sour grapes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sour grapes in the English»French Dictionary

sour grapes N npl

sour grapes

dépit m

it's (a touch of) sour grapes!

c'est du dépit!

Translations for sour grapes in the English»French Dictionary

sour grapes!

les raisins sont trop verts!

Translations for sour grapes in the English»French Dictionary

grape [Brit ɡreɪp, Am ɡreɪp] N

grape

grain m de raisin

a bunch of grapes

une grappe de raisin

to eat/buy (some) grapes

manger/acheter du raisin

I love grapes

j'adore le raisin

to harvest or bring in the grapes

vendanger

Cabernet grape

cépage m cabernet

Cabernet grape attr juice, jelly

de raisin

sour grapes!

les raisins sont trop verts!

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 in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sour grapes in the English»French Dictionary

to be just sour grapes

être déçu

Translations for sour grapes in the English»French Dictionary

I.sour [saʊər] 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 [saʊər] N

whiskey sour

whisky m citron

III.sour [saʊər] VB trans

1. sour culin (give bitter taste):

sour

faire tourner

2. sour fig:

sour

aigrir

IV.sour [saʊər] VB intr

1. sour culin (become bitter):

sour

tourner

2. sour fig:

sour

s'aigrir

grape [greɪp] N

grape

raisin m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, others considered the complaints hypocrisy or sour grapes by the losers.

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