azucarar

to add sugar to

azucarar(ah-soo-kah-rahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make sweet)

a. to add sugar to

Hay que azucarar esta receta porque si no está demasiado amarga.

You have to add sugar to this recipe because otherwise it's too bitter.

b. to sugar

Yo normalmente no azucaro el café, pero siempre me lo servían así en Cuba.

I normally don't sugar my coffee, but they always served it to me that way in Cuba.

2. (to ice with sugar)

a. to coat with sugar

El chef azucaró las fresas justo antes de servirlas.

The cook coated the strawberries right before serving them.

3.

(colloquial)

(figurative)

(to make less harsh)

a. to sugarcoat

Mis padres azucararon la historia de su divorcio cuando me la contaron.

My parents sugarcoated the story of their divorce when they told me.

azucararse

pronominal verb

4. (to solidify)

a. to crystallize

El almíbar se azucaró cuando se enfrió.

The syrup crystallized when it cooled.

azucarar

transitive verb

1. (endulzar)

a. to sugar-coat, to sugar

2. (pejorative)

a. to sweeten

pronominal verb

3. (cristalizar)

(Latin America)

a. to crystallize

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azucarar

transitive verb

1 (agregar azúcar a) to sugar; add sugar to; (bañar con azúcar) to ice with sugar; coat with sugar

2 (suavizar) to soften; mitigate; (endulzar) to sweeten