure, drying, sugar, sour (dehydrating chemicals), or forces acting onto the tooth.

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Local press described the incident as leaving school finishing on a sour note.

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Some beers employing sour mashing will be fermented with the addition of brewing yeast but without a boil.

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

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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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However on reviewing the dailies, the scene was considered to be overstuffed and sour.

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This stance soured relations with some labour supporters.

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An immediate remedy for the itching is to drink sour buttermilk (curd) immediately once the itching starts.

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After consumption of curculin, water and sour solutions taste sweet.

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