Bittersweet
//ˈbɪtɚˌswit//
Translations of "bittersweet" (49 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | bitter soet(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Albanian | gazavaj(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | γλυκύπικρος(both bitter and sweet) | glukúpikros | |
| Arabic | حُلْو وَمُرّ(both bitter and sweet), حُلْو وَمُرّ(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), حُلْوَة وَمُرَّة(both bitter and sweet), حُلْوَة وَمُرَّة(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | ḥulw wamurr, ḥulw wamurr | |
| Azerbaijani | acıtəhər quşüzümü(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Belarusian | горка-салодкі(both bitter and sweet) | horka-salodki | |
| Bengali | বিটারসুইট(both bitter and sweet) | biṭarśuiṭ | |
| Bulgarian | кучешко грозде(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), кучешко грозде(a vine, of the genus Celastrus) | kučeško grozde, kučeško grozde | |
| Catalan | agredolç(both bitter and sweet), agredolç(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), dolçamara(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 苦甜(both bitter and sweet) | kǔtián | |
| Danish | Bittersød Natskygge(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Dutch | bitterzoet(both bitter and sweet), bitterzoet(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), bitterzoet(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Esperanto | dolĉamara(both bitter and sweet), dolĉamara(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | — | |
| Estonian | harilik maavits(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Finnish | katkeranmakea(both bitter and sweet), katkeransuloinen(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), kelasköynnös(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), punakoiso(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| French | aigre-doux(both bitter and sweet), doux-amer(both bitter and sweet), doux-amer(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), mi-figue mi-raisin(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), douce-amère(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Galician | agridoce(both bitter and sweet), agridoce(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | — | |
| German | bittersüß(both bitter and sweet), bittersüß(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), Bittersüß(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), Bittersüßer Nachtschatten(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Greek | γλυκόξινος(both bitter and sweet), γλυκόπικρος(both bitter and sweet), γλυκόπικρος(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), στρύχνος(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | glykóxinos, glykópikros, glykópikros, strýchnos | |
| Hebrew | מָתוֹק מַר(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Hungarian | keserédes(both bitter and sweet), keserédes(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | — | |
| Icelandic | ljúfsár(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | — | |
| Indonesian | pahit manis(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Irish | dréimire gorm(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), fuath gorm(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Italian | agrodolce(both bitter and sweet), agrodolce(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), dolceamaro(both bitter and sweet), dulcamara(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Japanese | ほろ苦い(both bitter and sweet), 悲喜こもごも(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | horonigai, hikikomogomo | |
| Khmer | ភាពល្វីងនៅឡើយ(both bitter and sweet) | pheap lving nowlaey | |
| Korean | 달콤 씁쓸한(both bitter and sweet) | dalkom sseupsseulhan | |
| Latin | dulcamarus(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Latvian | bebrukārkliņš(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Lithuanian | karklavijas(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Macedonian | горко-сладок(both bitter and sweet), горко-сладок(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | gorko-sladok, gorko-sladok | |
| Mongolian | амьдралын баяр гуниг(both bitter and sweet) | amʹdralyn bajar gunig | |
| Neapolitan | 'nzeviero(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Norman | amièrdoux(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), douoche-améthe(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), mèrdou(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Persian | تلخ و شیرین(both bitter and sweet) | talx-o-širin | |
| Polish | słodko-gorzki(both bitter and sweet), zaprawiony kroplą goryczy(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), dławisz(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), psianka słodkogórz(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Portuguese | agridoce(both bitter and sweet), agridoce(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), doce-amarga(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), dolce-amarga(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Romanian | lăsnicior(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Russian | горько-сладкий(both bitter and sweet), древогу́бец(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), паслён сла́дко-го́рький(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | gorʹko-sladkij, drevogúbec, pasljón sládko-górʹkij | |
| Serbo-Croatian | gorkosladak(both bitter and sweet), gorkosladak(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), горкосладак(both bitter and sweet), gȍrkoslād(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), pȁskvica(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), го̏ркосла̄д(a vine, of the genus Celastrus), па̏сквица(a vine, of the genus Celastrus) | — | |
| Sinhalese | තිත්ත(both bitter and sweet) | titta | |
| Spanish | agridulce(both bitter and sweet), agridulce(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), dulce y amargo(both bitter and sweet), dulcamara(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara), dulzamara(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Swedish | bitterljuv(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), besksöta(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Tagalog | agridulse(both bitter and sweet), matamis na mapait(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Turkish | acısı ve tatlısı ile(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), buruk(both bitter and sweet), buruk sevinç(expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure), mayhoş(both bitter and sweet), yaban yasemini(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | — | |
| Ukrainian | Паслін солодко-гіркий(bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | Paslin solodko-hirkyj | |
| Uzbek | shirin achchiq(both bitter and sweet) | — | |
| Vietnamese | cay đắng ngọt ngào(both bitter and sweet) | — |
bitter soet
gazavaj
acıtəhər quşüzümü
agredolç, agredolç, dolçamara
Bittersød Natskygge
bitterzoet, bitterzoet, bitterzoet
dolĉamara, dolĉamara
harilik maavits
katkeranmakea, katkeransuloinen, kelasköynnös, punakoiso
aigre-doux, doux-amer, doux-amer, mi-figue mi-raisin, douce-amère
agridoce, agridoce
bittersüß, bittersüß, Bittersüß, Bittersüßer Nachtschatten
מָתוֹק מַר
keserédes, keserédes
ljúfsár
pahit manis
dréimire gorm, fuath gorm
agrodolce, agrodolce, dolceamaro, dulcamara
dulcamarus
bebrukārkliņš
karklavijas
'nzeviero
amièrdoux, douoche-améthe, mèrdou
słodko-gorzki, zaprawiony kroplą goryczy, dławisz, psianka słodkogórz
agridoce, agridoce, doce-amarga, dolce-amarga
lăsnicior
горько-сладкий, древогу́бец, паслён сла́дко-го́рький
gorʹko-sladkij, drevogúbec, pasljón sládko-górʹkij
gorkosladak, gorkosladak, горкосладак, gȍrkoslād, pȁskvica, го̏ркосла̄д, па̏сквица
agridulce, agridulce, dulce y amargo, dulcamara, dulzamara
bitterljuv, besksöta
agridulse, matamis na mapait
acısı ve tatlısı ile, buruk, buruk sevinç, mayhoş, yaban yasemini
shirin achchiq
cay đắng ngọt ngào
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.