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sour  (sour)

adj. sour·er, sour·est

1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.

2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation.

3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.

4.

a. Bad-tempered and morose; peevish: a sour temper.

b. Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted: sour on ballet.

5.

a. Not measuring up to the expected or usual ability or quality; bad.

b. Not having the correct or properly produced pitch: a sour note.

6. Of or relating to excessively acid soil that is damaging to crops.

7. Containing excessive sulfur compounds. Used of gasoline.

n.

1. The sensation of sour taste, one of the four primary tastes.

2. Something sour.

3. A mixed drink made especially with whiskey, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes soda water.

tr. & intr.v. soured, sour·ing, sours

1. To make or become sour.

2. To make or become disagreeable, disillusioned, or disenchanted.

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[Middle English, from Old English sr.]

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sourish adj.

sourly adv.

sourness n.

Synonyms: sour, acid, acidulous, dry, tart¹
These adjectives mean having a taste like that produced by an acid: sour cider; acid, unripe grapes; an acidulous tomato; dry white wine; tart cherries.

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sour [ˈsaʊə]

adj

1. having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar Compare bitter [1]

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms

3. having a rancid or unwholesome smell

4. (of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable

5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant

6. disagreeable; distasteful a sour experience

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of land, etc.) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity

8. (Chemistry) (of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds

go or turn sour to become unfavourable or inharmonious his marriage went sour

n

1. something sour

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Chiefly US any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice a whiskey sour

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins

vb

to make or become sour

[Old English sūr; related to Old Norse sūrr, Lithuanian suras salty, Old Slavonic syrŭ wet, raw, surovu green, raw, Sanskrit surā brandy]

sourish  adj

sourly  adv

sourness  n

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Sour [sʊə]

n

(Placename) a variant spelling of Sur

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sour - a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar cocktail - a short mixed drink whiskey sour, whisky sour - a sour made with whiskey
	2.	sour - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth sourness, tartness gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" acidulousness, acidity - the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
	3.	sour - the property of being acidic         acidity, sourness taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste acerbity, tartness - a sharp sour taste vinegariness, vinegarishness - a sourness resembling that of vinegar
Verb	1.	sour - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" ferment, turn, work change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" ferment, work - cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
	2.	sour - make sour or more sour               acetify, acidify, acidulate change taste - alter the flavor of dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten - make sweeter in taste
Adj.	1.	sour - smelling of fermentation or staleness rancid ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	2.	sour - having a sharp biting taste dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" soured - having turned bad tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
	3.	sour - one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	4.	sour - in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" turned, off soured - having turned bad
	5.	sour - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" off-key, false inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
	6.	sour - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" glowering, moody, morose, sullen, saturnine, glum, dour, dark ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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sour

adjective

1. sharp, acid, tart, bitter, unpleasant, pungent, acetic, acidulated, acerb The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
sharp sweet, sugary, pleasant, mild, bland, agreeable, savoury

2. rancid, turned, gone off, fermented, unsavoury, curdled, unwholesome, gone bad, off tiny fridges full of sour milk
rancid fresh, unspoiled, unimpaired

3. bitter, cynical, crabbed, tart, discontented, grudging, acrimonious, embittered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, jaundiced, waspish, grouchy (informal), ungenerous, peevish, ill-natured He became a sour, lonely old man.
bitter pleasant, good-humoured, amiable, friendly, genial, affable, congenial, good-natured, good-tempered, warm-hearted

verb

embitter, disenchant, alienate, envenom The experience, she says, has soured her.

Translations

sour [ˈsaʊəʳ]

A. ADJ (sourer (compar) (sourest (superl)))

1. (= not sweet) [fruit, flavour] → agrio, ácido; [smell] → acre
whisky sour → whisky m sour
sour grapes → envidia f
that's just sour grapes → eso es simplemente envidia
it was clearly sour grapes on his part → estaba claro que tenía envidia

2. (Agr) [soil] → ácido, yermo

3. (= bad) [milk] → cortado, agrio; [wine] → agrio
to go or turn sour [milk] → cortarse; [wine] → agriarse; [plan] → venirse abajo
their marriage turned sour → su matrimonio empezó a deteriorarse
their dream of equality for all turned sour → su sueño de igualdad para todos se tornó amargo
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, agrio

B. VT

1. (lit) → agriar

2. (fig) [+ person] → agriar, amargar; [+ relationship] → deteriorar; [+ atmosphere] → agriar; [+ outlook, success] → empañar

C. VI

1. (lit) [wine] → agriarse, volverse agrio; [milk] → agriarse, cortarse

2. (fig) [mood, attitude] → avinagrarse, agriarse; [relationship] → deteriorarse
the atmosphere in the office had soured → el ambiente en la oficina se había vuelto rancio
his financial partners soured on the deal > (US) → sus socios financieros se volvieron en contra del acuerdo

D. CPD sour cream N → nata f or (LAm) crema f agria

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sour [ˈsaʊə^r] adj

(= acidic) [taste, fruit] → aigre, acide

[milk] → tourné(e), aigre
to go sour, to turn sour [milk] → tourner

(= embittered) [person, expression, face, look] → acerbe, aigre
to go sour, to turn sour [relationship, plans] → mal tourner

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sour

adj (+er)

fruit, soil → sauer; wine, vinegar → säuerlich; whisky sour (esp US) → Whisky mit Zitrone

(= bad) milk → sauer; smell → streng, säuerlich; to go or turn sour (lit) → sauer werden; to go or turn sour (on somebody) (fig, relationship, marriage) → jdn anöden; (plan, investment) → sich als Fehlschlag erweisen; things began to turn sour → die Dinge begannen einen negativen Verlauf zu nehmen

(fig) person, expression → verdrießlich, griesgrämig; remark → bissig; he’s feeling sour about being demoted → er ist über seine Absetzung verbittert; it’s just sour grapes → die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch; it sounds like sour grapes to me → das kennt man: die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch

vt milk → sauer or dick werden lassen; soil → sauer or kalkarm machen; (fig) person → verdrießlich or griesgrämig machen; relationship, atmosphere → vergiften; success → verderben

vi (milk) → sauer or dick werden; (soil) → sauer or kalkarm werden; (fig, person) → verbittern, griesgrämig werden; (atmosphere, mood, relationship) → sich verschlechtern

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sour [ˈsaʊəʳ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → aspro/a, agro/a; (milk) (fig) (person, remark) → acido/a; (smell) → acre
whisky sour cocktail di whisky al limone
to go or turn sour (milk, wine) → inacidirsi (fig) (relationship, plans) → guastarsi
it was sour grapes on his part (fig) → ha fatto come la volpe con l'uva, è stata solo invidia da parte sua
to be in a sour mood (fig) → essere di umore nero

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sour [ˈsaʊəʳ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → aspro/a, agro/a; (milk) (fig) (person, remark) → acido/a; (smell) → acre
whisky sour cocktail di whisky al limone
to go or turn sour (milk, wine) → inacidirsi (fig) (relationship, plans) → guastarsi
it was sour grapes on his part (fig) → ha fatto come la volpe con l'uva, è stata solo invidia da parte sua
to be in a sour mood (fig) → essere di umore nero

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sour

adj sour [ˈsauə]

1 having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar Unripe apples are/taste very sour. suur حامِض кисел kyselý sur sauer ξινός agrio, ácido, amargo hapu ترش hapan sur, acide חָמוּץ खट्टा kiseo, trpak savanyú masam súr agro, aspro すっぱい 신 rūgštus skābs masam zuur sur kwaśny amargo acid, acru кислый kyslý kisel kiseo sur, syrlig เปรี้ยว ekşi 酸的 кислий کھٹّا chua, có vị giấm 酸的

2 having a similar taste as a stage in going bad sour milk. suur ماضِر، مُحَمِّض вкиснат zkysaný sur sauer ξινισμένος agrio, rancio hapuks läinud, müre ترشيده hapan aigre שֶׁהֵחמִיץ खट्टा ukiseljen, gorak savanyú masam súr acido, inacidito 酸敗した (맛이 가) 시큼한 surūgęs skābens; saskābis masam zuur sur, vond kwaśny azedo acru прокисший skysnutý kisel kiseo sur บูด ekşimiş 酸腐的 кислий, прокислий ذائقے سے اترا ہوا chua, ôi, thiu 酸腐的

3 (of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable She was looking very sour this morning. suur, humeurig شَكِس، فَظ начумерен mrzutý sur sauer στριφνός, ανάποδος amargado, áspero tusane, morn ناراضي؛ بد اخلاق nyrpeä revêche זוֹעֵף चिड़चिड़ा ogorčen, mrzovoljan besavanyodott masam fÿldur, úrillur scontroso, stizzoso ふきげんな 심술궂은 surūgęs, rūškanas skābs; sapīcis masam zuur sur, gretten skwaszony azedo ursuz, morocănos недовольный mrzutý čemeren mrzovoljan sur ขุ่นเคือง ters, huysuz 脾氣壞的 сердитий, дражливий ترش، ناگوار có tính cáu kỉnh 脾气坏的

v

to make or become sour. suur maak يُحَمِّض прокисвам се okyselit gøre sur; blive sur sauer machen; werden ξινίζω agriar(se) hapendama ترش شدن hapattaa, hapantua s'aigrir לְהַחמִיץ खट्टा बनाना skisnuti se, ukiseliti se (meg)savanyít menjadi masam sÿra; gera súran inacidire, inacidirsi すっぱくする 시게 하다, 시다 rauginti, rūgti skābt; skābēt memasamkan zuur (doen) worden bli sur, surne kwaśnieć, kwasić azedar a se acri скисать; портиться okysliť skisati (se) ukiseliti surna, bli (göra) sur ทำให้เปรี้ยว ekşi(t)mek 變酸 скисати, прокисати کھٹا کرنا làm chua, lên men 变酸

adv sourly

suur بِفَظاظَه، بِحُموضَه кисело kysele surt sauer απότομα, ξινισμένα amargamente hapult happamasti avec aigreur בְּזַעַף कटुता के साथ, चिड़चिड़ेपन से kiselo, gorko savanyúan dengan masam fÿlulega acidamente, stizzosamente すっぱく 시큼하게 rūgščiai skābi; skābeni dengan masam zuur surt; grettent kwaśno com azedume cu acreală кисло kyslo kislo kiselo surt อย่างเปรี้ยว huysuzlukla 發酸(地) кисло نا گواری سے chua, thiu 发酸（地）

n sourness

suurheid حُموضَه، فَظاظَه вкиснатост kyselost surhed die Säure στριφνάδα, ξινίλα amargura hapusus happamuus aigreur זַעֲפָנוּת खट्टापन, अम्लता kiselost savanyúság kemasaman súrleiki; beiskja acidità, asprezza すっぱさ 시큼함 rūgštumas skābums kemasaman zuurheid surhet kwaśny smak azedume acreală кислый вкус kyslosť kislost kiselost surhet ความเปรี้ยว huysuzluk 酸味 кислота نا گواری sự chua 酸味

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sour → حامض kyselý sur sauer ξινός agrio hapan aigre kiseo agro 酸っぱい 신 zuur sur kwaśny azedo кислый sur มีรสเปรี้ยว ekşi chua 酸的