Grammatical class

Adjective

acerbe

acerb (bitter to the taste)

Details

Syllables

a-cer-be

Phonetics

a.sɛʁb

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

26099

Freq. (movies)

49333

Freq. (news)

32706

Sentences

C'est un critique acerbe.

He is a harsh critic.

B1

C'est une critique acerbe.

She's a harsh critic.

B1

Son humour acerbe a contrarié les personnes présentes.

Her petulant humor upset the attendees.

B2

Beaucoup de rabbins critiquent le sionosme de manière acerbe.

Many rabbis criticize Zionism harshly.

C1