Topic: Portuguese

"É amargo."

Translation:It is bitter.

January 24, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/poakahi

    My husband (brazilian) also uses "amargo" for sour... so I guess you could translate it as bitter/sour. It always confused me cuz sometimes I would like to differentiate because there IS a difference between sour and bitter :)

    January 24, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Gaspard

      Technically, the word for sour is "azedo" and the difference between "azedo" and "amargo" is the same as the difference between sour and bitter. People do mix them up, however.

      January 24, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Danmoller
      Mod

        Yes! A lemon is sour/azedo.

        Spinach is bitter/amargo

        August 8, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/PERCE_NEIGE

          Spinach is bitter? oO

          April 23, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Danmoller
          Mod

            Well.... let's go to coffee and vinegar then :)

            • Coffee, beer = Amargo / bitter
            • Vinegar, grape, strawberry = Azedo / sour

            Lemons (when a Brazilian say "limão", it's probably a lime) can be both at the same time, not a good example.

            January 11, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/MEvair

              Nós usamos "azedo" também para nos referir a comida que estragam em geladeiras ou marmitas.

              December 30, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/jim-watt

                Quizlet Extra Studies for Food (1) https://quizlet.com/_1f8c1z

                June 14, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/MeliMel07

                  What is this little accent mark called??? ( é )

                  June 1, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Danmoller
                  Mod

                    Acento agudo: é
                    Acento circunflexo: ê
                    Acento grave: à
                    Til: ã

                    January 11, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/betagammadelta
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                    Why is "He is bitter" wrong?

                    September 15, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/cinthiia_mc

                      Because there's no indicative of a he or a she (ele ou ela) in the sentence.

                      May 24, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/HempBerry420

                        GRRRRRR !!!! , " É amargo " was ( is it bitter now they put it is bitter ) . Make up your mine plz .

                        1/11/2016

                        January 11, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Danmoller
                        Mod

                          One is a question, the other is a statement. There is nothing wrong.

                          January 11, 2016
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