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1 all sweetness and light
казаться хорошим, невиннымOutwardly Celia is all sweetness and light, but I know she is not that good.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all sweetness and light
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2 sweetness
sweetness ['swi:tnɪs](c) (fragrance) parfum m(e) (pleasure, satisfaction) douceur f;∎ the sweetness of revenge le plaisir (exquis) de la vengeance(f) (kindness, generosity) gentillesse f;∎ she's all sweetness and light elle est on ne peut plus gentille -
3 sweetness
1) Süße, die2) (fragrance) süßer Duft* * *noun die Süße* * *sweet·ness[ˈswi:tnəs]n no pl2. ( fig: pleasantness) of sb's nature Freundlichkeit f; of freedom, victory süßes [o wohliges] Gefühl3.* * *['swiːtnɪs]n (lit)Süßigkeit f, Süße f; (fig) Süße f; (of smile, nature) Liebenswürdigkeit f; (of person) liebe Art; (= freshness, of food, water) Frische f; (of air, breath) Reinheit f, Frische fnow all is sweetness and light (usu iro) — nun herrscht eitel Freude und Sonnenschein
* * *sweetness [ˈswiːtnıs] s1. Süße f, Süßigkeit f2. süßer oder lieblicher Duft3. Frische f4. fig (etwas) Angenehmes, Annehmlichkeit f, (das) Süße5. Freundlichkeit f:she’s all sweetness and light sie ist die Freundlichkeit in Person* * *noun, no pl.1) Süße, die2) (fragrance) süßer Duft* * *n.Lieblichkeit f.Süßigkeit f. -
4 sweetness
noun søthet; elskverdighetduftsubst. \/ˈswiːtnəs\/1) søthet, sødme, søt smak\/lukt2) ( om mat e.l.) ferskhet3) velbehag, velvære4) vellukt, duft, mildhet5) vellyd6) vennlighet, elskverdighet, sjarmbe all sweetness and light være snill og hyggeligthings are all sweetness and light alt er vel og bra, alt er (bare) fred og fordragelighet
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