sweet potato in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sweet potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

sweet potato <pl sweet potatoes> [Brit, Am ˈswit pəˌteɪdoʊ] N

sweet potato

patata f dolce

sweet potato

patata f americana

sweet potato

batata f

Translations for sweet potato in the Italian»English Dictionary

patata dolce

sweet potato

patata dolce, patata americana

sweet potato

batata

sweet potato

Translations for sweet potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

potato <pl potatoes> [Brit pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am pəˈteɪdoʊ] N

potato

patata f

a little more potato?

ancora un po' di patate?

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

sweet potato in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sweet potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

sweet potato N

sweet potato

patata f dolce [o americana]

Translations for sweet potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

sweet potato

patata f americana

Translations for sweet potato in the Italian»English Dictionary

patata americana [o dolce]

sweet potato

Translations for sweet potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

potato <-es> [pə·ˈteɪ·t̬oʊ] N

potato

patata f

sweet potato

patata f americana

baked potato

patata al forno

mashed potatoes

puré m di patate

fried/roast(ed) potatos

patate fritte/arrosto

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

The most important crop is rice, while other important products are banana, maize, cassava and sweet potato.

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They also produce sweet potato, sugarcane, malungay, garlic, pepper, string beans, squash, tomato, pineapple, etc.

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The maize is cooked with pineapple, cinnamon and sweet potato flour.

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The dominant economy has historically been based on the farming of sugar cane, and later on, the sweet potato.

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Reduced weevil damage was observed when sweet potato was intercropped with proso millet and sesame, but sweet potato yield was also considerably reduced.

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The hill could not grow the kumera (sweet potato).

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Crops include sweet potato and yam as well as the taro that is grown in swampy areas.

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Packages are often sealed with a starch-based adhesive derived from tapioca, potato, wheat, sago, or sweet potato.

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In tobacco, it is processed into two peptides, in petunia into three, and in sweet potato, possibly into six.

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These crops include yam, sweet potato, taro, garlic, ginger and onion, as they ensure higher chances of survival during awry climate conditions.

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