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sweet

/swiːt/

/swit/

sweetadjective

sweeter

Comp.

sweetest

Super.

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Translations

sucré

The sweet dessert was a perfect end to the meal.

Le dessert sucré était une conclusion parfaite au repas.

douxAu sens de « agréable, plaisant » pour le goût, l'odeur, le son ou l'aspect.

The sweet melody of the song made everyone smile.

La mélodie douce de la chanson a fait sourire tout le monde.

gentilPour décrire une personne douce, aimable ou affectueuse.

She has a sweet personality that makes her easy to get along with.

Elle a une personnalité gentille qui fait qu'il est facile de bien s'entendre avec elle.

Additional translations

agréableSens littéraire ou formel pour quelque chose de plaisant aux sens.

génialFamilier, pour exprimer qu'une chose est très bonne ou satisfaisante.

Definitions

Having a pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salty, sour, or bitter.

The sweet dessert was a perfect end to the meal.

Pleasing to the senses; delightful.

The sweet melody of the song made everyone smile.

Kind, gentle, or friendly in nature.

She has a sweet personality that makes her easy to get along with.

Having a pleasant smell.

The sweet fragrance of the flowers filled the room.

Used to describe something that is very good or satisfactory.

He got a sweet deal on his new car.

Synonyms

Antonyms

sweetnoun

sweets

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Translations

bonbon

She offered him a sweet from the jar on her desk.

Elle lui a offert un bonbon du bocal sur son bureau.

dessertAu sens britannique de la dernière partie du repas.

For sweet, we had a delicious chocolate mousse.

Pour le dessert, nous avons mangé une délicieuse mousse au chocolat.

Additional translations

chériTerme affectueux ; au féminin : chérie.

Definitions

A small piece of candy or confectionery.

She offered him a sweet from the jar on her desk.

A dessert or dish served as the last course of a meal.

For sweet, we had a delicious chocolate mousse.

A term of endearment used to refer to a person one is fond of.

He called her 'sweet' as a sign of affection.

Synonyms

sweetinterjection

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Informal exclamation expressing approval or delight.

Translations

génialFamilier, pour marquer la joie ou l'approbation.

"You got tickets to the concert? Sweet!"

« Tu as eu des billets pour le concert ? Génial ! »

Definitions

Used to express pleasure, approval, or excitement.

"You got tickets to the concert? Sweet!"

Synonyms

awesome

cool

nice

sweet (as exclamation)

nice one

sweetadverb

Informal/archaic adverb meaning ‘sweetly’ or ‘in a pleasing, skilful manner’.

Translations

Additional translations

bienFamilier ou vieilli, surtout dans des contextes sportifs ou techniques.

Definitions

In a pleasing or skilful manner; smoothly; sweetly (informal or archaic).

She hit the ball sweet and watched it soar over the fence.

Synonyms

sweeteradjective

sweet

sweeter

Comp.

sweetest

Super.

Comparative form of "sweet".

Translations

plus sucré

This coffee is sweeter than the one we had yesterday.

Ce café est plus sucré que celui que nous avons bu hier.

Definitions

Comparative degree of sweet; having a greater degree of sweetness.

This coffee is sweeter than the one we had yesterday.

Synonyms

more pleasant

more delightful

more charming

more endearing

more delicious

more sugary

more saccharine

friendlier

gentler

milder

more appealing

more melodic

sweeteradverb

sweet

Comparative adverbial form of "sweet" meaning "more sweetly."

Translations

plus doucementEmploi surtout pour un chant, une voix ou une manière d'agir agréable.

The birds sang sweeter at dawn.

Les oiseaux chantaient plus doucement à l'aube.

Definitions

Comparative degree of the adverb sweet; in a sweeter manner.

The birds sang sweeter at dawn.

Synonyms

more sweetly

more pleasantly

more agreeably

more charmingly

more endearingly

more softly

more mildly

more delicately

more amiably