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1 sour grapes!
sour grapes!¡mala suerte!, ¡te aguantas!¡están verdes de envidia!, ¡pura envidia! -
2 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) están verdes, pura envidiaenvidia f -
3 it's just sour grapes with him
es un envidioso, lo que pasa es que tiene envidia -
4 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) agrio, ácido, amargo2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) agrio, rancio3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) amargado, áspero
2. verb(to make or become sour.) agriar(se)- sourly- sourness
sour adj agrio / ácidotr['saʊəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (person) amargado,-a, avinagrado,-a; (behaviour, expression) agrio,-a, avinagrado,-a1 (milk) agriar, cortar2 (person, relationship) amargar2 (person, character) amargarse, avinagrarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsour grapes! ¡mala suerte!, ¡te aguantas!to turn sour / go sour (milk) agriarse, cortarse 2 (wine) agriarse 3 (relationship etc) estropearse, echarse a perdersour ['saʊər] vi: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)sour vt: agriar, cortar (leche)sour adj1) acid: agrio, ácido (dícese de la fruta, etc.), cortado (dícese de la leche)2) disagreeable: desagradable, agrioadj.• ácido (Sabor) adj.adj.• acedo, -a adj.• acerbo, -a adj.• acre adj.• agraceño, -a adj.• agrio, -a adj.• avinagrado, -a adj.• maleado, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.v.• acedar v.• agriar v.• amargar v.• avinagrar v.• malear v.saʊər, 'saʊə(r)
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a) (sharp, acid) <fruit/wine> ácido, agrioto go o turn sour — \<\<milk\>\> cortarse, agriarse; \<\<relationship/plan\>\> estropearse, echarse a perder
c) (bad-tempered, disagreeable) agrio, avinagrado
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a) \<\<milk\>\> agriarb) \<\<relationship/occasion\>\> amargar*
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vi \<\<milk/cream\>\> agriarse, cortarse['saʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar sourer) (superl sourest)1) (=not sweet) [fruit, flavour] agrio, ácido; [smell] acrewhisky sour — whisky m sour
2) (Agr) [soil] ácido, yermo3) (=bad) [milk] cortado, agrio; [wine] agrioto go or turn sour — [milk] cortarse; [wine] agriarse; [plan] venirse abajo
does this milk taste sour to you? — ¿te sabe esta leche a cortada?, ¿te sabe esta leche agria?
4) (fig) [person] avinagrado; [expression, look, mood, comment] avinagrado, agrio2. VT1) (lit) agriar2) (fig) [+ person] agriar, amargar; [+ relationship] deteriorar; [+ atmosphere] agriar; [+ outlook, success] empañar3. VI1) (lit) [wine] agriarse, volverse agrio; [milk] agriarse, cortarse2) (fig) [mood, attitude] avinagrarse, agriarse; [relationship] deteriorarsehis financial partners soured on the deal (US) — sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo
4.CPDsour cream N — nata f or (LAm) crema f agria
* * *[saʊər, 'saʊə(r)]
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a) (sharp, acid) <fruit/wine> ácido, agrioto go o turn sour — \<\<milk\>\> cortarse, agriarse; \<\<relationship/plan\>\> estropearse, echarse a perder
c) (bad-tempered, disagreeable) agrio, avinagrado
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a) \<\<milk\>\> agriarb) \<\<relationship/occasion\>\> amargar*
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vi \<\<milk/cream\>\> agriarse, cortarse -
5 grape
ɡreip(a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made.) uva- sour grapes
grape n uvatr[greɪp]1 uva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe grape harvest la vendimiagrape juice zumo de uva, mostogrape ['greɪp] n: uva fn.• uva (Color) s.f.n.• grano s.m.• uva s.f.greɪp[ɡreɪp]it's sour grapes — (set phrase) las uvas están verdes (fr hecha); (before n)
1.N uva f2.CPDgrape harvest N — vendimia f
grape hyacinth N — jacinto m de penacho
grape jelly N — (US) gelatina f de uva
grape juice N — (for making wine) mosto m ; (=drink) zumo m or (LAm) jugo m de uva
grape variety N — (used to make wine) cepa f
* * *[greɪp]it's sour grapes — (set phrase) las uvas están verdes (fr hecha); (before n)
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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
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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
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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
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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