bitter

'bitə

adjective

1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) bitter, besk

2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) bitter

3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) bitter

4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) bitende

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- bitterness

- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous

bitter

I

subst. \/ˈbɪtə\/

1) bitter (en type bittert øl)

2) bitterhet

bitters bitter (søtt brennevin tilsatt bitterstoff), forklaring: alkoholholdig drikk

gin and bitters (drink) blanding av gin og bittert fatøl

take the bitter with the sweet ta det onde med det gode

• you must take the bitter with the sweet

du må ta det onde med det gode

II

adj. \/ˈbɪtə\/

1) (om smak) bitter, besk

2) (om mennesker) bitter, forbitret, hatsk

3) (overført) skarp, bitende, hard, bitende kald

• a bitter wind

en bitende vind

• a bitter criticism

en hard kritikk

bitter against bitter mot

bitter to bitter på

to the bitter end til den bitre ende, helt til det siste

III

adv. \/ˈbɪtə\/

bitende

• it was bitter outside

det var bitende kaldt ute