bitter - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

bitter  adj.	amargo, amarga
bitter  adj.	áspero, áspera
bitter  adj.	duro, dura   - palabras, crítica, etc.
bitter  adj.	rudo, ruda   - carácter
bitter  adj.	acedo, aceda
bitter  adj.	carrasposo, carrasposa
bitter  adj.	inclemente  m./f.
bitter  adj.	acerbo, acerba   - crítica   - cruel, despiadado
bitter  adj.	adusto, adusta   - carácter
bitter  adj.	bronco, bronca   - voz - áspera
bitter  adj.	lacerante  m./f.   - palabras, recuerdos, etc.
bitter  adj.	ronco, ronca   - áspero
bitter  adj.   - weather, wind etc.	frío, fría
bitter  adj.	cerril  m./f. [coll.]   - persona
bitter  adj.   - character	hirsuto, hirsuta [fig.]
bitter  adj.	carranchoso, carranchosa (Lat. Am.: Cuba)

Nouns

bitter (Brit.)   - beer	cerveza amarga
bitter feeling	la amargura
bitter orange   - fruit	naranja amarga
bitter almond [BOT.]	almendra amarga   Lat.: Prunus dulcis var. amara
bitter orange [BOT.]	naranjo amargo   Lat.: Citrus × aurantium
bitter vetch [BOT.]	el yero   Lat.: Vicia ervilia
bitter bolete [BOT.]	boleto amargo   Lat.: Boletus felleus   [Fungi]
bitter bolete [BOT.]	hongo amargo   Lat.: Boletus felleus   [Fungi]
bitter oil [COOK.]	aceite amargo
bitter bolete [BOT.]	el camaleón (rojo)   Lat.: Boletus felleus   [Fungi]
bitter bolete [BOT.]	el chupasangre   Lat.: Boletus felleus   [Fungi]
hairy bittercress (or: bitter-cress) [BOT.]	mastuerzo menor   Lat.: Cardamine hirsuta
large bitter-cress (or: bittercress) [BOT.]	mastuerzo amargo   Lat.: Cardamine amara
large bitter-cress (or: bittercress) [BOT.]	mastuerzo mayor   Lat.: Cardamine amara
bitter almond oil	aceite de almendras amargas

Examples

I don't like milk chocolate because I find it too sweet. I prefer bitter chocolate.

No me gusta el chocolate con leche porque lo encuentro demasiado dulce. Prefiero el chocolate amargo.

Phrases / Collocations

to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	apechugar con algo
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	hacer de tripas corazón [fig.]
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	tragar quina [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

batter, better, biter, bittern, butter, hitter, jitter, litter, sitter, titter

Related search terms

coarse, husky, tough, acrimonious, harsh, throaty, raw, severe, jagged, gruff, dry, rude, gnarly, stiff, keen, hoarse, tight, rough, callous, rugged