Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| bitter adj. | bitter | ||||||
| rancorous adj. | bitter | ||||||
| acerbic rarely: acerb adj. | bitter | ||||||
| acrimonious adj. | bitter | ||||||
| sardonic adj. | bitter | ||||||
| abject adj. | bitter | ||||||
| grim adj. | bitter | ||||||
| jaundiced adj. | bitter | ||||||
| acrid adj. | bitter | ||||||
| acerb adj. chiefly (Amer.) - acerbic rare | bitter | ||||||
| desperately disappointed | bitter enttäuscht | ||||||
| gutted adj. (Brit.) [coll.] | bitter enttäuscht | ||||||
| bitterish adj. | leicht bitter | ||||||
| slightly bitter | leicht bitter | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| Bittere | |||||||
| bitter (Adjective) | |||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| quassia family [BOT.] | die Bitterholzgewächse Lat.: Simaroubaceae (Familie) | ||||||
| tree-of-heaven family [BOT.] | die Bitterholzgewächse Lat.: Simaroubaceae (Familie) | ||||||
| bitter poverty | bittere Armut | ||||||
| extreme poverty | bittere Armut | ||||||
| bitter pill | bittere Arznei | ||||||
| bitter pill | bittere Pille | ||||||
| bitter truth | bittere Wahrheit | ||||||
| bitter hardships pl. | bittere Not | ||||||
| wild candytuft [BOT.] | Bittere Schleifenblume Lat.: Iberis amara | ||||||
| annual candytuft [BOT.] | Bittere Schleifenblume Lat.: Iberis amara | ||||||
| bitter candytuft [BOT.] | Bittere Schleifenblume Lat.: Iberis amara | ||||||
| rocket candytuft [BOT.] | Bittere Schleifenblume Lat.: Iberis amara | ||||||
| bitter milkwort [BOT.] | Bittere Kreuzblume Lat.: Polygala amara | ||||||
| silver yarrow [TECH.] | Bittere Schafgarbe Lat.: Achillea clavennae | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to be gutted (about sth.) | was, been | | (über etw.acc.) bitter enttäuscht sein | ||||||
| to strike a sour note | einen bitteren Ton anschlagen | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to bite the bullet | die bittere Pille schlucken | ||||||
| to swallow the bitter pill [fig.] | die bittere Pille schlucken [fig.] | ||||||
| a sardonic laugh | ein bitteres Lachen | ||||||
| until the bitter end | bis zur bitteren Neige | ||||||
| to fight to the last | bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen [fig.] | ||||||
| down to the wire [coll.] [fig.] (Amer.) | bis zum bitteren Ende [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
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