amer (French)
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Amer (French) is the French adjective and noun amer and the related noun amertume. Besides taste, they are used figuratively for resentment or distress.
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Amer is a French adjective and noun, with the related noun amertume. CNRTL (Trésor de la langue française informatisé) defines its taste sense as 『Âpre et souvent désagréable au goût, comme la saveur que procurent le quinquina, la gentiane ou le fiel de certains animaux.』 (in translation: "Harsh and often disagreeable to the taste, like the flavor produced by cinchona bark, gentian, or the bile of certain animals."). It lists sucré and doux (both meaning "sweet") as antonyms.
The same dictionary gives a figurative use for people, feelings, and attitudes: 『Qui manifeste de l'amertume.』 (in translation: "Showing amertume [bitterness or distress]"). It gives the example 『Amers regrets, douleur amère（苦い後悔、苦い苦痛）』 (in translation: "bitter regrets, bitter pain").
For etymology, CNRTL gives 『Du lat. amarus, attesté au sens propre dep. Ennius...; au sens fig. dep. Rhét. Her.』 (in translation: "From Lat. amarus, attested in its literal sense from Ennius on; in its figurative sense from the Rhét. Her. [Rhetorica ad Herennium] on."). It cites a French first attestation in 1174 with the sense 『qui a une saveur rebutante（不快な風味を持つ）』 (in translation: "having a repellent flavor").
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amer — CNRTL (Trésor de la langue française informatisé)
Checked for this overview: Presented the definition of acrid, unpleasant taste with cinchona bark and other examples. / Presented the figurative sense of amertume, including bitter regrets. / Presented the Latin amarus etymology and first-attestation year.
Other names: amer (fr)
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Scope: CNRTL (Trésor de la langue française informatisé), headword amer, sense I.A
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concept-word-amer-fr —is_defined_in_dictionary_as→ "『Âpre et souvent désagréable au goût, comme la saveur que procurent le quinquina, la gentiane ou le fiel de certains animaux.』 (in translation: "Harsh and often disagreeable to the taste, like the flavor produced by cinchona bark, gentian, or the bile of certain animals.") Lists sucré and doux (both meaning "sweet") as antonyms."Scope: CNRTL (TLFi), headword amer, sense I.B.1 (adjectival, figurative use).
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concept-word-amer-fr —is_presented_as→ "『[En parlant d'une pers., de ses sentiments, de ses attitudes, etc.] Qui manifeste de l'amertume.』 (in translation: "Of a person, feelings, attitudes, etc.: showing amertume [bitterness or distress]"), sense I.B.1, figurative. The example is 『Amers regrets, douleur amère（苦い後悔、苦い苦痛）』 (in translation: "bitter regrets, bitter pain")."Scope: CNRTL (TLFi), headword amer, Étymologie et historique
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concept-word-amer-fr —has_name_etymology→ "『Du lat. amarus, attesté au sens propre dep. Ennius...; au sens fig. dep. Rhét. Her.』 (in translation: "From Lat. amarus, attested in its literal sense from Ennius on; in its figurative sense from the Rhét. Her. [Rhetorica ad Herennium] on.") Records, as its first attestation, the 1174 sense 『qui a une saveur rebutante』 (in translation: "having a repellent flavor")."