A1verb · transitive · common

candy

candy · candies · candied · candying

застеклить, лессировать, залессировать

kandieren

To cook in or coat with sugar syrupTo cook in or coat with sugar syrup.

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/ˈkæn.di/

» I want a piece of candy.

Ich will ein Bonbon.

Хочу конфету.

Хочу конфетку.

Я хочу цукерку.

Хочу цукерку.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
kandieren
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
(intransitive)To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time.
(intransitive)To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.

Examples

518 sentences

I want a piece of candy.
Я хочу цукерку. — zinova
ruХочу конфету. — ae5s
deIch will ein Bonbon. — MUIRIEL
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Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати. — deniko
ruТом съел слишком много сахарной ваты. — marafon
deTom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen. — Trinkschokolade
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Maybe Tom has some candy left.
Можливо, у Тома є ще кілька цукерок. — deniko
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Tom brought Mary flowers and candy.
Том приніс Мері квіти й цукерки. — deniko
ruТом принёс Мэри цветы и конфеты. — marafon
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How much candy did you eat?
Скільки цукерок ти з'їв? — deniko
ruСколько конфет ты съел? — marafon
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Translations

4 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to cook, or coat with sugar or syrup:

Origin

From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”),

From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).

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Forms

candies, candying, candied, candied

Base form	candy · to candy
3rd person singular	candies
Present participle	candying
Past simple	candied
Past participle	candied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	candy
he, she, it	candies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

candied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have candied
he, she, it	has candied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will candy

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze:sugarcoat glaze

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

piece of candy
how much candy
much candy
too much candy
some candy
kind of candy
much candy did
halloween candy
any more candy
to eat candy
eat candy
candy from a