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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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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. -
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[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
См. также в других словарях:
sweet nothings — noun inconsequential expressions of affection (Freq. 1) he whispered sweet nothings into her ear • Syn: ↑honeyed words • Hypernyms: ↑nothings * * * sweet nothings (esp whispered) words of affection and endearment • • • … Useful english dictionary
