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| acerbic adj | (sour) | sur adj |
| | | syrlig adj |
| | | bitter adj |
| | Vinegar has an acerbic taste. |
| acetic adj | (chemistry: of acetic acid) (kemi) | sur adj |
| acid adj | (food: sharp in taste) | sur adj |
| | (mildare) | syrlig adj |
| | | bitter adj |
| | The pasta sauce had a strangely acid taste. |
| acid reflux n | uncountable (heartburn) | halsbränna s |
| | (oftast i plural) | sur uppstötning adj + s |
| | My doctor says my acid reflux has damaged my esophagus. |
| acidic adj | (food: tasting sour) | sur adj |
| | | syrlig adj |
| | This yogurt tastes acidic; I think it's gone off. |
| acidulous adj | (sharp-tasting) | skarp adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | | syrlig adj |
angry about sth,
angry at sth adj + prep | (cross about sth) | arg över ngt adj + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | sur över ngt adj + prep |
| | He was angry about his son's failure. |
| | Han var arg över sin sons misslyckanden. |
angry with sb for doing sth,
angry at sb for doing sth expr | (cross with sb) | arg på ngn för att den gör ngt uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | sur på ngn för att den gör ngt uttr |
| | I am angry with my sister for taking my book. |
| | Jag är arg på min syster för att hon tog min bok. |
be annoyed at sb/sth,
be annoyed with sb/sth adj + prep | (irritated, angry) | vara irriterad på ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | vara sur på ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm annoyed at my brother for leaving the room in such a mess. |
| | Jag är irriterad på min bror för att han lämnade rummet så ostädat. |
| bad-tempered adj | (grumpy) | argsint adj |
| | | vresig, butter adj |
| | (vardagligt) | arg adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| | Darla's piano teacher is a bad-tempered old man. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (aggressive) | aggressiv adj |
| | | otrevlig adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| | I hate these customers and their badass attitudes. |
| citric adj | (relating to citrus) | sur adj |
| | | citron- adj |
| crabby adj | informal (habitually bad tempered) (humör) | sur adj |
| | | butter adj |
| | | purken adj |
| | Brian is crabby and doesn't have many friends. |
| crabby adj | informal (in a bad mood) (humör) | sur adj |
| | | purken adj |
| | | butter adj |
| | Kenny gets crabby when he is hungry. |
| cross adj | mainly UK (angry, annoyed) | arg adj |
| | (mycket arg) | förbannad adj |
| | (butter) | sur, tjurig, tvär adj |
| | (omodern: arg) | ond adj |
| | You could tell from the look on the woman's face that she was cross. |
| curdle vi | (milk: go bad) (mjölkprodukt) | bli sur hjv + s |
| | I'm not sure if the milk has curdled; can you smell it for me? |
| curmudgeonly adj | (bad-tempered) | vresig adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tjurig adj |
| | | sur adj |
| disgruntle sb vtr | (displease, aggrieve) | göra ngn missnöjd vtr + adj |
| | | göra ngn sur vtr + adj |
| disgruntled adj | (dissatisfied, grumpy) | missbelåten adj |
| | (vardagligt) | grinig adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tjurig adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | "I don't want to talk right now," Ben said, disgruntled. |
| fractious adj | (irritable) | lättirriterad adj |
| | (vardagligt) | bråkig adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | Ryan was such a fractious teenager, but he's settled down quite a bit since then. |
| fretful adj | (irritable, anxious) | irriterad adj |
| | | nervös adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| | The baby is hungry and starting to get fretful. |
| frown n | (expression: creased brow) (faktiskt utseende) | rynkad panna s |
| | (beskrivande) | sur min s |
| | (beskrivande) | bister min s |
| | (beskrivande) | ogillande min s |
| | Paul's dad always had a disapproving frown on his face. |
| | Pauls pappa har alltid en ogillande sur min. |
| frown n | US (expression: sad mouth) | sur min adj + s |
| | | ledset ansiktsuttryck adj + s |
| | The child's mouth was downturned in a frown. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Sudda bort din sura min, mitt barn! |
| gnarly adj | (gnarled) | sur adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tjurig adj |
| | | butter adj |
| | The worker's gnarly hands are the result of years of manual labor. |
go off on sb (US),
go off at sb (UK) vtr phrasal insep | informal (express anger) | bli arg på ngn, bli förbannad på ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | bli sur på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | få ett utbrott på ngn vbal uttr |
| | All I said was that he had a bit of a temper and he went off on me! |
| grouchy adj | informal (irritable, in a bad mood) | trumpen adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | | avig, tvär adj |
| | Be careful, the boss is grouchy this morning. |
| grumpy adj | (irritable) | butter, sur adj |
| | | grinig adj |
| | | trumpen |
| | Karl is always grumpy in the morning. |
| huffy adj | informal (person: annoyed, offended) | uppretad adj |
| | | irriterad adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| | | förargad adj |
| | Rita got huffy at the suggestion she might have cheated on her test. |
| ill-tempered adj | (grumpy, argumentative) | arg, aggressiv adj |
| | (bildlig) | sur adj |
| | (bildlig) | på krigsstigen prep + s |
| moody adj | (person: temperamental) | lynnig adj |
| | (negativ) | sur adj |
| | | på dåligt humör uttr |
| | Dan could be a bit moody, so it was important to keep him happy if you wanted anything from him. |
| narky adj | UK, informal (irritable, bad-tempered) | sur adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tjurig adj |
| | | på dåligt humör uttr |
nonacid,
non-acid adj | (not acidic) | som inte är sur adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| peeved adj | (annoyed) | irriterad adj |
| | | uppretad adj |
| | | förargad adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| | It seems like Elsa is peeved at her husband. |
| ratty adj | slang (bad-tempered) | sur adj |
| | (formell) | misslynt adj |
| | | på dåligt humör uttr |
| | I always feel ratty when I wake up. |
| snappish adj | informal (person, reply: irritable) | snäsig adj |
| | | irriterad adj |
| | | sur adj |
| sore adj | mainly US (emotions: upset) | upprörd, irriterad adj |
| | | förbannad, sur adj |
| | Ned was still sore about the trick the other boys had played on him. |
| sour adj | (taste: acidic) | sur, syrlig adj |
| | Jane grimaced as she tasted the sour lemon. |
| | Jane grimaserade när hon smakade den sura (or: syrliga) citronen. |
| sour adj | (milk: bad) | sur, surnad adj |
| | Rick wanted a cup of tea, but found only sour milk in the fridge. |
| | Rick ville ha en kopp te, men mjölken var sur (or: surnad). |
| sour adj | figurative (bitter, resentful) (bildlig) | sur adj |
| | | bitter adj |
| | After a number of disappointments early in her life, Ann had become sour. |
| | Efter ett antal besvikelser tidigt i hennes liv hade Ann blivit bitter. |
| sour vi | (milk: turn bad) | surna, bli sur vitr |
| | The milk soured because Ben forgot to put it back in the fridge. |
| sour vi | figurative (friendship, etc: turn bad) (bildligt) | surna, bli sur vitr |
| | Liam thought Sean had betrayed him and their friendship soured because of it. |
| sour sb vtr | figurative (embitter) (bildligt) | surna, bli sur vitr |
| | | förbittra vitr |
| | Years of working in low-paid, unrewarding jobs had soured Gillian. |
| sour sb towards sb/sth vtr + prep | figurative (embitter) (bildligt) | surna⇒, bli sur⇒ vtr |
| | | förbittra⇒ vtr |
| | Several bad relationships had soured Neil towards women. |
| stroppy adj | UK, informal (bad-tempered or sulky) (brysk, kort) | tvär adj |
| | (argsint) | ilsken adj |
| | (grinig) | sur adj |
| | Ralph is stroppy today; I wonder if something bad happened. |
| sulk vi | (in moody silence) | sura vitr |
| | | vara sur vtr + adj |
| | | tjura vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | trula vitr |
| | Imogen was sulking after her argument with her friend. |
| sulky adj | informal (moody) | grinig adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | | butter adj |
| | After he lost the game, Eddie was sulky for hours. |
| surly adj | (bad tempered, rude) | surmulen, sur adj |
| | | trumpen adj |
| | | butter adj |
| | The boy gave his teacher a surly look and said, "I don't feel like doing homework anymore." |
| tart adj | (sour) | sur adj |
| | | syrlig adj |
| | I made some jam yesterday, but I don't think I added enough sugar; it's a bit tart. |
| tetchy adj | informal (irritable) | irriterad adj |
| | | grinig adj |
| | | retlig adj |
| | | sur adj |
| | When I was growing up, my mother was always very tetchy with me. |
| vinegar n | figurative (bad temper, bitterness) (bildlig) | ättika, sur som ättika uttr |
| | | grinighet, dåligt humör, bitterhet s |
| | Don't ask her before breakfast unless you want to see some vinegar. |