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aigre-doux (aigre-douce)►► sweet-and-sour pork porc m à la sauce aigre-douce;sweet-and-sour sauce sauce f aigre-douceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sweet-and-sour
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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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[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) sucré2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) frais3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) suave4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) mélodieux5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) mignon6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) gentil2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) bonbon2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) dessert3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) chéri•- sweeten- sweetener - sweetly - sweetness - sweetheart - sweet potato - sweet-smelling - sweet-tempered -
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[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) goûter, 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.) goûter (à)3) (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.) avoir un goût (de)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) déguster5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) goûter2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) goût2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) goût3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) goûter (à)4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) goût5) (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.) goût•- tasteful- tastefully - tastefulness - tasteless - tastelessly - tastelessness - - tasting - tasty - tastiness
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Sweet and Sour — may refer to :*Sweet and sour sauce, a type of sauce widely used in various cuisines *Sweet and sour pork, a Chinese dish popular in Cantonese and American Chinese cuisine *Sweet and Sour (TV series), an Australian TV series about a fictional… … Wikipedia
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sweet-and-sour — adjective sweet and sour food contains both sweet and sour flavors … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweet-and-sour — [swēt′ n sour′] adj. cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance, as vinegar or lemon juice … English World dictionary
sweet-and-sour — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cooked with both sugar and a sour substance, as vinegar or lemon … English terms dictionary
sweet-and-sour — sweet′ and sour′ adj. coo cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
sweet-and-sour — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : seasoned with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice sweet and sour tongue * * * /sweet n soweur , sow euhr/, adj. cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings. [1925 30] * * * sweetˈ and sourˈ… … Useful english dictionary
sweet and sour — also sweet and sour ADJ: ADJ n Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar … English dictionary
sweet-and-sour — adjective (only before noun) a sweet and sour dish in Chinese cooking has both sweet and sour tastes together: sweet and sour pork … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweet-and-sour — UK / US adjective sweet and sour food contains both sweet and sour flavours … English dictionary
sweet-and-sour — adjective Date: 1928 seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice < sweet and sour shrimp > … New Collegiate Dictionary