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1 ♦ candy
♦ candy /ˈkændɪ/n.1 [u] (GB) zucchero candito5 (spec. USA) persona o cosa bella ma insignificante: arm candy, accompagnatore (o accompagnatrice) bello e giovane (spec. se presente a una serata di società)● ( USA) candy apple, mela caramellata □ ( slang USA) candy-ass, smidollato; fifone; cagasotto (pop.) □ ( USA) candy bar, barretta di cioccolato con ripieno □ ( USA) candy cane, bastoncino di zucchero candito ( a righe e a forma di bastone da passeggio) □ ( di stoffa) candy-striped, a righine colorate ( su fondo bianco) □ (fam., USA) candy-striper, volontaria di ospedale.(to) candy /ˈkændɪ/A v. t.candire; ricoprire di zucchero candito; caramellareB v. i.( di frutto, ecc.) diventare candito; caramellarsi. -
2 ♦ sugar
♦ sugar /ˈʃʊgə(r)/A n. [u]1 zucchero: white sugar, zucchero raffinato; brown sugar, zucchero scuro; granulated sugar, zucchero semolato; cane sugar, zucchero di canna; sugar bowl, zuccheriera; sugar refinery, raffineria di zucchero; sugar refining, raffinazione dello zucchero; (market.) with no added sugar, senza aggiunta di zucchero2 (fig.) lusinghe; paroline dolci, zuccherateB inter.● sugar almond, confetto □ (bot.) sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris), barbabietola da zucchero □ sugar candied, confettato □ sugar candy, caramella; zucchero caramellato □ sugar-coated = sugarcoated ► to sugarcoat □ sugar cube, zolletta di zucchero □ (fam.) sugar daddy, vecchio danaroso che mantiene l'amante giovane □ (fam.) sugar diabetes, diabete mellito □ sugar drop, caramella □ sugar factory, zuccherificio □ (bot.) sugar-gum, ( Eucalyptus corynocalyx ed Eucalyptus gunnii), albero del sidro □ sugar loaf, pan di zucchero; (fig.) collina (o montagna, ecc.) a pan di zucchero □ sugar lump, zolletta di zucchero □ (bot.) sugar maple ( Acer saccharinum), acero da zucchero (o del Canada) □ (chim.) sugar of milk, lattosio □ sugar orchard, terreno coltivato ad aceri ( da zucchero) □ ( USA) sugar paper, cartoncino leggero colorato □ (fam.) sugar test, test glicemico □ sugar tongs, mollette per lo zucchero □ sugar-works, zuccherificio.(to) sugar /ˈʃʊgə(r)/A v. t.1 zuccherare; inzuccherare: Please, don't sugar my coffee, per favore, non zuccherarmi il caffè2 coprire, spolverare di zuccheroB v. i. -
3 candy
['kændɪ]1) (sweets) dolciumi m.pl.2) AE (sweet) caramella f., confetto m.* * *['kændi]plural - candies; noun1) (sugar formed into a solid mass by boiling.) zucchero candito2) ((American) a sweet or sweets; (a piece of) confectionery: That child eats too much candy; Have a candy!) caramella•- candied- candy floss* * *['kændɪ]1) (sweets) dolciumi m.pl.2) AE (sweet) caramella f., confetto m. -
4 candy floss
nome BE zucchero m. filato* * *( American cotton candy) (flavoured sugar spun into a fluffy ball on the end of a stick.) zucchero filato* * *nome BE zucchero m. filato -
5 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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