sweet

dulce

sweet(swit)

adjective

1. (sugary)

a. dulce

We will serve a sweet wine with the dessert.

Serviremos un vino dulce con el postre.

2. (pleasant)

a. dulce (sound, music)

It was good to hear the sweet sound of her voice again.

Estuvo bien volver a oír el dulce sonido de su voz.

b. melodioso (sound, music)

They danced to the sweet strains of the flutes.

Bailaban al melodioso son de las flautas.

c. fragante (smell)

The sweet scent of jasmine filled the air.

El aire estaba cargado del fragante aroma del jazmín.

3. (fresh, pure)

a. limpio (air)

Mateo filled his lungs with sweet mountain air.

Mateo llenó los pulmones con el aire limpio de las montañas.

b. dulce (water)

The well water was sweet and cool.

El agua del pozo estaba dulce y fresca.

4. (kind)

a. amable

It was sweet of you to buy the tickets.

Fue amable de tu parte comprar los boletos.

5. (delightful)

a. mono

What a sweet puppy! Can I hold him?

¡Qué cachorro más mono! ¿Lo puedo cargar?

b. rico

Your baby's so sweet I could eat him!

¡Tu bebé es tan rico que me lo podría comer!

c. amoroso

(Latin America)

Isn't he sweet? What's his name?

¡Qué amoroso! ¿Cómo se llama?

6. (gratifying)

a.

no direct translation

It was sweet revenge for the defeat of last week.

Fue una dulce venganza por la derrota de la semana pasada.

She is enjoying the sweet smell of success.

Está disfrutando las mieles del éxito.

noun

7. (piece of confectionery) (United Kingdom)

a. el caramelo

(M)

The dentist told me to eat fewer sweets.

El dentista me dijo que comiera menos caramelos.

b. el dulce

(M)

I bought some sweets for the kids.

Compré unos dulces para los niños.

c. la golosina

(F)

My uncle always used to bring me sweets when he came to visit.

Mi tío siempre me traía golosinas cuando venía a visitarnos.

d. la chuchería

(F)

(Spain)

Stop eating sweets; otherwise you won't be hungry at dinner time.

Dejen de comer chucherías; si no, no tendrán hambre a la hora de cenar.

e. la chuche

(F)

(colloquial)

(Spain)

If you eat your soup, I'll give you a sweet.

Si te comes la sopa, te daré una chuche.

8. (dessert) (United Kingdom)

a. el postre

(M)

I'm saving room for a sweet.

Estoy dejando espacio para un postre.

9. (form of address)

a. el cielo

(M)

Good morning, my sweet!

¡Buenos días, mi cielo!

interjection

10.

(colloquial)

(terrific)

(United States)

a. genial

(colloquial)

I got tickets for the concert. - Sweet!

Conseguí entradas para el concierto. - ¡Genial!

b. chévere

(colloquial)

(Latin America)

Tomorrow is going to be a nice day. - Sweet! Shall we go to the beach?

Mañana hará buen día. - Chévere! ¿Vamos a la playa?

c. qué padre

(colloquial)

(Mexico)

I'm going to Ibiza on vacation. - Sweet! I'm really jealous.

Me voy a Ibiza de vacaciones. - ¡Qué padre! Me das mucha envidia.

d. qué guay

(colloquial)

(Spain)

My parents are going to buy me a car. - Sweet! Will you let me drive it?

Mis padres me van a comprar un coche. - ¡Qué guay! ¿Me dejarás conducirlo?

sweets

plural noun

11. (sugary foods)

(United States)

a. los dulces

(M)

Don't fill up on sweets before dinner.

No te llenes de dulces antes de la cena.

sweet

Noun

1. (confectionery) (United Kingdom)

a. el dulce m, caramelo

(M)

2. (dessert)

a. el postre

(M)

sweet shopconfitería f

adjective

3. (taste, wine)

a. dulce

4. (smell)

a. fragante

5. (sound)

a. suave, dulce

to taste sweetsaber dulce

as sweet as honeydulce como la miel

6. (fig)

a.

the sweet smell of successlas mieles del éxito

to have a sweet toothser goloso(a)

sweet chestnutcastaño m

7. (botany)

a.

sweet peaguisante de olor

sweet potatobatata boniato m,, camote m

8. (botany)

a.

sweet williamminutisa f

9. (charming)

a. rico(a), mono(a)

that's very sweet of youeres muy amable

to whisper sweet nothings to somebodysusurrar palabras de amor a alguien

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sweet [swiːt]

adjective

sweeter (comparative)sweetest (superlative)

1 (sugary) [+taste, drink, food] dulce

a cup of hot, sweet tea

this coffee is too sweet este café está demasiado dulce

the sweet taste of wild strawberries

a glass of sweet white wine una copa de vino blanco dulce

bananas are used in many sweet and savoury dishes I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods

I love sweet things me encanta lo dulce; me encantan las cosas dulces

don't let your children eat too many sweet things

are those pies sweet or savoury? esos pasteles, ¿son dulces o salados?

sweet and sour agridulce

to taste sweet tener un sabor dulce

the beer was sweet to the taste la cerveza tenía un gusto dulce

to have a sweet tooth

2 (agreeable) [+smell, perfume] agradable; [+sound] melodioso; dulce

the sweet sounds of Mozart the sweet delights of love they didn't taste even the sweet success of a draw until 9 March 1932

sweet dreams! (Britain) (gen) que duermas bien; (to child) ¡que sueñes con los angelitos!

Good night, Mandy. Sweet dreams. Life is sweet at the moment

to smell sweet tener un olor fragante or aromático

the sweet smell of success las mieles del éxito

the sweet taste of victory el dulce sabor de la victoria

camomile leaves your hair smelling sweet and fragrant As well as smelling sweet and fresh, these perfumes are good for your emotional well-being she's baked some bread which made the air smell sweet to be sweet to sb's ears she used arguments that were sweet to his ears the win was sweet music to my ears

the news was sweet music to my ears la noticia fue música celestial para mis oídos

to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear/to sb decirle cariñitos a algn al oído

she complains that a senior officer has been whispering sweet nothings in her ear and trying to lure her out for an after-hours drink instead of spending the afternoon whispering sweet nothings to his bride, Andy had to get on a plane to Rome he was not whispering sweet nothings but describing sewage systems

[revenge] is sweet! ¡la dulce venganza!

3 (gentle, kind) [+nature, smile] dulce; [+face] dulce; lindo; especially (LAm)

he was a sweet man, but when he drank he tended to quarrel she has such a sweet nature

she is a very sweet person es un verdadero encanto; es una persona muy linda; (LAm)

you're such a sweet guy! you're such a sweet guy!

that's very sweet of you es muy amable de tu parte; ¡qué amable!; how sweet of you to think of me! ¡qué detalle acordarte de mí!

she has a sweet face she gave him a sweet smile and was gone

to keep sb sweet tener a algn contento

they're campaigning for higher prices simply to keep their farmers sweet

sweet Jesus! ¡Dios Bendito! (very_informal)

Sweet Jesus, Pete. I can't move my hands

to be sweet to sb ser bueno con algn

my grandparents were very sweet to me

to do sweet Fanny Adams or sweet F.A.

politicians do sweet Fanny Adams or sweet F.A. (Britain) los políticos no hacen más que tocarse las narices (very_informal)

4 (enchanting) [+child, animal, house, hat] mono; lindo; especially (LAm)

a sweet little baby girl

he was a sweet little boy ¡era un niñito tan mono!

what a sweet little dress!

what a sweet little puppy! ¡qué perrito más or tan mono!

goodbye, sweet little terrace house where we've been so happy to [be] sweet ser precioso > lindísimo

the cottage was really sweet la casita era monísima or una monada or lindísima; especially (LAm)

5 (fresh) [+water] dulce

a stream of sweet water

[+air] fresco

I gulped a breath of sweet air \COB2

[+breath] sano

sweet milk leche fresca

6

to do sth in one's own sweet time hacer algo a su aire; hacer algo cuando le parece a uno

he'll do it in his own sweet time the guards still hadn't come out of the blockhouse with their papers; they were taking their own sweet time

to go one's own sweet way ir a su aire

he carried on in his own sweet way siguió a su aire

she went her own sweet way to please one's own sweet self

7

to be sweet on sb estar colado por algn (informal)

I think she's rather sweet on her new maths teacher He asked about you. I think he's still sweet on you

noun

1 especially (Britain) (piece of confectionery) [of any sort] golosina (f); (boiled sweet, toffee) caramelo (m)

2 (Britain) (dessert) postre (m)

3

my sweet mi cielo (informal)

I am so proud of you, my sweet! come here, (my) sweet

4

the sweets of success las mieles del éxito; the sweets of solitude el encanto de la soledad

modifier

sweet basil (n) albahaca (f)

sweet bay (n) laurel (m)

sweet cherry (n) cereza (f) dulce

sweet chestnut (n) castaño (m) dulce

sweet pea (n) guisante (m) de olor; clarín (m); (Chile)

sweet pepper (n) pimiento (m) (dulce)

sweet potato (n) batata (f); boniato (m); camote (m); (LAm)

sweet shop (n) (Britain) tienda (f) de chucherías; dulcería (f); especially (LAm)

sweet talk (n) zalamerías (f)

sweet-talk

sweet tooth (n)

to have a sweet tooth ser goloso

sweet trolley (n) carrito (m) de los postres

sweet william (n) minutisa (f)