sweet

swi:t 1. adjective

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

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

3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) søt, god-(lukt)

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

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

6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) søt, snill, elskverdig

2. noun

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

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.) dessert

3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) kjære; skatt

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- sweeten

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

blid

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dessert

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søt

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yndig

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subst. \/swiːt\/

1) karamell, sukkertøy

2) (søt) dessert

3) søtt

• sweet and sour

søtt og surt

sweets snop, søtsaker (poetisk) sødme, velbehag

• she tasted the sweets of success

hun kjente sødmen av suksess

(søte) fruktviner

II

adj. \/swiːt\/

1) (om smak) søt, usaltet, ikke bitter

• the wine tastes sweet

vinen har en søt smak

2) (også overført) fersk, frisk, ren, pen

• the sweet air tickles my nostrils

den friske luften kiler i neseborene mine

• a quick shower should make you sweet and clean

en rask dusj burde få deg ren og pen

3) deilig, skjønn, herlig

• it was sweet to hear people praise me so much

det var deilig å høre folk rose meg så sterkt

4) (om duft) mild, velduftende, søt

• don't the roses smell sweet!

kjenn hvor (deilig) rosene dufter!

5) (om lyd) vellydende, melodisk, skjønn

• Adrian played a sweet tune on his flute

Adrian spilte en skjønn melodi på fløyte

6) (om utseende) søt, nydelig, yndig, bedårende

7) (om personlighet e.l.) god, elskverdig, snill, elskelig, inntagende, vennlig, betagende

• it was sweet of you to come

det var snilt av deg å komme

8) deilig, kjær, dyrebar, elsket

• home, sweet home

hjem, kjære hjem

• I wish my sweet mother were here

jeg skulle ønske min elskede mor var her

• my sweet one!

min elskede!

9) lettstelt, problemfri

• this car always had a sweet engine

denne bilen har alltid hatt en problemfri motor

at one's own sweet will (spøkefullt) som man selv behager

be sweet on someone (hverdagslig) være forelsket i noen

revenge is sweet hevnen er søt

sweet butter usaltet smør

sweet jazz sweet jazz, pseudojazz

sweet milk fersk melk, søt melk

sweet temper godt lynne

III

adv. \/swiːt\/

søt, god, nydelig