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1 sourness
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2 sourness sour·ness n
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3 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. -
4 citric acid
(the acid which gives lemons and certain other fruits their sourness.) citrico
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sourness — noun see sour I … New Collegiate Dictionary
sourness — See sourish. * * * … Universalium
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sourness — sour·ness || saÊŠÉ™rnɪs n. acidity, sour flavor; bitterness, disillusionment, resentment … English contemporary dictionary
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