sweeten

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sweeten
[ˈswiːtən]
verbo transitivo
1endulzar (food)
  • to sweeten somebody's temper (sentido figurado) -> aplacar el mal humor de alguien

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sweeten [sui-ten]
1Dulzurar, dulcificar, endulzar, poner dulce lo que no lo era; azucarar, edulcorar.
2Suavizar, mitigar, moderar, aplacar; aumentar el placer de; dar encanto
adjetivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Embalsamar; purificar, quitar los malos olores; hacer salubre.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Endulzarse. (n)
va.

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sweeten [ˈswiːtn]
verb:transitive
1 [+tea, coffee, dish] endulzar
use honey instead of sugar to sweeten desserts
sweeten to taste endulzar al gusto
Stew the apple and blackberries and sweeten to taste
sweeten with honey if desired endulzar con miel si se desea
2 (freshen) [+breath] refrescar; [+room] ambientar
chew chlorophyll to sweeten your breath I just figured it might make a nice potpourri—sweeten up my socks the use of pot-pourri to sweeten bathrooms and toilets
3 (placate, soften) [+temper] aplacar; calmar
I hoped to sweeten her temper by bringing her flowers
 [+process, reforms] suavizar; facilitar;(also sweeten up) [+person] ablandar
I'll buy her some roses to sweeten her (up) Kenneth Clarke wants more money to help sweeten the health service reforms without Western aid to sweeten the process, reform could go into reverse
pill
(with financial incentives) [+deal] hacer más atractivo; [+person] (bribe) sobornar; (win over) ganarse a
he sweetened the deal with a generous cash payment To sweeten the deal, the company is offering us shares I have never met a man who didn't think I needed to be sweetened by financial incentives
verb:intransitive
[+person] volverse (más) dulce
she has sweetened as she has grown older Clara observed that the girl, having sweetened since her engagement, looked up at Hugh with love

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Verb Conjugation for "sweeten"

Imperative
  • sweeten
  • you sweeten
  • he/she sweetens
  • we sweeten
  • you sweeten
  • they sweeten
Preterite
  • I sweetened
  • you sweetened
  • he/she sweetened
  • we sweetened
  • you sweetened
  • they sweetened
Present Continuous
  • I am sweetening
  • you are sweetening
  • he/she is sweetening
  • we are sweetening
  • you are sweetening
  • they are sweetening
Present Perfect
  • I have sweetened
  • you have sweetened
  • he/she has sweetened
  • we have sweetened
  • you have sweetened
  • they have sweetened
Past Continuous
  • I was sweetening
  • you were sweetening
  • he/she was sweetening
  • we were sweetening
  • you were sweetening
  • they were sweetening
Past Perfect
  • I had sweetened
  • you had sweetened
  • he/she had sweetened
  • we had sweetened
  • you had sweetened
  • they had sweetened
Future
  • I will sweeten
  • you will sweeten
  • he/she will sweeten
  • we will sweeten
  • you will sweeten
  • they will sweeten
Future Perfect
  • I will have sweetened
  • you will have sweetened
  • he/she will have sweetened
  • we will have sweetened
  • you will have sweetened
  • they will have sweetened
Future Continuous
  • I will be sweetening
  • you will be sweetening
  • he/she will be sweetening
  • we will be sweetening
  • you will be sweetening
  • they will be sweetening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sweetening
  • you have been sweetening
  • he/she has been sweetening
  • we have been sweetening
  • you have been sweetening
  • they have been sweetening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sweetening
  • you will have been sweetening
  • he/she will have been sweetening
  • we will have been sweetening
  • you will have been sweetening
  • they will have been sweetening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sweetening
  • you had been sweetening
  • he/she had been sweetening
  • we had been sweetening
  • you had been sweetening
  • they had been sweetening
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