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bit meaning in French

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bitter [bitterer, bitterest] (cynical and resentful)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r)]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər]

amer◼◼◼adjectifI'm not bitter. = Je ne suis pas amer.

bitter [bitterer, bitterest] (having an acrid taste)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r)]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər]

amer◼◼◼adjectifI'm not bitter. = Je ne suis pas amer.

bitter [bitterer, bitterest] (harsh, piercing or stinging)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r)]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər]

dur◼◼◻adjectif

rude◼◻◻adjectifThe winters were bitterly cold. = Les hivers étaient très rudes.

sévère◼◻◻adjectif

bitter [bitterer, bitterest] (hateful or hostile)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r)]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər]

haineux◼◻◻adjectif

odieux◼◻◻adjectif

[hostile] hostileadjectif

haïssableadjectif

bitter end (that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor)
noun

étalingure◼◼◼nom

bitter melon (fruit of Momordica charantia)
noun

melon amer◼◼◼nom {m}

momordique◼◼◻nom {f}

margose◼◻◻nom {f}

poire balsamiquenom {f}

pomme de merveillenom {f}

bitter orange (fruit)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r) ˈɒ.rɪndʒ]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər ˈɔː.rəndʒ]

orange amère◼◼◼nom {f}

bigarade◼◼◻nom {f}

bitter orange (tree)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r) ˈɒ.rɪndʒ]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər ˈɔː.rəndʒ]

bigaradier◼◻◻nom {m}

bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r) vetʃ]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər vetʃ]

ersnom {m}

bitterling (fish of the genus Rhodeus)
noun
[UK: bˈɪtɜːlɪŋ]
[US: bˈɪɾɜːlɪŋ]

bouvière◼◼◼nom {f}

bitterly (in a bitter manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə.li]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.li]

amèrement◼◼◼adverbeShe wept bitterly. = Elle pleura amèrement.

bittern [bitterns] (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tən]
[US: ˈbɪ.tən]

butor◼◼◼nom {m}

bitterness (quality of being bitter in taste)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə.nəs]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.nəs]

amertume◼◼◼nom {f}A little softness can clear the bitterness. = Un peu de douceur peut dissiper l'amertume.

bitterness (quality of feeling bitter)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə.nəs]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.nəs]

amertume◼◼◼nom {f}A little softness can clear the bitterness. = Un peu de douceur peut dissiper l'amertume.

bittersweet (both bitter and sweet)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tərˌ.swit]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.ˌswit]

doux-amer◼◼◼adjectif

aigre-doux◼◼◼adjectif

bittersweet (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tərˌ.swit]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.ˌswit]

doux-amer◼◼◼adjectif
{n}

mi-figue mi-raisinadjectif
{n}

bittersweet (the bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tərˌ.swit]
[US: ˈbɪ.tər.ˌswit]

douce-amère◼◼◼nom {f}

bitumen [bitumens] (Mineral pitch)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tjʊ.mən]
[US: ˌbɪ.ˈtuː.mən]

bitume◼◼◼nom {m}

a bit much (More than is reasonable)
noun
[UK: ə bɪt ˈmʌtʃ]
[US: ə ˈbɪt ˈmʌtʃ]

un peu trop◼◼◼nom

acerbity [acerbities] (harshness)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈsɜː.bə.ti]
[US: ə.ˈsɝː.bə.ti]

acerbiténom {f}

amertumenom {f}

acerbity [acerbities] (sourness)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈsɜː.bə.ti]
[US: ə.ˈsɝː.bə.ti]

acerbiténom {f}

amertumenom {f}

all bark and no bite (full of big talk)
adjective

grande gueule◼◼◼adjectif

ambit [ambits] (area or sphere of control and influence of something)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.bɪt]
[US: ˈæm.bɪt]

champ◼◼◼nom {m}

ambit [ambits] (boundary around a building, town, region, etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.bɪt]
[US: ˈæm.bɪt]

portée◼◼◼nom {f}

ambition [ambitions] (desire)
noun
[UK: æm.ˈbɪʃ.n̩]
[US: æm.ˈbɪʃ.n̩]

ambition◼◼◼nom {f}I have ambition. = J'ai de l'ambition.

ambition [ambitions] noun
[UK: æm.ˈbɪʃ.n̩]
[US: æm.ˈbɪʃ.n̩]

ambition◼◼◼nom {f}I have ambition. = J'ai de l'ambition.

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