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1 sweet-and-sour
sweet-and-sour[swi:t ən s'auə] adj agridoce, doce-azedo. -
2 sweet
[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) doce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) perfumado4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) melodioso5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) encantador6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) meigo2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) rebuçado2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) sobremesa3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) querido•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *[swi:t] n 1 coisa doce, doçura. 2 Brit doce, sobremesa. 3 sweets bombom, doce, coisa agradável. 4 querida, amor (forma de tratamento carinhosa). • adj 1 doce, açucarado, adocicado. 2 perfumado, cheiroso, de cheiro agradável. 3 atraente, bonito, gracioso, amável, agradável, encantador. 4 amável, gentil, meigo, suave. 5 fresco, saudável. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 fértil, próprio para cultura (terra). 8 caro, querido. 9 sl apaixonado (geralmente com on). he is mighty sweet on her / sl ele está muito apaixonado por ela. at one’s own sweet will de acordo com sua própria vontade. home sweet home lar doce lar. to have a sweet tooth gostar de doces. she has a sweet tooth / ela gosta de doces. -
3 sweet
[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) doce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) suave, doce4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) doce5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) doce6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) doce2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) doce2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) sobremesa3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) querido•- sweeten- sweetener - sweetly - sweetness - sweetheart - sweet potato - sweet-smelling - sweet-tempered -
4 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *[teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar. -
5 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir o gosto2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) experimentar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) ter gosto de4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) paladar2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) paladar3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully - tastefulness - tasteless - tastelessly - tastelessness - - tasting - tasty - tastiness -
6 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *[ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente.
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