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sour

/ˈsaʊə/ /ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ/

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noun

Saveur aigre

The sensation of a sour taste.

Examples :

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

La saveur aigre sur ma langue m'a fait froncer le nez devant le jus de citron.

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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. "

Mon père a préparé un délicieux sour pour le pique-nique.

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noun

Sour, cocktail à base de jus de citron ou de citron vert

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

Examples :

"My favorite sour is a Margarita. "

Mon sour préféré est une Margarita.

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noun

Substance acide, aigre

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

Examples :

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

L'aigreur du lait caillé a rendu toute la cuisine malodorante.

substance sensation food drink

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noun

Solution acide

The acidic solution used in souring fabric.

Examples :

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

L'ancienne recette de fabrication du lin utilisait une solution acide forte pour blanchir et raidir le tissu.

material substance chemistry

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verb

Aigrir

To make sour.

Examples :

"Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."

Trop de jus de citron va aigrir la recette.

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verb

S'aigrir

To become sour.

Examples :

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

Le lait va s'aigrir si vous le laissez en dehors du réfrigérateur.

food chemistry sensation

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verb

Gâcher, aigrir

To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.

Examples :

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

Le mauvais bulletin météo a vraiment gâché ma journée.

attitude character emotion

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verb

S'aigrir, se lasser

To become disenchanted.

Examples :

"We broke up after our relationship soured."

Nous avons rompu après que notre relation s'est aigrie.

attitude mind emotion

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verb

Acidifier

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. "

Le rude hiver avait acidifié le sol du jardin familial, rendant difficile la culture de légumes.

agriculture environment

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verb

Chaux vive

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. "

Le maçon a éteint la chaux vive avec soin avant de la mélanger avec du sable pour faire le mortier pour le nouveau mur de l'école.

material substance architecture

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verb

Décalcifier

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. "

L'ouvrier de l'usine textile a dû décalcifier le tissu de lin avant de le teindre.

material process industry chemistry

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adjective

Aigre, acide

Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.

Examples :

"Lemons have a sour taste."

Les citrons ont un goût aigre.

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adjective

Aigre, rance

Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

Examples :

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

Le lait resté hors du réfrigérateur toute la nuit avait tourné à l'aigre.

food chemistry sensation

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adjective

Rance, aigre

Tasting or smelling rancid.

Examples :

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

Son haleine rance rend désagréable de lui parler.

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adjective

Irritable, maussade

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

Examples :

"He gave me a sour look."

Il m'a jeté un regard maussade.

character attitude person mind human

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adjective

Acide

(of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.

Examples :

"a sour marsh"

Un marais acide.

agriculture environment

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adjective

Sulfuré

(of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.

Examples :

"sour gas smells like rotten eggs"

Le gaz sulfuré sent les œufs pourris.

fuel substance chemistry technical industry

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adjective

fâcheux, défavorable

Unfortunate or unfavorable.

Examples :

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

L'entreprise a connu une année fâcheuse en raison de faibles ventes.

attitude emotion character situation

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adjective

Faux, désaccordé

Off-pitch, out of tune.

Examples :

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

La voix du chanteur était fausse pendant le spectacle de talents de l'école ; c'était clairement désaccordé.