sourness

sourness
noun die Säure
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sour·ness
[ˈsaʊənəs, AM -ɚ-]
n no pl
1. (acidity) Säuerlichkeit f, saurer Geschmack
2. (fig: churlishness) Griesgrämigkeit f, Missmutigkeit f
to have a note of \sourness in one's voice einen bitteren Unterton in seiner Stimme haben
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['saʊənɪs]
n
(of lemon, milk) saurer Geschmack; (of wine, vinegar also, of smell) Säuerlichkeit f; (of soil) saure Beschaffenheit; (fig, of person, expression) Verdrießlichkeit f, Griesgrämigkeit f, Verbitterung f; (of remark) Bissigkeit f
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sourness s
1. Säure f
2. fig Bitterkeit f
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n.
Herbheit -en f.
Säure -n f.

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