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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

Adjective

1. having a sharp biting taste like the taste of lemon juice or vinegar

2. made acid or bad, such as when milk ferments

3. (of a person's mood) bad-tempered and unfriendly

4. go or turn sour to become less enjoyable or happy: the dream has turned sour

Verb

to make or become less enjoyable or friendly: relations soured shortly after the war [Old English sūr]

sourly adv

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 << OPPOSITE sweet

adjective 2. rancid, turned, gone off, fermented, unsavoury, curdled, unwholesome, gone bad, off << OPPOSITE fresh

adjective 3. bitter, cynical, crabbed, tart, discontented, grudging, acrimonious, embittered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, jaundiced, waspish, grouchy (informal) ungenerous, peevish, ill-natured << OPPOSITE good-natured

verb 4. embitter, disenchant, alienate, envenom

Translations

sour [ˈsauəʳ] adj → agrio; [milk] → cortado;

it's just sour grapes! (fig) → ¡pura envidia!, ¡están verdes!;

to go or turn sour [milk] → cortarse; [wine] → agriarse;

(fig) [relationship] → agriarse: [plans] → irse a pique

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sour [ˈsauəʳ] adj → aigre, acide; [milk] → tourné(e) → aigre (fig); acerbe, aigre; revêche;

to go or turn sour [milk, wine] → tourner (fig) [relationship, plans] → mal tourner;

it's sour grapes → c'est du dépit

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sour [ˈsauəʳ] adj → sauer (fig) (bad-tempered) → säuerlich;

to go or turn sour (milk, wine) → sauer werden (fig) (relationship) → sich trüben;

it's sour grapes (fig) → die Trauben hängen zu hoch

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sour [ˈsauəʳ] adj → aspro/a; [fruit] → acerbo/a; [milk] → acido/a, fermentato/a;

(fig) → acido/a;

to go or turn sour [milk, wine] → inacidirsi;

(fig) [relationship, plans] → guastarsi;

it's sour grapes (fig) → è soltanto invidia

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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, 시큼한 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 시어진, 산패(酸敗)한 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 불쾌한, 언짢은, 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; 시어지다 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