sweet

dolce

Che ha un sapore simile a quello dello zucchero.

In inglese semplice: Having a taste like sugar.

• These grapes are sweet.
• The cake was too sweet for me.
• Do you prefer sweet or sour apples?

Sinonimi: sugary

Contrari: bitter, sour

Espressioni comuni: sweet taste, sweet fruit, sweet tea, too sweet

dolce, gentile, carino

Gentile, piacevole o facile da apprezzare.

In inglese semplice: Kind, pleasant, or easy to like.

• Your little sister is sweet.
• That was a sweet thing to say.
• It was sweet of him to help us.

Come si usa: it is sweet of someone to do something (It was sweet of you to bring me flowers.)

Sinonimi: kind, nice, lovely

Contrari: unkind, mean

Espressioni comuni: sweet child, sweet smile, sweet of someone, sweet little something

profumato, fragrante

Che ha un buon odore, spesso simile a quello dei fiori o della frutta.

In inglese semplice: Having a pleasant smell, often like flowers or fruit.

• The flowers have a sweet smell.
• A sweet scent filled the garden.
• She loved the sweet perfume of the roses.

Sinonimi: fragrant

Contrari: foul

Espressioni comuni: sweet smell, sweet scent, sweet perfume, sweet fragrance

non salato

Senza sale aggiunto o senza sapore salato.

In inglese semplice: Having no added salt or salty taste.

• Use sweet butter for this cake.
• She spread sweet butter on the bread.
• The recipe calls for sweet rather than salted butter.

Sinonimi: unsalted

Contrari: salty, salted

Espressioni comuni: sweet butter, fresh sweet butter, sweet cream butter

fantastico, ottimo

Si dice per mostrare che qualcosa fa piacere.

In inglese semplice: Used to show that you are pleased about something.

• “We got free tickets.” “Sweet!”
• “The game is on sale.” “Oh, sweet!”
• “You can borrow my bike.” “Sweet, thanks!”

Sinonimi: great, awesome, brilliant

Espressioni comuni: oh sweet, sweet thanks

caramella, dolciume

Piccolo dolciume fatto con zucchero, che si mangia per piacere.

In inglese semplice: A small piece of food made with sugar, often eaten as a treat.

• Would you like a sweet?
• She bought a bag of sweets.
• The children shared their sweets after lunch.

Sinonimi: candy, confection

Espressioni comuni: a sweet, boiled sweet, sweet shop, eat a sweet

dolce, dessert

Piatto solitamente dolce che si mangia alla fine di un pasto.

In inglese semplice: A dish, usually sugary, eaten at the end of a meal.

• We had apple pie for our sweet.
• Would you like to order a sweet?
• The waiter brought the sweet menu after dinner.

Sinonimi: dessert, pudding

Espressioni comuni: sweet menu, sweet course, sweet trolley, a sweet