doux-amer

duamɛʁ

Definition

Definition of doux-amer - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

saveurqui a un goût à la fois doux et amer

Ce chocolat noir a un goût doux-amer très particulier.

émotionqui procure des sentiments à la fois agréables et pénibles

Revoir sa ville natale lui a donné une émotion douce-amère.

mélancolique

nostalgique

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Origin of doux-amer

français, doux (agréable) + amer (goût amer)

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sans amertume

adj.

goût

qui n'a pas de goût amer, doux au goût

semi-doux

adj.

goût

qui a un goût moyennement sucré, ni très doux ni amer

mi-doux

adj.

chocolat

qui a un goût entre le doux et l'amer

Examples of doux-amer in a sentence

Le vin a un goût doux-amer qui plaît à certains amateurs.
Leur séparation fut un souvenir doux-amer.
C’était une victoire douce-amère pour l’équipe.

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English:bittersweet, ...
German:herb-süß, zwiespältig, ...
Italian:agrodolce, dolceamaro, ...
Spanish:agridulce, ambivalente, ...
Portuguese:agridoce, ...
Chinese:苦甜的, 苦乐参半的, ...
Japanese:甘苦い, ほろ苦い, ...
Arabic:حلو مُرّ, مُرّ حلو, ...
Hebrew:מָתוֹק-מַר, דּוּ-רֶגֶשִׁי, ...
Russian:горько-сладкий, смешанный, ...
Ukrainian:солодко-гіркий, двоякий, ...
Catalan:dolç-amarg, ...
Danish:bittersød, vemodig, ...
Dutch:bitterzoet, zoetzuur, ...
Greek:γλυκόπικρο, γλυκόπικρος, ...
Khmer:ផ្អែមជូរចត់, ទាំងផ្អែមទាំងល្វីង, ...
Korean:달콤쌉싸름한, 씁쓸달콤한, ...
Polish:słodko-gorzki, ...
Portuguese (BR):agridoce, ...
Romanian:dulce-amar, dulce-amărui, ...
Swedish:bittersöt, bitterljuv, ...
Thai:หวานขม, หวานปนขม, ...
Turkish:tatlı-acı, hem acı hem tatlı, ...
Vietnamese:ngọt đắng, vừa ngọt ngào vừa cay đắng, ...

douce-amère

dusamɛʁ

Definition of douce-amère - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective, feminine

sentimentqui mêle des sentiments agréables et désagréables à la fois

Cette victoire fut douce-amère car elle marquait la fin de sa carrière.

mélancolique

Noun, feminine

botanique

Dated

plante grimpante aux baies rouges, utilisée autrefois en médecine

Dated

La douce-amère pousse souvent près des cours d'eau.

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plante grimpante aux baies rouges, utilisée autrefois en médecine

Origin of douce-amère

français, doux (agréable) + amer (goût)

Examples of douce-amère in a sentence

Recevoir ce prix fut une expérience douce-amère pour elle.
La douce-amère est souvent utilisée en infusion pour ses propriétés médicinales.
Les botanistes étudient la douce-amère pour mieux comprendre ses vertus thérapeutiques.

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English:bittersweet, woody nightshade, ...
German:zwiespältig, Bittersüß, ...
Italian:agrodolce, dulcamara, ...
Spanish:agridulce, dulceamarga, ...
Portuguese:agridoce, dulcamara, ...
Chinese:苦乐参半, 苦甜茄, ...
Japanese:ほろ苦い, ツルナスビ, ...
Arabic:مُرّ حلو, ست الحسن, ...
Hebrew:מְתוּקָּת, צֶמַח מָתוֹק, ...
Russian:горько-сладкий, паслён сладко-горький, ...
Ukrainian:гірко-солодкий, паслін солодко-гіркий, ...
Catalan:agredolç, bitxina, ...
Danish:bittersød, bittersød natskygge, ...
Dutch:bitterzoet, dauw-zoet, ...
Greek:γλυκόπικρος, μπιτερντόλαμα, ...
Khmer:ផ្អែមល្វីង, រុក្ខជាតិវល្លិមានផ្លែក្រហមដែលធ្លាប់ប្រើក្នុងវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:씁쓸달콤한, 미치광이풀, ...
Polish:słodko-gorzki, słodkogórz, ...
Portuguese (BR):doce-amargo, erva-moura, ...
Romanian:dulce-amar, dulce-amară, ...
Swedish:bitterljuv, besksöta, ...
Thai:ที่หวานปนขม, ตำลึงฝรั่ง, ...
Turkish:tatlı-acı, acı bakla, ...
Vietnamese:đắng lòng, cà độc dược, ...

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Definition of doux-amer - Reverso French Dictionary

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Definition of douce-amère - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective, feminine

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