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sour

/ˈsaʊə/ /ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ/

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noun

Sabor agrio

The sensation of a sour taste.

Examples :

"The sour on my tongue made me wrinkle my nose at the lemon juice. "

El sabor agrio en mi lengua me hizo arrugar la nariz ante el jugo de limón.

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noun

Sour

A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.

Examples :

"My dad made a delicious sour for the picnic. "

Mi padre preparó un delicioso sour para el picnic.

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noun

Sour, cóctel que contiene jugo de limón o lima

(by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.

Examples :

"My favorite sour is a Margarita. "

Mi sour favorito es una Margarita.

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noun

Sabor agrio, ácido

A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

Examples :

"The sour of the spoiled milk made the entire kitchen smell unpleasant. "

El sabor agrio de la leche en mal estado hizo que toda la cocina oliera mal.

substance sensation food drink

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noun

Solución ácida

The acidic solution used in souring fabric.

Examples :

"The old recipe for making linen used a strong sour to bleach and stiffen the cloth. "

La antigua receta para hacer lino utilizaba una solución ácida fuerte para blanquear y endurecer la tela.

material substance chemistry

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verb

Agriar

To make sour.

Examples :

"Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."

Demasiado jugo de limón agriará la receta.

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verb

Agriarse

To become sour.

Examples :

"The milk will sour if you leave it out of the refrigerator. "

La leche se agriará si la dejas fuera del refrigerador.

food chemistry sensation

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verb

Agridar, amargar

To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.

Examples :

"The bad weather report really soured my mood for the day. "

El mal pronóstico del tiempo realmente amargó mi estado de ánimo para el día.

attitude character emotion

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verb

Amargarse, decepcionarse

To become disenchanted.

Examples :

"We broke up after our relationship soured."

Rompimos después de que nuestra relación se amargó.

attitude mind emotion

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verb

Agriar

To make (soil) cold and unproductive.

Examples :

"The harsh winter had soured the soil in the family's garden, making it difficult to grow vegetables. "

El duro invierno había agriado la tierra en el jardín de la familia, dificultando el cultivo de verduras.

agriculture environment

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verb

Apagar

To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.

Examples :

"The stonemason carefully soured the lime before mixing it with sand to make the mortar for the new school wall. "

El albañil apagó cuidadosamente la cal antes de mezclarla con arena para hacer el mortero para la nueva pared de la escuela.

material substance architecture

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verb

Decalcar

To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.

Examples :

"The textile factory worker had to sour the linen fabric before dyeing it. "

El trabajador de la fábrica textil tuvo que decalcar la tela de lino antes de teñirla.

material process industry chemistry

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adjective

Ácido, agrio

Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.

Examples :

"Lemons have a sour taste."

Los limones tienen un sabor ácido.

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adjective

Agrio, avinagrado

Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

Examples :

"The milk left out of the fridge all night had turned sour. "

La leche que se dejó fuera de la nevera toda la noche se había agriado.

food chemistry sensation

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adjective

Agrio, rancio

Tasting or smelling rancid.

Examples :

"His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him."

Su aliento agrio hace que sea desagradable hablar con él.

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adjective

Agriado, malhumorado

(of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.

Examples :

"He gave me a sour look."

Me dirigió una mirada malhumorada.

character attitude person mind human

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adjective

Ácido

(of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.

Examples :

"a sour marsh"

Un pantano ácido.

agriculture environment

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adjective

Sulfurado

(of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.

Examples :

"sour gas smells like rotten eggs"

El gas sulfurado huele a huevos podridos.

fuel substance chemistry technical industry

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adjective

Desafortunado, desfavorable

Unfortunate or unfavorable.

Examples :

"The company had a sour year due to low sales. "

La empresa tuvo un año desfavorable debido a las bajas ventas.

attitude emotion character situation

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adjective

Desafinado

Off-pitch, out of tune.

Examples :

"The singer's voice was sour during the school talent show; it was clearly off-key. "

La voz del cantante estaba desafinada durante el concurso de talentos de la escuela; claramente estaba fuera de tono.