embitter

Well, I don't know what embitters you, Mrs.Jessop... but I do wish you'd make this, uh, pilgrimage.
Je ne sais pas ce qui vous rend amère, Mme Jessop, mais j'aimerais beaucoup que vous fassiez ce pèlerinage.
In many others, emulation leads to dishonesty; and by fostering ambition and discontent, it embitters the life and helps to fill the world with those restless, turbulent spirits that are a continual menace to society.
La concurrence peut mener, par ailleurs, à la malhonnêteté ; et en alimentant l'ambition et le mécontentement, elle empoisonne la vie et remplit le monde d'esprits agités, excités, qui sont pour la société une menace permanente.
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