sour grapes

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von sour grapes im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(deyim) ulasilamayan seye pis deme,"kedi ulasamadigi cigere pis der"

ulaşılamayan şeye pis deme

koruk

Relevante Übersetzungen

sour grape

(Gıda) koruk

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von sour grapes im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have

I think his comments about that new car are just sour grapes because he can't afford it.

disparagement of something that is unattainable

Denial of the desirability of something after one has found out that it cannot be reached or acquired: The losers' scorn for the award is pure sour grapes

grapes that are not yet ripe; pretense of disinterest or contempt toward an item that cannot be obtained (from Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes")

Silbentrennung

Sour grapes

Türkische aussprache

saur greyps

Aussprache

/ˈsour ˈgrāps/ /ˈsaʊr ˈɡreɪps/

Etymologie

() From the Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, in which a fox, unable to reach grapes he is seeking, decides that they must have been sour.