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1 sweeten
verb (to make or become sweet or sweeter: Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea?) adoçar* * *sweet.en[sw'i:tən] vt+vi 1 adocicar, adoçar. 2 tornar agradável, amenizar, suavizar, abrandar. 3 tornar mais valioso ou atraente. -
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verb (to make or become sweet or sweeter: Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea?) adoçar -
3 to sugar/sweeten/gild the pill
to sugar/sweeten/gild the pilldourar a pílula.English-Portuguese dictionary > to sugar/sweeten/gild the pill
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4 pill
[pil](a small ball or tablet of medicine, to be swallowed: She took a pill; sleeping-pills.) pílula* * *[pil] n 1 pílula. 2 fig coisa desagradável. 3 sl bola de beisebol ou golfe. 4 sl importuno, pessoa enfadonha. • vt+vi 1 prescrever pílulas. 2 dar formato de pílulas a. 3 sl votar contra, rejeitar. a bitter pill to swallow um osso duro de roer, coisa desagradável que se tem de aceitar. morning-after pill pílula do dia seguinte. to be/ go on the pill tomar pílula anticoncepcional. to sugar/ sweeten/ gild the pill dourar a pílula. -
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['ʃuɡə] 1. noun(the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc: Do you take sugar in your coffee?) açúcar2. verb(to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar.) adoçar- sugary- sugariness
- sugar-cane
- sugar-coated
- sugar-free
- sugar lump
- sugar tongs* * *sug.ar[ʃ'ugə] n 1 açúcar. 2 fig adulação. 3 coll benzinho, amorzinho (forma de tratamento). 4 sl dinheiro. • vt+vi 1 adoçar. 2 cobrir com açúcar. 3 formar açúcar. 4 tornar agradável. beet sugar açúcar de beterraba. brown sugar açúcar mascavo. caster sugar açúcar branco refinado muito fino. confectioner’s sugar açúcar de confeiteiro. cub sugar açúcar em cubos. granulated sugar açúcar branco comum. heavy sugar sl muito dinheiro. lump sugar açúcar em tabletes. maple sugar açúcar de bordo. muscovado sugar açúcar mascavado. raw sugar açúcar bruto. refined sugar açúcar refinado. sugar of lead Chem acetato de chumbo. to sugar the pill dourar a pílula. -
6 sweet
[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) doce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) perfumado4) ((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.) encantador6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) meigo2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) rebuçado2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) sobremesa3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) querido•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *[swi:t] n 1 coisa doce, doçura. 2 Brit doce, sobremesa. 3 sweets bombom, doce, coisa agradável. 4 querida, amor (forma de tratamento carinhosa). • adj 1 doce, açucarado, adocicado. 2 perfumado, cheiroso, de cheiro agradável. 3 atraente, bonito, gracioso, amável, agradável, encantador. 4 amável, gentil, meigo, suave. 5 fresco, saudável. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 fértil, próprio para cultura (terra). 8 caro, querido. 9 sl apaixonado (geralmente com on). he is mighty sweet on her / sl ele está muito apaixonado por ela. at one’s own sweet will de acordo com sua própria vontade. home sweet home lar doce lar. to have a sweet tooth gostar de doces. she has a sweet tooth / ela gosta de doces. -
7 sugar
['ʃuɡə] 1. noun(the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc: Do you take sugar in your coffee?) açúcar2. verb(to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar.) adoçar- sugary- sugariness - sugar-cane - sugar-coated - sugar-free - sugar lump - sugar tongs -
8 sweet
[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) doce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) suave, doce4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) doce5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) doce6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) doce2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) doce2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) sobremesa3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) querido•- sweeten- sweetener - sweetly - sweetness - sweetheart - sweet potato - sweet-smelling - sweet-tempered
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Sweeten — Sweet en, v. i. To become sweet. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweeten — 1550s, from SWEET (Cf. sweet) (adj.) + verbal ending EN (Cf. en) (1). The M.E. form of the verb was simply sweet, from O.E. swetan … Etymology dictionary
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sweeten — verb a) To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. And sweeten every secret tear. . b) To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship. Correggio has made his memory immortal by the strength… … Wiktionary
