boiled sweet in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for boiled sweet in the English»Italian Dictionary

boiled sweet N Brit

boiled sweet

= caramella di zucchero bollito aromatizzata con vari gusti

Translations for boiled sweet in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.boil¹ [Brit bɔɪl, Am bɔɪl] VB trans

1. boil liquid:

boil, also boil up

bollire, fare bollire

to boil the kettle

fare bollire l'acqua nel bollitore

2. boil (cook):

boil

bollire

boil

lessare

to boil an egg

fare bollire un uovo

3. boil linen:

boil, also boil-wash

fare bollire

II.boil¹ [Brit bɔɪl, Am bɔɪl] VB intr

1. boil water, vegetables etc.:

boil

bollire

the kettle is boiling

l'acqua (nel bollitore) sta bollendo

wait for the kettle to boil

aspetta che l'acqua (nel bollitore) bolla

the saucepan boiled dry

l'acqua nel tegame è evaporata (con la bollitura)

2. boil fig:

boil sea:

ribollire, spumeggiare

boil person:

bollire, ribollire (with di)

to make sb's blood boil

fare ribollire il sangue a qn

III.boil¹ [Brit bɔɪl, Am bɔɪl] N

to be on the boil Brit

essere in ebollizione also fig

to bring sth to the boil

portare qc a ebollizione

to come to the boil

entrare in ebollizione or cominciare a bollire

to go off the boil Brit water:

sbollire

to go off the boil person:

perdere interesse

to go off the boil performance:

peggiorare or diventare meno interessante

to be off the boil water:

finire di bollire

to be off the boil project:

bloccarsi or rallentare

to be off the boil situation:

essere più calmo

boil² [Brit bɔɪl, Am bɔɪl] N MED

boil

foruncolo m

boil

bolla f

I.boiled [Brit bɔɪld] VB pp

boiled → boil I, II

II.boiled [Brit bɔɪld] ADJ FOOD

boiled chicken, fish

pollo, pesce lesso

boiled ham

prosciutto cotto

I.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADJ

1. sweet:

sweet food, tea, taste

dolce

sweet fruit (not bitter)

dolce

sweet fruit (sugary)

zuccherino

sweet wine, cider (not dry)

dolce

sweet wine, cider (sugary)

zuccherino

sweet scent, perfume (pleasant)

dolce, buono

sweet scent, perfume (sickly)

stucchevole, nauseante

to like sweet things

amare le cose dolci

to have a sweet tooth

essere goloso di dolci

2. sweet (kind, agreeable):

sweet person

dolce, gentile

sweet nature

dolce, tenero

sweet face, smile, voice

dolce

to be sweet to

essere gentile or dolce con

it was sweet of him, you to do

è stato gentile da parte sua, tua fare

3. sweet (pure, fresh):

sweet water

dolce

sweet breath

fresco

sweet smell

buono, dolce

sweet sound, song, note

dolce, soave, melodioso

4. sweet (pretty, cute):

sweet baby, animal, old person

dolce, adorabile

sweet cottage

grazioso, adorabile

5. sweet (pleasurable):

sweet certainty, hope, solace

dolce

6. sweet (for emphasis) iron:

to go one's own sweet way

seguire la propria strada

he'll do it in his own sweet time

lo farà quando gli tornerà comodo

all he cares about is his own sweet self

pensa solo a se stesso

II.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADV

to taste sweet

avere un gusto dolce or essere dolce

to smell sweet

avere un buon profumo or un profumo dolce

III.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] N

1. sweet Brit:

sweet (candy)

caramella f

sweet (dessert)

dolce m

sweet (dessert)

dessert m

2. sweet (term of endearment):

sweet inf

caro m / cara f

sweet inf

tesoro m

IV.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit]

sweet f. a., sweet Fanny Adams inf

un tubo, un fico

sweet f. a., sweet Fanny Adams vulg sl

un cazzo

to be sweet on sb arch

avere una cotta per qn

to keep sb sweet

tenersi buono qn

to whisper sweet nothings into sb's ear

sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qn

boiled sweet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boiled sweet in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.boil [bɔɪl] VB intr, trans a. fig

boil

bollire

II.boil [bɔɪl] N

1. boil:

to bring sth to a boil

portare a ebollizione

to be at a boil

stare bollende

2. boil MED:

boil

forunculo m

I.sweet <-er, -est> [swi:t] ADJ

1. sweet (like sugar):

sweet

dolce

2. sweet (pleasant):

sweet

dolce

to go one's own sweet way

andare dritto per la propria strada

3. sweet (cute):

sweet

adorabile

4. sweet (kind):

sweet gentile

dolce

to be sweet on sb

essere innamorato di qu

II.sweet [swi:t] N pl (candy)

sweet

caramella f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Boiled sweet potato is the most common way to eat it at home.

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If you accidentally overshoot on the stock and the puree becomes watery, add boiled sweet potato, overcooked pasta, or powdered brown rice cereal to thicken it again.

www.npr.org

Cute and cuddly, this is a physics platform game in which you follow titular advice to get a series of boiled sweets into the mouth of a little green thing.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They have since expanded into their popular and irresistible range of fudges, along with boiled sweets, jelly sweets, cinder toffee and much more.

www.minsterfm.com

We couldn't believe that oat biscuits and boiled sweets were in every pack!

www.wscountytimes.co.uk

In one evacuation center, we gave bread, boiled sweet potatoes and boiled bananas.

newsinfo.inquirer.net

A major, but not terribly nutritious, use of sugar is in confectionery and the making a wide variety of boiled sweets and toffees.

theconversation.com

Before my great-great-grandparents came along, toffees were more like boiled sweets.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You know, like boiled sweets, or bovril, or castigating people for showing compassion or empathy towards refugees, or twiglets.

www.sportsjoe.ie

I once received a packet of bubble gum instead of change at a coffee shop and regularly get chocolates and boiled sweets at supermarkets.

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