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Translate bittersweet from English to French

Summary

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bittersweet:
- aigre-doux; doux-amer
Wiktionary:
- bittersweet → mi-figue mi-raisin, doux-amer, aigre-doux
- bittersweet → douce-amère
- bittersweet → doux-amer

English

Detailed Translations for bittersweet from English to French

bittersweet:

bittersweet adj

bittersweet
aigre-doux; doux-amer
- aigre-doux adj
- doux-amer adj

Translation Matrix for bittersweet:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	American bittersweet; Celastrus scandens; Solanum dulcamara; bittersweet nightshade; climbing bittersweet; climbing nightshade; deadly nightshade; false bittersweet; poisonous nightshade; shrubby bittersweet; staff vine; waxwork; woody nightshade
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	semisweet
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
aigre-doux	bittersweet	sweet and sour
doux-amer	bittersweet

Synonyms for "bittersweet":

sad
semisweet; tasty
bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; deadly nightshade; poisonous nightshade; woody nightshade; Solanum dulcamara; nightshade
American bittersweet; climbing bittersweet; false bittersweet; staff vine; waxwork; shrubby bittersweet; Celastrus scandens; vine

Related Definitions for "bittersweet":

tinged with sadness¹
- a movie with a bittersweet ending¹
having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness¹
twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds¹
poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America¹

Wiktionary Translations for bittersweet:

bittersweet

adjective

expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure
- bittersweet → mi-figue mi-raisin; doux-amer
both bitter and sweet
- bittersweet → doux-amer; aigre-doux

bittersweet

adjective

Qui a un goût mêlé d’aigre et de doux. Il ne se dit guère au propre que des fruits.
- aigre-doux → bittersweet; sweet and sour
rare|fr Qui est à la fois doux et amer au goût.
- doux-amer → bittersweet

noun

botan|nocat=1 pharmacologie|fr Espèce de morelle à tige grimpante, qui employé comme dépuratif dans certaines dermatoses.
- douce-amère → bittersweet

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bittersweet	→ doux-amer	↔ bittersüß — einen Geschmack betreffend: mit bitteren und süßen Elementen; bitter und gleichzeitig süß schmeckend

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