Tart

English

Adjective

Tart (comparative Tarter, superlative Tartest)

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

   I ate a very tart apple.

2. Of wine: high or too high in acidity.
3. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

   He gave me a very tart reply.

Derived terms

• tartness

Synonyms

• (of wine: high in acidity): green

Noun

Tart (plural Tarts)

1. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Derived terms

• treacle tart

Noun

Tart (plural Tarts)

1. (UK) (slang) A prostitute.
2. (UK) (slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

Synonyms

• (prostitute): See WikiSaurus:prostitute
• (prostitute): See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

Verb

Tart (third-person singular simple present Tarts, present participle Tarting, simple past and past participle Tarted)

1. To practice prostitution
2. To practice promiscuous sex
3. To dress garishly or ostentatiously

Derived terms

• egg tart
• pop tart (slang)
• tart up

Adverbs for Tart

sharply; pleasantly; Interestingly; disagreeably; unnecessarily; keenly; discriminatingly tastefully; laughably; cleverly; piquantly poignantly; bewilderingly; ungraciously deliberately; unpleasantly; gracelessly; tactlessly; extremely; suddenly; overly; inexcusably.

Thesaurus

Danish pastry, French pastry, Jezebel, abusive, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acetous, acid, acidic, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, astringent, bad woman, baggage, baklava, barbed, bimbo, bitch, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, blintz, broad, caustic, chippy, chocolate eclair, clitoromaniac, coarse, cocotte, corroding, corrosive, courtesan, crab, crabbed, cream puff, crusty, cutting, cynical, double-edged, dowdy, doxy, drab, dry, easy lay, easy woman, eclair, edged, escharotic, fallen woman, fierce, fille de joie, flan, floozy, frail sister, green, grisette, hard, harlot, harridan, harsh, hooker, hussy, hysteromaniac, incisive, jade, keen, loose woman, mordacious, mordant, nasty, nymph, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, pandowdy, pastry, pasty, patisserie, patty, patty-shell, penetrating, pickled, pickup, pie, piercing, piquant, poignant, prostitute, puff, pungent, quean, quiche, rigorous, rosette, rough, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, slut, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, stabbing, stinging, streetwalker, strident, stringent, strudel, strumpet, tangy, tartish, testy, timbale, tipsy cake, trenchant, trifle, trollop, trull, turnover, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, uteromaniac, vehement, vicious, vinegarish, vinegary, violent, virulent, vitriolic, vol-au-vent, wanton, wench, whore, withering, working girl

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t

Etymology 1

May be from Old English teart.

Etymology 2

Old French tarte (“flat pastry”).

Etymology 3

From sweetheart or jam tart (“attractive woman”) by shortening

Translations

Adjective

with sharp taste, sour

Dutch: wrang (nl), zuur (nl) Finnish: kirpeä (fi), hapan (fi) German: sauer (de), herb (de) Italian: acido (it), aspro (it)

Old Church Slavonic: кꙑсѣлъ (kysělŭ) Scottish Gaelic: goirt (gd) Spanish: ácido (es), amargo (es) Swedish: sur (sv), kärv (sv)

sharp (figuratively)

Finnish: terävä (fi), pisteliäs (fi)

Italian: aspro (it), tagliente (it)

Noun

pie, pastry

Catalan: pastís Dutch: taart (nl) f. Finnish: piirakka (fi), torttu (fi) French: tarte (fr), tartelette (fr) Ido: tarto (io)

Italian: torta (it), crostata (it) Scottish Gaelic: pithean m. Spanish: tarta, tartaleta Turkish: tart (tr), turta (tr)

Noun

prostitute

Catalan: puta, bagassa, bandarra Finnish: ilotyttö (fi), huora (fi) French: putain (fr), pute (fr) Italian: puttana (it), prostituta (it)

Norwegian: prostituert (no), hore (no) Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f., strìopach f. Swedish: hora (sv) c.

woman with loose sexual morals

Catalan: marcolfa, marfanta Finnish: lumppu (fi), lunttu (fi), huora (fi) French: salope (fr) Italian: donnaccia (it)

Norwegian: hore, tøs (slang) Scottish Gaelic: sgliùrach f., luid f. Swedish: slampa (sv) c.

Anagrams

• attr

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Dutch

Verb

Tart

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of tarten.
2. imperative of tarten.

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Hungarian

Verb

Tart

1. to keep (many different senses overlapping with English, see examples)

   (somewhere): A fontos papírokat a fiókban tartom. - I keep the important documents in the drawer.

   (somehow): A hűtő hidegen tartja az ételt. - The refrigerator keeps the food cold.

   (pet): Kutyát tart. - S/he keeps a dog.

   (idiomatic): Tartja a szavát. - He keeps his word. (i.e. a promise)

2. to hold

   Könyvet tart a kezében. - He holds a book in his hand.

   A falak tartják a tetőt. - The walls hold the roof.

3. to take up space or time, extend, to last (-tól/-től ... -ig)

   (in time): Az előadás délig tart. - The lecture goes on until noon. (The lecture ends at noon)

   (in space): A dugó a Petőfi utcától a Kossuth utcáig tart. - The traffic jam extends from the Petőfi Street up until the Kossuth Street.

4. momentarily describing whether a process is still in progress, and if yes how far it has gone

   A könyv elején tartok. - I am at the beginning of the book.

   Tart még a film a tévében? - Is the film still playing on TV?

5. to head into a direction

   Merre tartasz? - Where are you headed?

6. to fear (-tól/-től)

   Tartok a betörőktől. - I'm afraid of burglars.

7. (mathematics) converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)

   A sorozat 0-hoz tart. - The sequence converges to 0.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɒrt/

Conjugation

conjugation of Tart

Infinitive			tartani
Past participle			tartott
Present participle			tartó
Future participle			tartandó
Adverbial participle			tartva
Potential			tarthat
			1st person sg.	2nd person sg. informal	3rd person sg., 2nd person sg. formal	1st person pl.	2nd person pl. informal	3rd person pl., 2nd person pl. formal
Indicative Mood	Present	Indefinite	tartok	tartasz	Tart	tartunk	tartotok	tartanak
		Definite	tartom én téged/titeket tartalak	tartod	tartja	tartjuk	tartjátok	tartják
	Past	Indefinite	tartottam	tartottál	tartott	tartottunk	tartottatok	tartottak
		Definite	tartottam én téged/titeket tartottalak	tartottad	tartotta	tartottuk	tartottátok	tartották
Conditional Mood	Present	Indefinite	tartanék	tartanál	tartana	tartanánk	tartanátok	tartanának
		Definite	tartanám én téged/titeket tartanálak	tartanád	tartaná	tartanánk	tartanátok	tartanák
Subjunctive Mood	Present	Indefinite	tartsak	tarts or tartsál	tartson	tartsunk	tartsatok	tartsanak
		Definite	tartsam én téged/titeket tartsalak	tartsd or tartsad	tartsa	tartsuk	tartsátok	tartsák
Conjugated Infinitive			tartanom	tartanod	tartania	tartanunk	tartanotok	tartaniuk

Synonyms

• (hold): fog
• (fear): fél

Antonyms

• (extend): végződik, véget ér (to end)

Derived terms

• (hold, keep):
  • kitart
  • tartás
• (keep):
  • eltart
  • betart
  • tartalék
  • tartalom
  • tartály
  • tartogat
  • tartó
• (extend):
  • tartomány
  • tartós

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Irish

Noun

Tart m.

1. thirst

   Tá tart orm – "I am thirsty" (lit. "Thirst is on me")

   Chuir an liamhás tart air – "The ham made him thirsty" (lit. "The ham put thirst on him.")

Pronunciation

• IPA: [t̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ]

Declension

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tart Vocative a thart Genitive tarta Dative tart

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tart Genitive an tarta Dative leis an tart don tart <p />

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tart	thart	dtart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old French

Adjective

Tart m. (feminine tarde)

1. late (after the end of a given period)

Adverb

Tart

1. late (after the end of a given period)

Related terms

• tarder

Descendants

• French: tard

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Old Irish

Verb

·tart

1. first-person singular present subjunctive perfective prototonic of do·beir