Bitter in spanish
Amargo
pronunciation: ɑmɑɹ̩goʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ɑmɑɹ̩goʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
bitter1 = amargo.
Example: Chemotherapy changes the taste buds so that using metal silverware suddenly causes a bitter metallic aftertaste.more:
» a bitter pill to swallow = un trago amargo, una medicina amarga.
Example: The final decision that they must adhere to is one which may be a bitter pill to swallow.» become + bitter = amargarse.
Example: Then he added, 'He never became bitter in spite of his sickness and suffering'.» bitter chocolate = chocolate amargo.
Example: This bitter chocolate ice cream recipe uses two types of dark chocolate, sugar, eggs yolks, cream, and the surprise tang of buttermilk.» bitter cold = frío glacial, frío gélido.
Example: Seventeen-year-old Rudy Hummel hasn't let bitter cold, rain or mosquitoes prevent him from sleeping outside every night for a full year.» bitter enemy = enemigo acérrimo, enemigo a/de muerte.
Example: False friends are worst than bitter enemies.» bitter experience = experiencia amarga.
Example: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.» bitter orange = naranja amarga.
Example: In the past few years bitter orange has been marketed for weight loss and found in various natural diet pills.» bitter pill = trago amargo. [Generalmente usado en la expresión a bitter pill to swallow]
Example: The article 'The bitter pill: research into resource sharing among special libraries' concludes that some important research problems are beyond the resources of the special librarian.» bitter rival = rival acérrimo, rival a muerte.
Example: The two men have been bitter rivals for years and disagree on many domestic issues.» bittersweet [bitter-sweet] = agridulce, semiamargo.
Example: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.» bitter taste = sabor amargo, gusto amargo.
Example: Sensing bitter tastes is crucial for many animals because it can prevent them from ingesting harmful foods.» bitter taste receptor = receptor del sabor amargo.
Example: The discovery of bitter taste receptors' role in fighting infections paves the way for new treatments for sinusitis.» bitter winter = invierno glacial, crudo invierno, duro inverno.
Example: This firewater of yours seems like good drink to warm a man during this bitter winter.» embitter = amargar, enconar, agriar, avinagrar.
Example: The report on the likely impact of the Iraqi war on British Muslims warned that the conflict would embitter and radicalize them.» leave + a bitter aftertaste = dejar un sabor amargo en la boca.
Example: The strike left a bitter aftertaste: many unionists were fired and blacklisted, and the memory of the defeat lingered for generations.» make + bitter = amargar, hacer amargo.
Example: Love is bittersweet, it's up to you to make it bitter or sweet.» taste + bitter = amargar, saber amargo, tener un sabor amargo.
Example: Good coffee tastes somewhat bitter but smooth, and has no sour undertones.bitter2 = resentido, amargado.
Example: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.more:
» feel + bitter = sentirse amargado, sentirse resentido, despechar.
Example: He says he has finally accepted his short stature and sometimes even cracks jokes at his size rather than feeling bitter.bitter3 = a muerte, implacable, inexorable.
Example: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.more:
» bitter struggle = lucha enconada.
Example: At first the neophytic librarian was mildly shocked by his revelations, and sometimes her heart gave a jump when he described some of the bitter struggles that went on constantly between individuals.» until the bitter end = hasta el final, hasta la muerte.
Example: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.