sweeten

1. (transitive)To make sweet to the taste.

   to sweeten tea

   süßen

   подсла́щиватьpodsláščivatʹ, подслаща́тьpodslaščátʹ, сласти́тьslastítʹ

   підсоло́джуватиpidsolódžuvaty, підсолоди́тиpidsolodýty

   make sweeter in taste

2. (transitive)To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.

   to sweeten life

   to sweeten friendship

   make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable

3. (transitive)To make mild or kind; to soften.

   to sweeten the temper

4. (transitive)To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.

   to sweeten the cares of life

5. (transitive)To soften to the eye; to make delicate.

6. (transitive)To make pure and healthful by destroying noxious matter.

   to sweeten the air

   to sweeten rooms or apartments that have been infected

7. (transitive)To make warm and fertile.

   to dry and sweeten soils

8. (transitive)To raise the pH of (a soil) by adding alkali.

9. (transitive)To restore to purity; to free from taint.

   to sweeten water, butter, or meat

10. (transitive)To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.

    to sweeten the deal by increasing the price offered

    versüßen

11. (intransitive)To become sweet.

    süß werden

    соло́дшатиsolódšaty, посоло́дшатиposolódšaty

12. (transitive)To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.

1. The dress is too expensive. Can't you sweeten the deal a little?

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2. The food at the canteen isn't very good, and the menu contains mostly unhealthy foods, too salted or sweetened.

   Їжа у їдальні не дуже добра, і меню складається, головним чином, з нездорової їжі, занадтно солоної або присолодженої. — mutternoise

   ruЕда в столовой не очень хороша, меню состоит в основном из нездоровой пищи, слишком соленой или сладкой. — mutternoise

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3. Don't try to sweeten the pill.

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4. Sunlight ripens and sweetens the grapes.

   deDas Sonnenlicht lässt die Weintrauben reifen und süß werden. — Manfredo

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5. Blackcurrant jam sweetened her morning toast.

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