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1 cute
[kju:t]1) ((especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way: a cute baby.) mignon2) (cunningly clever: You think you're pretty cute, don't you!) malin -
2 sweet
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.
См. также в других словарях:
cute´ness — cute «kyoot», adjective, cut|er, cut|est. Informal. 1. pretty and dear; pleasing or attractive; winsome; dainty: »a cute baby. SYNONYM(S): char … Useful english dictionary
cute´ly — cute «kyoot», adjective, cut|er, cut|est. Informal. 1. pretty and dear; pleasing or attractive; winsome; dainty: »a cute baby. SYNONYM(S): char … Useful english dictionary
cute — S3 [kju:t] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: acute] 1.) very pretty or attractive ▪ a cute little puppy ▪ The baby s so cute. ▪ That s a really cute outfit. 2.) especially AmE sexually attractive ▪ Tell us about this cute guy you met! … Dictionary of contemporary English
cute — ☆ cute [kyo͞ot ] adj. cuter, cutest [aphetic < ACUTE] Informal 1. clever; sharp; shrewd 2. pretty or attractive, esp. in a lively, wholesome, or dainty way 3. straining for effect; artificial meet cute Film to meet for the first time, often in … English World dictionary
cute — started out in the 18c as a shortened form of acute in the meaning ‘quick witted, clever’; for a while it was often written with an apostrophe, and will be found that way in Dickens. This meaning has died out in BrE but is still a feature of AmE … Modern English usage
pretty — [adj] attractive appealing, beauteous, beautiful, boss*, charming, cheerful, cher*, comely, cute, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, dishy*, dreamboat*, elegant, eyeful*, fair, fine, foxy*, good looking, graceful, handsome, looker, lovely,… … New thesaurus
cute — 1731, clever, shortening of ACUTE (Cf. acute); informal sense of pretty is 1834, Amer.Eng. student slang. Related: Cuteness … Etymology dictionary
cute — [adj] perky, attractive adorable, beautiful, charming, dainty, delightful, pleasant, pretty; concepts 404,579 Ant. homely, ugly … New thesaurus
cute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) endearingly pretty. 2) N. Amer. informal sexually attractive. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. clever; shrewd. DERIVATIVES cutely adverb cuteness noun. ORIGIN shortening of ACUTE … English terms dictionary
cute — Pretty, dainty, precious. Also see aesthetics, beauty, collectible, feminism and feminist art, nice, positive, and praise … Glossary of Art Terms
cute — [[t]kju͟ːt[/t]] cuter, cutest 1) ADJ GRADED Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive. [INFORMAL] Oh, look at that dog! He s so cute. ...a cute little house. ...a cute little… … English dictionary