A1adjective · frequent

sweet

sweet · sweeter · sweetest

солодкий, прісний

сладкий, милый, душистый, пресный

süß, lieblich, lecker, nett

Tasting of sugarsTasting of sugars.

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UK/swiːt/US/swit/

» I feel like eating something sweet.

Ich würde gerne was Süßes essen.

Ich habe Lust auf etwas Süßes.

Хочется съесть чего-нибудь сладенького.

Мне хочется чего-нибудь сладкого.

Мені хочеться з'їсти чогось солодкого.

Мені хочеться з'їсти чогось солоденького.

Meaning

16 senses

Tasting of sugars.
a sweet apple
Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
lieblich
сла́дкийsládkij
Not of a salty taste.
sweet butter
пре́сныйprésnyj
прі́снийprísnyj
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Having a pleasant smell; fragrant.
a sweet scent
süß, lecker, wohlriechend
сла́дкийsládkij, души́стыйdušístyj
соло́дкийsolódkyj
having a natural fragrance
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
sweet milk
Of a pleasant sound.
a sweet tune
Smooth jazz music has sweet drum beats and cymbals!
сладкозву́чныйsladkozvúčnyj, мелоди́чныйmelodíčnyj
Of a pleasing disposition.
a sweet child
It was sweet of her to send some roses for her unwell grandmother.
süß, herzig, lieblich
ми́лыйmílyj
pleasing to the ear
Of a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.
nett
ми́лыйmílyj
Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
sweet gas
sweet soil
(informal)Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
pleasing to the senses
(Australia, slang)Doing well; in a good or happy position.
zuckerhaltig, gezuckert
сла́дкийsládkij
(informal)Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

Examples

1182 sentences

I feel like eating something sweet.
Мені хочеться з'їсти чогось солодкого.
ruХочется съесть чего-нибудь сладенького.
deIch würde gerne was Süßes essen.
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Pretty flowers do not necessarily smell sweet.
Гарні квіти не обов'язково солодко пахнуть.
ruКрасивые цветы не обязательно сладко пахнут.
deHübsche Blumen duften nicht unbedingt süß.
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This tea is too sweet for me.
Цей чай для мене засолодкий.
ruЭтот чай для меня слишком сладкий.
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This tea isn't sweet enough for me.
Цей чай недостатньо солодкий для мене.
ruЭтот чай для меня недостаточно сладкий.
deDieser Tee ist mir nicht süß genug.
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I tried the cake, but it was too sweet for me.
Я спробувала торт, але він був надто солодким для мене.
ruЯ попробовал торт, но он был для меня слишком сладким.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

having a taste of sugar:

not having a salty taste:

Русский

By meaning 5

having a taste of sugar:

not having a salty taste:

having a pleasant smell:

having a pleasant sound:

having a pleasing disposition:

Deutsch

By meaning 7

having a taste of sugar:

of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar:

having a pleasant taste:

having a pleasant smell:

having a pleasing disposition:

having a helpful disposition:

containing a sweetening ingredient:

Origin

From Middle English soot, sweete, swete, swoote, from Old English swēte, swoete, swōt, swœ

From Middle English soot, sweete, swete, swoote, from Old English swēte, swoete, swōt, swœ̄te (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”), from *sweh₂d- (“sweet”) + *-us.

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