Un peu de douceur peut dissiper l'amertume.
A little softness can clear the bitterness.
Nombre d'entre eux avaient de l'amertume.
Many of them were bitter.
Il ne pouvait pas supporter l'amertume du café.
He couldn't stand the bitterness of the coffee.
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