Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - bitter
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1. горькое пиво 2. горькое лекарство 3. горечь Id: to take the bitter with the sweet —- в жизни всякое бывает 4. горький bitter taste —- горький привкус 5. горький, мучительный the bitter truth —- горькая истина bitter monent —- горькая минута bitter feeling —- горькое чувство bitter disappointment —- горькое разочарование bitter hardships —- тяжелые лишения bitter tears —- горькие слезы bitter grief —- сильное горе bitter poverty —- ужасная нищета bitter lesson —- жестокий урок bitter hatred —- жгучая ненависть bitter remark —- горькие слова to be bitter about smth. —- злобствовать по поводу чего-л; быть в обиде на что-л 6. сильный, резкий bitter cold —- страшный холод; сильный мороз 7. злой, ожесточенный bitter enemy —- злейший враг Id: bitter as gall, bitter as wormwood —- горький как полынь 8. уст. диал. горько 9. эмоц-усил. очень, ужасно it was bitter cold —- стояли ужасные холода, был сильный мороз 10. горчить 11. делать горьким 12. мор. шлаг на битенге ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain or resentment (bitter memories; bitter rejoinder). b painful or difficult to accept (bitter disappointment). 3 a harsh; virulent (bitter animosity). b piercingly cold. --n. 1 Brit. beer strongly flavoured with hops and having a bitter taste. 2 (in pl.) liquor with a bitter flavour (esp. of wormwood) used as an additive in cocktails. Phrases and idioms bitter-apple = COLOCYNTH. bitter orange = SEVILLE ORANGE. bitter pill something unpleasant that has to be accepted. bitter-sweet adj. 1 sweet with a bitter after-taste. 2 arousing pleasure tinged with pain or sorrow. --n. 1 a sweetness with a bitter after-taste. b pleasure tinged with pain or sorrow. 2 = woody nightshade (see NIGHTSHADE). to the bitter end to the very end in spite of difficulties. Derivatives bitterly adv. bitterness n. Etymology: OE biter prob. f. Gmc: to the bitter end may be assoc. with a Naut. word bitter = 'last part of a cable': see BITTS ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High German bittar ~, Old English bitan to bite — more at bite Date: before 12th century 1. a. being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops — compare salt, sour, sweet b. distasteful or distressing to the mind ; galling a ~ sense of shame 2. marked by intensity or severity: a. accompanied by severe pain or suffering a ~ death b. being relentlessly determined ; vehement a ~ partisan c. exhibiting intense animosity ~ enemies d. (1) harshly reproachful ~ complaints (2) marked by cynicism and rancor ~ contempt e. intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness a ~ wind 3. expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret ~ tears • ~ish adjective • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. ~ quality 2. a. plural a usually alcoholic solution of ~ and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic b. British a very dry heavily hopped ale III. transitive verb Date: 12th century to make ~ ~ed ale IV. adverb Date: 1749 to a ~ degree it's ~ cold ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(bitterest, bitters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. ...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. ...a bitter attack on the Government’s failure to support manufacturing... ADJ • bitterly Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world’s democracies. ...a bitterly fought football match. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj • bitterness The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute. N-UNCOUNT 2. If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked... His long life was marked by bitter personal and political memories. ADJ • bitterly ‘And he sure didn’t help us,’ Grant said bitterly. ...the party bureaucrats who bitterly resented their loss of power. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj • bitterness I still feel bitterness and anger towards the person who knocked me down. N-UNCOUNT 3. A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. I think the decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered... The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates. ADJ: usu ADJ n • bitterly I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v 4. Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold. Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow. ADJ • bitterly It’s been bitterly cold here in Moscow. ADV: ADV adj 5. A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant. The leaves taste rather bitter. ? sweet ADJ 6. Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour. (BRIT) ...a pint of bitter. N-MASS 7. If you say that you will continue...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj 1 »ANGRY/UPSET« full of angry, jealous, and unhappy feelings because you think you have been badly treated or that unfair things have happened to you (He became bitter and disillusioned as he grew older.) + abou (They all lost their jobs when the company was taken over, and obviously they're very bitter about it.) 2 »CAUSING UNHAPPINESS« only before noun making you feel very unhappy and upset (Losing the election was a bitter humiliation. | a bitter disappointment/blow If he failed, it would be a bitter disappointment to his parents. | from bitter experience (=because of your own very unpleasant experiences)) (We had learned from bitter experience not to trust their promises.) 3 »FULL OF HATRED« a bitter argument, attack, struggle etc is one in which people oppose or criticize each other with strong feelings of hate and anger (bitter opposition to the President's policies | bitter enemies) 4 »TASTE« having a strong taste like black coffee without sugar, or very dark chocolate (The medicine tasted bitter and the child spat it out.) (- compare sweet1 (1), sour1 (1)) 5 »COLD« unpleasantly cold (a bitter east wind | bitter cold) (a bitter cold day in February) (- see cold1) 6 to the bitter end continuing until the end, in spite of problems or difficulties (She stayed with him to the bitter end, although it must have been horrible.) 7 a bitter pill (to swallow) something very unpleasant that you have to accept (His failure was a bitter pill to swallow.) (- see also bitterly) - bitterness n ~2 n 1 BrE bitter beer of the type drunk in Britain, or a glass of this (A pint of bitter, please) (- compare mild) 2 bitters a bitter liquid made from a mixture of plant products and used to add taste to alcoholic drinks ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. biter, akin to bitan "bite," from P.Gmc. *bitras. Meaning moved from "biting" to "acrid-tasting." Transfered to state of mind and to words in O.E. Bittersweet was in M.E., in literal and figurative senses; bitters is 1713, from bitter. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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