bitterness

risentimento, amarezza

Rabbia e dolore che rimangono perché ci si sente trattati ingiustamente.

In inglese semplice: Anger and hurt that remain because you feel someone treated you unfairly.

• He spoke with bitterness about the divorce.
• Her bitterness faded when they finally apologized.
• Do you still feel bitterness towards him?

Come si usa: bitterness towards someone (She felt no bitterness towards her former employer.)

Sinonimi: resentment, rancor

Espressioni comuni: feel bitterness, bitterness towards someone, full of bitterness, bitterness in something

amarezza

Sapore forte e amaro, come quello del cioccolato fondente o del caffè nero.

In inglese semplice: The strong, sharp taste found in foods such as dark chocolate or drinks such as black coffee.

• Sugar reduces the bitterness of coffee.
• The dark chocolate had a pleasant bitterness.
• I could still taste its bitterness after swallowing.

Contrari: sweetness

Espressioni comuni: bitterness of coffee, slight bitterness, reduce the bitterness

amarezza

Dolore o dispiacere legato a un’esperienza, soprattutto a una perdita o a un fallimento.

In inglese semplice: The painful or upsetting quality of an experience, especially a loss or failure.

• She knew the bitterness of defeat.
• Their reunion eased the bitterness of years apart.
• He described the bitterness of losing his home.

Sinonimi: pain, harshness

Espressioni comuni: bitterness of defeat, bitterness of failure, bitterness of loss