avinagrarse

avinagrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to turn sour

2 figurado to become sour, become bitter

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VPR [individuo] to be crotchety; [vino etc] to turn sour

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(v.) = go + sour, turn + sour, sour

Ex. The article is entitled 'Relationships in swimming : what happens when they go sour?'.

Ex. In the latter half of the 20th century, however, medicine's success threatened to turn sour as questions were asked about its efficacy.

Ex. His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.

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(v.) = go + sour, turn + sour, sour

Ex: The article is entitled 'Relationships in swimming : what happens when they go sour?'.

Ex: In the latter half of the 20th century, however, medicine's success threatened to turn sour as questions were asked about its efficacy.

Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.

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avinagrarse verbo reflexivo
1 to turn sour
2 figurado to become sour o bitter
'avinagrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avinagrar
English:
sour

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vpr

1. [vino, alimento] to go sour

2. [persona, carácter] to become sour;

se le avinagró el carácter she became bitter

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avinagrarse

v/r de vino turn vinegary; fig

become bitter o

sour