bitter almond in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bitter almond in the English»French Dictionary

bitter almond [ˌbɪtə ˈɑːmənd] N

bitter almond

amande f amère

Translations for bitter almond in the English»French Dictionary

almond [Brit ˈɑːmənd, Am ˈɑ(l)mənd, ˈæ(l)mənd] N

1. almond (nut):

almond

amande f

almond attr essence, oil, paste

d'amande

Phrases:

almond, a. almond tree

amandier m

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

bitter almond in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bitter almond in the English»French Dictionary

almond [ˈa·mənd] N

1. almond (nut):

almond

amande f

2. almond (tree):

almond

amandier m

bitter <-er, -est> [ˈbɪt̬·ər] 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The oil is yellowish brown, semi-solid, with the faint odour of bitter almond.

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