be sickly-sweet

estar empalagoso

be sickly-sweet

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to be too sweet)

a. estar empalagoso

I couldn't possibly eat another chocolate-covered strawberry. They are sickly-sweet.

No podría comer otra fresa cubierta de chocolate. Están empalagosas.

b. estar dulzón

Take another bite of this pie. - No, thanks. It is sickly-sweet.

Dale otra probadita a esta tarta. - No, gracias. Está dulzona.

2. (to be mawkish)

a. ser empalagoso

I know you don't mind watching rom-coms with me, but this one is sickly-sweet. You can turn it off if you want to.

Sé que no te molesta ver las comedias románticas conmigo, pero esta es empalagosa. La puedes apagar si quieres.

b. ser dulzón

I saved all of the love poems my husband wrote me when we were courting. They are sickly-sweet.

Guardé todos los poemas de amor que mi esposo me escribió cuando estábamos de novios. Son dulzones.

c. ser meloso

My five-year-old daughter doesn't like fairy tales. She thinks they are sickly-sweet and unrealistic.

A mi hija de cinco años no le gustan los cuentos de hadas. Piensa que son melosos y poco realistas.

d. ser melifluo

Nobody could have guessed that she was an abusive mother. Her voice was sickly-sweet, and she always carried around a basket of muffins.

Nadie podría haber adivinado que era una madre abusiva. Su voz era meliflua y siempre llevaba una canasta llena de magdalenas.