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1 unripe
[ʌn'raɪp]* * *unripe /ʌnˈraɪp/ ( anche fig.)a.immaturo; acerbounripenessn. [u]immaturità.* * *[ʌn'raɪp] -
2 sour
I ['saʊə(r)]1) (acidic) [ taste] acido, aspro; [ unripe fruit] asproto go sour — diventare acido, inacidire; fig. andare a rotoli
3) (bad-tempered) [ person] acido; [ look] pungenteII 1. ['saʊə(r)]verbo transitivo guastare [relations, atmosphere]2.* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) agro, aspro2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) acido, inacidito3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) scontroso, stizzoso2. verb(to make or become sour.) inacidire, inacidirsi- sourly- sourness* * *sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/A a.1 acido ( anche fig.); agro; aspro; acerbo; inacidito; bisbetico; scontroso; stizzoso: sour milk, latte acido; sour cream, panna acida; sour wine, vino agro (o acido); sour apples, mele acerbe; a sour temper, un carattere aspro, bisbetico; to turn (o to go) sour, inacidire; (fig.) andare a rotoli, finire male; deludereB n.1 (chim.) soluzione acida4 (fig.) ricordo sgradevole; esperienza spiacevole● sour breath, alito cattivo □ (bot.) sour dock ( Rumex acetosa), acetosa □ sour grapes, uva acerba; (fig.) disprezzo dettato dall'invidia ( dalla favola della volpe e dell'uva) □ (fin.) a sour investment, un investimento sbagliato □ (bot.) sour orange ( Citrus aurantium), melangolo; arancio amaro; arancia amara □ sour-sweet, agrodolce ( anche fig.) a sour-sweet smile, un sorrisetto agrodolce □ to make sour, inacidire; (fig.) inacerbire, inasprire: Failure made him sour, l'insuccesso lo ha inasprito □ to smell sour, avere un odore acre, aspro; saper d'acido ( all'olfatto) □ to taste sour, saper d'agro, d'acido ( al gusto) □ to turn st. sour, fare inacidire qc.(to) sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/A v. t.2 (fig.) guastare; far andare a male3 (fig.) inacerbire; inasprire; inacidire (fig.)B v. i.2 (fig.) guastarsi: The relations with our neighbours have soured, i rapporti con i nostri vicini si sono guastati3 (fig.) inacerbirsi; inasprirsi● to sour sb. 's life, avvelenare la vita a q. □ (fam. USA) to sour sb. on st., far passare per sempre a q. la voglia di fare qc.* * *I ['saʊə(r)]1) (acidic) [ taste] acido, aspro; [ unripe fruit] asproto go sour — diventare acido, inacidire; fig. andare a rotoli
3) (bad-tempered) [ person] acido; [ look] pungenteII 1. ['saʊə(r)]verbo transitivo guastare [relations, atmosphere]2. -
3 ripe
[raɪp]3) spreg. [ language] scurrile, volgareto smell ripe — mandare cattivo odore, puzzare
••* * *((negative unripe) (of fruit, grain etc) ready to be gathered in or eaten: ripe apples/corn.) maturo- ripeness- ripen
- ripe old age
- ripe age* * *ripe /raɪp/a.1 maturo: ripe apples, mele mature; ( anche iron.) at the ripe (old) age of, alla veneranda età di: She died at the ripe old age of twenty, è morta alla veneranda età di vent'anni; a man of ripe years, un uomo maturo (d'anni)● ripe beauty, bellezza matura □ ripe lips, labbra piene (o turgide) □ to be ripe for st., essere pronto per qc.: The country is ripe for change, il paese è pronto per un cambiamento; to be ripe for trouble, andare incontro a dei problemi □ The time is ripe for action, è giunta l'ora d'agire □ ripe with, pieno di: an area ripe with potential, un'area con molte potenzialitàripely avv. ripeness n. [u].* * *[raɪp]3) spreg. [ language] scurrile, volgareto smell ripe — mandare cattivo odore, puzzare
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См. также в других словарях:
unripe fruit — fruit which is not ready to be eaten … English contemporary dictionary
Unripe — Un*ripe , a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fruit — n. 1) to grow fruit 2) (also fig.) to bear fruit (not all trees bear fruit) 3) ripe; unripe fruit 4) fresh; luscious; young fruit 5) citrus; tropical fruit (our country exports citrus fruit) 6) (fig.) forbidden fruit 7) canned (AE), tinned (BE);… … Combinatory dictionary
unripe — UK [ʌnˈraɪp] / US [ˌʌnˈraɪp] adjective Word forms unripe : adjective unripe comparative unriper superlative unripest 1) unripe fruit is hard and not yet ready to eat 2) mainly literary not ready or old enough … English dictionary
unripe — adjective Date: 13th century 1. not ripe ; immature < unripe fruit > 2. not ready ; unprepared < unripe plans > • unripeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
unripe — unripely, adv. unripeness, n. /un ruyp /, adj. 1. not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit. 2. too early; premature. [bef. 1000; ME unrype, OE unripe. See UN 1, RIPE] * * * … Universalium
unripe — [[t]ʌ̱nra͟ɪp[/t]] ADJ Unripe fruit or vegetables are not yet ready to eat. I was only ill once and that came of eating an unripe pear. Ant: ripe … English dictionary
unripe — adjective unripe fruit, grain etc is not fully developed or ready to be eaten: green, unripe peaches … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unripe — adjective a) Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. b) Developing too early; premature. Ant: ripe … Wiktionary
unripe — un|ripe [ˌʌnˈraıp] adj unripe fruit, grain etc is not fully developed or ready to be eaten … Dictionary of contemporary English
unripe — un|ripe [ ,ʌn raıp ] adjective 1. ) unripe fruit is hard and not yet ready to eat 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY not ready or old enough … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English