sour

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in Vietnamese Chua

BrE /saʊə(r)/ AmE /saʊr/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 TASTE [adjective] A2

Chua

having a sharp, acid taste like lemon or vinegar

  • a sour taste

Collocations sour milk · sour cream

  • The lemon juice was very sour.

    Nước cốt chanh rất chua.

2 MOOD [adjective] B1

Buồn bực, cáu kỉnh

unhappy and angry, especially because you have been disappointed or treated badly

  • be/get sour

Collocations sour mood · sour temper

  • She was in a very sour mood after the argument.

    Sau cuộc tranh cãi, cô ấy có tâm trạng rất buồn bực.

3 TURN BAD [intransitive] B1

Hư hỏng, hỏng hóc

to become worse in quality or condition

  • go sour

Collocations milk goes sour · plans go sour

  • The milk had gone sour.

    Sữa đã hỏng.

1 MAKE SOUR [transitive] B1

Làm chua, làm hỏng hóc

to make something become sour or worse in quality or condition

  • make something sour

Collocations make milk sour · make plans go sour

  • The heat made the food go sour.

    Nhiệt độ cao đã làm thức ăn hỏng.