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(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) ils sont trop verts! -
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sour ['saʊə(r)]∎ the milk has gone or turned sour le lait a tourné(c) (disagreeable → person, character, mood) aigre, revêche, hargneux; (→ look) hargneux; (→ comment, tone) aigre, acerbe(d) (wrong, awry)∎ to go or to turn sour mal tourner;∎ everything suddenly went sour on us tout a soudainement mal tourné pour nous;∎ their marriage went sour leur mariage a tourné au vinaigre(e) (too acidic → soil) trop acide(b) (person, character) s'aigrir; (relationship) se dégrader, tourner au vinaigre; (situation) mal tourner;∎ her temper has soured son caractère s'est aigri(a) (milk, wine) aigrir∎ the experience soured his view of life cette expérience l'a aigri4 nounwhisky m sour►► sour cream crème f aigre;sour grapes dépit m;∎ it's a simple case of sour grapes c'est tout simplement du dépit;∎ it was just sour grapes that made her say that elle a simplement dit ça par rancœur ou dépit;sour mash = pâte spéciale utilisée dans la fabrication de certains whiskies américains -
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sour [ˈsaʊər]1. adjectivea. aigreb. ( = surly) revêche ; [comment] acerbe• to turn sour [situation, relationship] se dégrader3. compounds* * *['saʊə(r)] 1.1) ( bitter) aigreto go sour — lit tourner; fig se dégrader
2) ( bad-tempered) revêche2.transitive verb gâter [relations, atmosphere]3.intransitive verb [attitude] s'aigrir; [relationship] se dégrader -
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A n 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 ou bring in the grapes vendanger.sour grapes! les raisins sont trop verts! -
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[ɡreip](a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made.) raisin- sour grapes
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Sour grapes — is an expression originating from the Aesop Fable The Fox and the Grapes, meaning to deny desire for something one cannot attain.Sour grapes may also refer to: * Sour Grapes (film), a 1998 film written and directed by Larry David * Sour Grapes… … Wikipedia
Sour grapes — Sour Sour, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r, Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sour grapes — noun uncount criticism of something that you make because you are annoyed that you cannot have it: Saying the award is meaningless is just sour grapes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sour grapes — When someone says something critical or negative because they are jealous, it is a case of sour grapes … The small dictionary of idiomes
sour grapes — sour′ grapes′ n. pretended disdain for something one does not or cannot have • Etymology: 1750–60; in allusion to Aesop s fable concerning the fox who dismissed as sour those grapes he could not reach … From formal English to slang
sour grapes — ► sour grapes an attitude in which someone pretends to despise something because they cannot have it themselves. [ORIGIN: with allusion to Aesop s fable The Fox and the Grapes.] Main Entry: ↑sour … English terms dictionary
sour grapes — n. [from Aesop s fable in which the fox, after futile efforts to reach some grapes, scorns them as being sour] a scorning or belittling of something only because it cannot be had or done … English World dictionary
sour grapes — noun disparagement of something that is unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * noun plural Etymology: so called from the fable ascribed to Aesop, legendary 6th century B.C. Greek author of fables, about the fox … Useful english dictionary
sour grapes — When someone says something critical or negative because they are jealous, it is a case of sour grapes. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone s attitude is sour grapes means that they are trying to make others believe… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sour grapes — Meaning Acting meanly after a disappointment. Origin From The Bible, Old Testament, Ezekiel xviii. 2 The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children s teeth are set on edge . In Aesop s fable The Fox and the Grapes the fox isn t able to… … Meaning and origin of phrases
Sour grapes — Grape Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English