amargo

adj.

1 bitter, amaroidal.

2 bitter, sad.

m.

bitters.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amargar.

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amargo

► adjetivo

1 (sabor) bitter

2 figurado (carácter) sour; (experiencia) bitter, sour, painful

► nombre masculino amargo

1 bitterness

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amargo

► nombre masculino

1 bitterness

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(f. - amarda)

adj.

bitter

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amargo, -a

1. ADJ

1) [sabor] bitter, tart

más amargo que tueras, más amargo que la hiel — terribly bitter

2) (fig) (=apenado) bitter, embittered

3) Cono Sur (=cobarde) cowardly; Caribe (=poco servicial) unhelpful, offhand

2. SM

1) [de sabor] bitterness, tartness

2) pl amargos (=licor) bitters

3) Cono Sur (=mate) bitter tea, bitter Paraguayan tea

3.

SM / F Cono Sur * [de mal genio] grouch *; (=vago) shirker, skiver *

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I

-ga adjetivo

1)

a) <fruta/sabor> bitter

b) (sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar

2) <experiencia/recuerdo> bitter, painful

me dejó un sabor amargo — it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth

II

masculino (amargor) bitterness; (mate) maté without sugar; (licor) bitters

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= bitter, sour, upsetting.

Ex. 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.

Ex. Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.

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* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* experiencia amarga = bitter experience.

* naranja amarga = sour orange.

* verdad amarga = home truth.

* victoria amarga = sour victory.

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I

-ga adjetivo

1)

a) <fruta/sabor> bitter

b) (sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar

2) <experiencia/recuerdo> bitter, painful

me dejó un sabor amargo — it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth

II

masculino (amargor) bitterness; (mate) maté without sugar; (licor) bitters

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= bitter, sour, upsetting.

Ex: 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.

Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* experiencia amarga = bitter experience.

* naranja amarga = sour orange.

* verdad amarga = home truth.

* victoria amarga = sour victory.

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amargo¹ -ga

adjective

A

1 ‹fruta/sabor› bitter almendra

2 (sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar

B ‹experiencia/recuerdo› bitter, painful

me dejó un sabor amargo it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth

lanzando quejas amargas contra su destino railing against his fate, complaining bitterly about his fate

amargo²

masculine

1 (amargor) bitterness

2 (mate) maté without sugar

3 (licor) bitters

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Del verbo amargar: (conjugate amargar)

amargo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amargó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
amargar    
amargo
amargar (conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;

◊ no te amargues la existencia (fam) don't get all uptight about it

amargo -ga adjetivo
1

a) ‹fruta/sabor› bitter

b) (sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar

2 ‹experiencia/recuerdo› bitter, painful
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
amargo,-a adjetivo bitter, unpleasant, sour: siento que tengas que pasar por ese amargo trance, I'm sorry that you have to go through such an awful situation
'amargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarga
- chocolate
- sabor
- trago
- gusto
English:
bitter
- chocolate
- pill
- plain

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amargo, -a

♦ adj

1. [sabor] bitter

2. [sin azúcar] bitter

3. [persona, recuerdo] bitter

♦ nm

1. RP [mate] bitter maté

2. Ven [aguardiente] bitters

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amargo

adj tb fig

bitter

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amargo, -ga adj

: bitter

♦ amargamente adv

amargo nm

: bitterness, tartness

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amargo adj bitter