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♦ sweet (1) /swi:t/a.1 dolce; amabile; piacevole; caro; gradito; gentile; mite; soave; melodioso; zuccherino: sweet wine, vino dolce; sweet pears, pere zuccherine; to taste sweet, saper di dolce; avere un dolce sapore; I like my coffee sweet, il caffè mi piace dolce; sweet temper, carattere dolce, mite; a sweet person, una cara persona; una persona dolce, gentile; sweet praise, elogi graditi; a sweet smell, un dolce (o soave) profumo; in a thin, sweet voice, con una vocina dolce; sweet water, acqua dolce (o potabile); sweet love, dolce amore; a sweet song, una dolce canzone2 fragrante; profumato; odoroso: The air was sweet with magnolia, l'aria era profumata di magnolia; sweet violet, violetta odorosa4 (fam.) bello; attraente; grazioso: What a sweet kitten!, che grazioso gattino!5 (spreg.) (troppo) dolce; sdolcinato● sweet air, aria pura □ ( cucina) sweet-and-sour, agrodolce □ sweet-and-sour pork, carne di maiale in agrodolce □ (bot.) sweet bay, alloro; ( Magnolia glauca) varietà di magnolia americana ( a fiori bianchi) □ (bot.) sweet cicely, finocchiella □ sweet cider, sidro dolce ( non fermentato) □ (bot.) sweet clover ( Melilotus officinalis) meliloto; erba da cavalli □ Sweet dreams!, sogni d'oro! □ sweet herbs, erbe aromatiche □ sweet idleness, il dolce far niente □ (bot.) sweet marjoram ► marjoram □ (fam.) sweet nothings, paroline dolci □ sweet oil, olio d'oliva □ (fam.) to be sweet on sb., essere innamorato di q.; essere cotto di q. □ (al vocat.) sweet one, dolce amore; tesoro □ (bot.) sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus), pisello odoroso □ ( cucina) sweet pepper, peperone dolce (o verde) □ ( cucina) sweet pickle, sottaceti dolci □ sweet potato, (bot., Ipomoea batatas) patata americana, batata; (fam., mus.) ocarina □ (bot.) sweet-root ( Glycyrrhiza glabra), liquirizia □ (bot.) sweet rush ( Acorus calamus), calamo aromatico □ sweet-scented, fragrante; profumato; odoroso □ sweet sleep, sonno tranquillo, riposante □ sweet-smelling = sweet-scented ► sopra □ ( cricket, golf, tennis, ecc.) sweet spot, punto ‘buono’ ( su una mazza, una racchetta, ecc.: per poter colpire o battere bene la palla) □ sweet stuff, roba dolce; dolci; dolciumi □ (fam. USA) sweet talk, moine; lusinghe; belle parole □ sweet-tempered, dal carattere dolce (o mite) □ sweet-tongued, amabile; gentile □ sweet tooth, (un) debole per i dolci □ sweet-toothed, che ha un debole per i dolci □ (bot.) sweet-water, uva bianca dolce □ (bot.) sweet william ( Dianthus barbatus), garofano a mazzetti (o dei poeti) □ at one's own sweet will, con comodo; a piacer proprio; tranquillamente □ (fam.) to go one's sweet way, fare a modo proprio; seguire la propria strada □ to be (o to have) a sweet tooth, essere goloso, ghiotto ( di dolci) □ ( di cibo) to keep sweet, conservarsi bene □ (fam.) to keep sb. sweet, tenersi buono q. □ to smell sweet, avere un buon profumo □ to sound sweet, avere un dolce suono □ That's very sweet of her, è molto gentile (o carino) da parte sua.♦ sweet (2) /swi:t/n.2 [cu] dolce; dessert3 (spesso al pl.) (il) dolce; dolcezza; (fig.) gioia, piacere, soddisfazione: to taste the sweets of life, gustare i piaceri della vita; the sweets of office, le soddisfazioni derivanti dall'esercizio del potere4 (spec. al vocat.) cara, caro; tesoro● sweet shop, negozio di dolciumi (e, spesso, di giornali e tabacchi) NOTA D'USO: - sweets o sweet things?-. -
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Sweet cicely — may refer to:* Cicely, a European herb also called sweet cicely * Osmorhiza , a genus of two American plants called sweet cicely … Wikipedia
Sweet cicely — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet cicely — n. ☆ 1. any of several perennial North American herbs (genus Osmorhiza) of the umbel family, with compound leaves and clusters of small, white flowers 2. a European perennial herb (Myrrhis odorata) of the umbel family, with anise scented leaves… … English World dictionary
sweet cicely — kvapioji garduoklė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Myrrhis odorata), paplitęs pietų Europoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Myrrhis odorata… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sweet cicely — noun Etymology: cicely from Latin seselis, from Greek Date: 1597 any of a genus (Osmorhiza) of American and eastern Asian herbs of the carrot family that typically have thick fleshy roots and grow in moist woodlands … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweet cicely — noun see cicely … English new terms dictionary
sweet cicely — /swit ˈsɪsəli/ (say sweet sisuhlee) noun any of several umbelliferous plants nearly allied to chervil, as an English species, Myrrhis odorata, sometimes used as a potherb, or some species of the North American genus Osmorhiza …
sweet cicely — any of several plants, as a European plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, used as a potherb, or certain related North American plants of the genus Osmorhiza. [1660 70] * * * … Universalium
sweet cicely — n. type of aromatic plant of the parsley family used as a potherb … English contemporary dictionary
sweet cicely — noun 1. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume • Syn: ↑myrrh, ↑gum myrrh • Hypernyms: ↑gum resin • Substance Holonyms: ↑myrrh tree, ↑Commiphora myrrha 2 … Useful english dictionary
Cicely — Sweet Cicely redirects here. For the American herb, see Osmorhiza. Cicely Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
