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sweet [swi:t]1. adjective• you're such a sweet guy! t'es vraiment un chic type ! (inf)d. [child, dog, house, hat] mignone. [sound, voice, music] mélodieux• sweet dreams! fais de beaux rêves !2. noun3. compounds* * *[swiːt] 1.2) (colloq) ( term of endearment) ange m2.1) lit [food, tea] sucré; [fruit] ( not bitter) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [wine, cider] ( not dry) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [taste] sucré; [perfume] ( pleasant) doux/douce; ( sickly) écœurant2) ( kind) [person] gentil/-ille; [face, voice] doux/douce3) ( pure) [water, smell] bon/bonne; [sound] mélodieux/-ieuse4) ( cute) gen mignon/-onne; [old person] adorable5) [certainty, solace] doux/douce6) iron3.to go one's own sweet way — agir comme ça lui/leur etc plaît
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sweet [swi:t]∎ this tea is too sweet for me ce thé est trop sucré pour moi;∎ to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste être sucré, avoir un goût sucré;∎ to have a sweet tooth adorer les ou être friand de sucreries(c) (fragrant → smell) agréable, suave;∎ the roses smell so sweet! les roses sentent si bon!;∎ figurative the sweet smell of success l'ivresse f du succès;∎ to enjoy the sweet smell of success goûter à l'ivresse du succès∎ the sweet song of the lark le chant mélodieux de l'alouette;∎ to whisper sweet nothings (in sb's ear) murmurer des mots d'amour (à l'oreille de qn), old-fashioned conter fleurette (à qn)(e) (pleasant, satisfactory → emotion, feeling, success) doux (douce);∎ revenge is sweet la vengeance est douce(f) (kind, generous) gentil;∎ a sweet old lady une vieille dame charmante;∎ it was very sweet of you c'était très gentil de votre part;∎ how sweet of her to phone! comme elle est gentille d'avoir téléphoné!;∎ British to keep sb sweet cultiver les bonnes grâces de qn(g) (attractive, cute) mignon, adorable;∎ what a sweet little baby/hat! quel adorable bébé/chapeau!;∎ a sweet little dress une gentille petite robe, une petite robe exquise∎ to be sweet on sb (in love) avoir le béguin pour qn∎ he'll please his own sweet self, he'll go his own sweet way il n'en fera qu'à sa tête;∎ she'll come in her own sweet time elle viendra quand ça lui chantera;∎ you can bet your sweet life that something funny's going on! tu peux être sûr qu'il se passe quelque chose de louche!□ ;∎ British very familiar sweet FA rien du tout□, que dalle2 noun∎ I don't really like sweets je n'aime pas beaucoup les sucreries∎ what's for sweet? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme dessert?∎ my sweet mon (ma) chéri(e)familiar cool!, génial!►► Botany sweet alyssum corbeille-d'argent f;Botany sweet bent luzule f;Botany sweet cherry merisier m;Botany sweet chestnut marron m;Botany sweet cicely cerfeuil m musqué ou d'Espagne;Botany sweet pea pois m de senteur;sweet pepper poivron m;sweet potato patate f douce;American sweet roll = sorte de pâtisserie fourrée;British sweet shop confiserie f;familiar sweet talk (UNCOUNT) flatteries□ fpl, paroles fpl mielleuses□ ;Botany sweet violet violette f odorante;Botany sweet william œillet m de poète -
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A nB adj1 lit [food, tea] sucré ; [fruit] ( not bitter) doux/douce ; ( sugary) sucré ; [wine, cider] ( not dry) doux/douce ; ( sugary) sucré ; [taste] sucré ; [scent, perfume] ( pleasant) doux/douce ; ( sickly) écœurant ; to like sweet things aimer tout ce qui est sucré ; to have a sweet tooth aimer les sucreries ;2 (kind, agreeable) [person] gentil/-ille ; [nature] sympathique ; [face, smile, voice] doux/douce ; to be sweet to être gentil avec ; it was sweet of him/you to do c'était gentil de sa/ta part de faire ;3 (pure, fresh) [water, breath, smell] bon/bonne ; [sound, song, note] mélodieux/-ieuse ;4 (pretty, cute) [baby, animal, cottage] mignon/-onne ; [old person] adorable ;5 ( pleasurable) [certainty, hope, solace] doux/douce ;6 iron ( for emphasis) to go one's own sweet way agir comme ça lui/leur etc plaît ; he'll do it in his own sweet time il le fera quand ça lui plaira ; all he cares about is his own sweet self tout ce qui le préoccupe c'est sa petite personne.sweet f. a. ◑, sweet Fanny Adams ◑ que dalle ◑, rien ; to be sweet on sb† avoir le béguin ○ pour qn ; to keep sb sweet amadouer qn ; to whisper sweet nothings into sb's ear susurrer des douceurs à l'oreille de qn. -
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[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) dent2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) dent•- teethe- toothed - toothless - toothy - toothache - toothbrush - toothpaste - toothpick - be - get long in the tooth - a fine-tooth comb - a sweet tooth - tooth and nail
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