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1 to be all sweetness and light
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2 now all is sweetness and light
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3 sweetness
noun dulzuratr['swiːtnəs]1 (taste) dulzor nombre masculino; (smell) fragancia; (sound) suavidad nombre femenino; (character) dulzura, simpatía\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all sweetness and light estar hecho,-a un encantosweetness ['swi:tnəs] n: dulzura fn.• dulcedumbre s.f.• dulzura s.f.• ternura s.f.'swiːtnəsmass nouna) ( sugary taste) dulzor mb) ( of smell) lo agradablec) (of person, character) dulzura fto be (all) sweetness and light — estar* hecho un encanto
['swiːtnɪs]N1) [of food] sabor m dulce, dulzor m2) (fig) [of smell] fragancia f, buen olor m ; [of sound] suavidad f ; [of person, character] dulzura f ; [of appearance] encanto m ; (=kindness) simpatía f* * *['swiːtnəs]mass nouna) ( sugary taste) dulzor mb) ( of smell) lo agradablec) (of person, character) dulzura fto be (all) sweetness and light — estar* hecho un encanto
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