bitter

[US]/ˈbɪtə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbɪtər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ha en skarp, bitande smak; extremt kall och genomborrande; full av hat.
Word Forms
Pluralbitters
Third Person Singularbitters
Present Participlebittering
Past Tensebittered
Past Participlebittered

Phrases & Collocations

bitter taste

besk smak

bitter medicine

besk medicin

bitter experience

besk erfarenhet

bitter cold

bitter kyla

bitter gourd

besk gurka

bitter pill

besk medicin

bitter melon

besk melon

bitter almond

sursöt mandel

bitter orange

besk apelsin

bitter end

beslut

bitter salt

besk salt

bitter tea

besk te

Example Sentences

this bitter and sanguinary war

detta bittra och blodiga krig

the bitter taste of life

livets bittra smak

a bitter cold night.

en bittert kall natt.

take the bitter with the sweet.

ta det bittra med det söta.

the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.

den bittra sanningen; bitter sorg.

a bitter struggle; bitter foes.

en bitter kamp; bittra fiender.

Quinine has a bitter taste.

Quinine har en bitter smak.

an anarchic and bitter civil war.

ett anarkiskt och bittert inbördeskrig.

a bitter five-year legal battle.

en bitter femårig juridisk tvist.

a bitter winter's eve.

en bitter vinternatt.

they drank bitter lukewarm coffee.

de drack bittert ljumt kaffe.

a bitter wind blew from the north.

en bitter vind blåste från norr.

a protracted and bitter dispute.

en långdragen och bitter tvist.

the bitter tears of self-reproach.

de bittra tårarna av självförakt.

the sweets and bitters of life

livets söta och bittra

a bitter cough syrup;

en bitter hostmedicin;

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