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1 make a tactless remark
expr.eine taktlose Bemerkung machen ausdr. -
2 tactless
adjective* * *adjective (without tact: a tactless person/remark.) taktlos* * *tact·less[ˈtæktləs]adj taktlos* * *['tktlɪs]adjtaktlosit was tactless of me to ask — es war taktlos or eine Taktlosikgeit von mir, zu fragen
* * *tactless adj (adv tactlessly) taktlos:* * *adjective* * *adj.taktlos adj. -
3 sour
1.['saʊə(r)]adjective2) (morose) griesgrämig (abwertend); säuerlich [Blick]3) (unpleasant) bitter2. transitive verbwhen things go sour — wenn man od. einem alles leid wird
1) versauern lassen; sauer machen2) (fig.): (spoil) verbauen [Karriere]; trüben [Beziehung]3) (fig.): (make gloomy) verbittern3. intransitive verb[Beziehungen:] sich trüben* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sauer2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) sauer3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) sauer2. verb(to make or become sour.) sauer machen; werden- academic.ru/91880/sourly">sourly- sourness* * *[ˈsaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj1. (in taste) sauer\sour milk saure Milch\sour taste säuerlicher Geschmack\sour look saure Miene, säuerlicher Blick\sour note bitterer Beigeschmack3.II. n esp AM saures, alkoholisches Getränkwhisky \sour Whisky m mit ZitroneIII. vt1. (give sour taste)▪ to \sour sth etw sauer machen [o säuernhis tactless remark \soured the atmosphere seine taktlose Bemerkung ruinierte die StimmungIV. vi1. (become sour) sauer werden2. ( fig) getrübt [o beeinträchtigt] werden* * *['saʊə(r)]1. adj (+er)1) fruit, soil sauer; wine, vinegar säuerlichwhisky sour (esp US) — Whisky mit Zitrone
to go or turn sour (on sb) ( fig, relationship, marriage ) — jdn anöden; (plan, investment) sich als Fehlschlag erweisen
he's feeling sour about being demoted — er ist über seine Absetzung verbittert
it sounds like sour grapes to me — das kennt man: die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch
2. vtmilk sauer or dick werden lassen; soil sauer or kalkarm machen; (fig) person verdrießlich or griesgrämig machen; relationship, atmosphere vergiften; success verderben3. vi(milk) sauer or dick werden; (soil) sauer or kalkarm werden; (fig, person) verbittern, griesgrämig werden; (atmosphere, mood, relationship) sich verschlechtern* * *sour [ˈsaʊə(r)]A adj (adv sourly)1. sauer (auch Geruch, Milch):sour cherry Sauerkirsche f;sour cream Sauerrahm m, saure Sahne;turn sour sauer werden;2. übel oder ranzig riechend3. fig säuerlich, verdrießlich, mürrisch, sauertöpfisch umg (Person):a sour face ein saures Gesicht6. schwefelhaltig (Benzin etc)B s1. Säure f:the sweet and sour of life Freud und Leid (des Lebens);take the sweet with the sour das Leben nehmen, wie es (eben) ist2. besonders US Sour m (alkoholisches Mixgetränk mit Zitrone)C v/i1. sauer werden2. figa) verbittert oder sauer werdenc) mies werdend) in die Brüche gehen, kaputtgehen umg (Ehe etc)D v/t2. fig verbittern* * *1.['saʊə(r)]adjective1) (having acid taste) sauer2) (morose) griesgrämig (abwertend); säuerlich [Blick]3) (unpleasant) bitter2. transitive verbwhen things go sour — wenn man od. einem alles leid wird
1) versauern lassen; sauer machen2) (fig.): (spoil) verbauen [Karriere]; trüben [Beziehung]3) (fig.): (make gloomy) verbittern3. intransitive verb[Beziehungen:] sich trüben* * *adj.sauer adj. -
4 sour
1) ( in taste) sauer;\sour milk saure Milch;\sour taste säuerlicher Geschmack;( embittered) verbittert;\sour look saure Miene, säuerlicher Blick;\sour note bitterer Beigeschmack;PHRASES:whisky \sour Whisky m mit Zitrone vt1) ( give sour taste)to \sour sth etw sauer machen [o säuern];his tactless remark \soured the atmosphere seine taktlose Bemerkung ruinierte die Stimmung vi1) ( become sour) sauer werden; -
5 indelicate
adjective* * *in·deli·cate[ɪnˈdelɪkət]an \indelicate sense of humour ein derber Sinn für Humor* * *[In'delɪkət]adjperson taktlos; act, remark also ungehörig; subject peinlich; (= crude) geschmacklos* * *indelicate [-kət] adj (adv indelicately)1. taktlos (Bemerkung etc)2. unanständig, anstößig (Witz etc)3. unfein, grob (Manieren etc)* * *adjective* * *adj.taktlos adj. -
6 indiscreet
adjectiveindiskret; taktlos [Benehmen]* * *[indi'skri:t]2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) unklug•- academic.ru/37708/indiscretion">indiscretion* * *in·dis·creet[ˌɪndɪˈskri:t]* * *["Indɪ'skriːt]adjindiskret; (= tactless) taktlos, ohne Feingefühlto be indiscreet about sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) indiskret sein
he is too indiscreet ever to be a successful diplomat — wegen seiner Neigung zu Indiskretionen wird er nie ein erfolgreicher Diplomat werden
* * *indiscreet [ˌındıˈskriːt] adj (adv indiscreetly)1. unbesonnen, unbedacht2. indiskret:a) taktlosb) nicht verschwiegen* * *adjectiveindiskret; taktlos [Benehmen]* * *adj.indiskret adj.unbesonnen adj.
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