sweet

[swiːt] 1.

aggettivo

1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante

to have a sweet tooth — essere goloso di dolci

2) (kind) [person] dolce, gentile; [face, smile, voice] dolce

3) (pure) [water] dolce; [breath] fresco; [sound, song, note] dolce, soave, melodioso

4) (cute) [baby] dolce, adorabile; [cottage] grazioso, delizioso

5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce

6) iron. (for emphasis)

to go one's own sweet way — seguire la propria strada

he'll do it in his own sweet time — lo farà quando gli tornerà comodo

2.

avverbio

to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce

to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce

3.

nome

1) BE (candy) caramella f.; (dessert) dolce m., dessert m.

2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.

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to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.

to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn

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[swi:t] 1. adjective

1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) dolce

2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco

3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) dolce, piacevole

4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) melodioso

5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) dolce; grazioso

6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) dolce

2. noun

1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) caramella

2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) dolce

3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) caro, tesoro

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- sweeten

- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered

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[swiːt] 1.

aggettivo

1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante

to have a sweet tooth — essere goloso di dolci

2) (kind) [person] dolce, gentile; [face, smile, voice] dolce

3) (pure) [water] dolce; [breath] fresco; [sound, song, note] dolce, soave, melodioso

4) (cute) [baby] dolce, adorabile; [cottage] grazioso, delizioso

5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce

6) iron. (for emphasis)

to go one's own sweet way — seguire la propria strada

he'll do it in his own sweet time — lo farà quando gli tornerà comodo

2.

avverbio

to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce

to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce

3.

nome

1) BE (candy) caramella f.; (dessert) dolce m., dessert m.

2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.

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to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.

to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn