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1 ♦ pleasant
♦ pleasant /ˈplɛznt/a.1 piacevole; gradevole; amabile; ameno; attraente; dilettevole: a pleasant evening, una piacevole serata; a pleasant smile, un amabile sorriso; a pleasant voice, una voce gradevole; pleasant fields, campi ameni; DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- Did you have a pleasant journey?, hai fatto buon viaggio?4 (arc.) faceto; spiritosopleasantly avv. pleasantness n. [u]. -
2 pleasant *** pleas·ant adj
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3 sweet
[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
* * *[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) dolce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) dolce, piacevole4) ((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.) dolce; grazioso6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) dolce2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) caramella2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) dolce3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) caro, tesoro•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
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4 gracious
['greɪʃəs] 1.1) (generous) [ person] cortese, affabileto be gracious (to sb.) about — essere clemente o non prendersela (con qcn.) per
2) (pleasant) [lady, smile] affabile; (condescending) condiscendente2.interiezione ant.* * *[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) benevolo2) ((of God) merciful.) misericordioso* * *gracious /ˈgreɪʃəs/a.2 (relig.) clemente; misericordioso; compassionevole4 (antiq.) gradevole; piacevole; leggiadro (lett.)● (antiq.) Good gracious! (o Gracious me!), accipicchia!; perbacco!; perdinci!FALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale gracious non significa grazioso nel senso di aggraziato graciously avv. graciousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - graceful o gracious?-.* * *['greɪʃəs] 1.1) (generous) [ person] cortese, affabileto be gracious (to sb.) about — essere clemente o non prendersela (con qcn.) per
2) (pleasant) [lady, smile] affabile; (condescending) condiscendente2.interiezione ant. -
5 sweet ***
[swiːt]1) (taste) dolce2) (fresh, pleasant: smell, perfume, sound) dolce, (breath) fresco (-a), (fig: success) piacevole, (revenge) dolce3) (charming: person) carino (-a), dolce, (smile, character) dolce, (appearance, village, kitten) grazioso (-a), carino (-a)2. advto smell/taste sweet — avere un odore/sapore dolce
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