Usage examples of "sour" in English with translation to French

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This apple tastes very sour. Cette pomme est très acide.

These grapes are so sour that I can't eat them. Les raisins sont tellement surs que je ne peux les manger.

Lemon is a sour fruit. Le citron est un fruit acide.

Persimmons are highly nutritious and a great delicacy, but sometimes you get a sour one. Les kakis sont hautement nutritifs et un mets très délicat, mais de temps à autre, vous tombez sur un qui est amer.

Acid fruits like pineapples and lemons are sour. Les fruits acides comme les ananas ou les citrons sont aigres.

The fruit is still too sour to eat. Le fruit est encore trop acide pour être mangé.

Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour. Ces raisins ont l'air sucré, mais en fait ils sont acides.

I must bite the sour Apple. Je dois avaler la pilule.

In Aesop's Fables is a story called "Sour Grapes". Une des fables d'Ésope s'intitule « Le Renard et les Raisins ».

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