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I . sweet [swi:t] ADJ

1. sweet (like sugar):

sweet
słodki

2. sweet (kind):

sweet
miły
it was sweet of you
to było bardzo miłe z twojej strony
to keep sb sweet
przymilać się do kogoś

3. sweet smell:

sweet
wonny

Phrases:

to have a sweet tooth
uwielbiać słodycze
in one's own sweet way
po swojemu

II . sweet [swi:t] N

1. sweet Brit (candy):

sweet
cukierek m

2. sweet Brit (dessert):

sweet
deser m

3. sweet inf (darling):

sweet
kochanie nt

bitter-sweet ADJ

1. bitter-sweet (taste):

bitter-sweet
słodko-gorzki

cough sweet N

sweet chestnut N

sweet corn N no pl

sweet pea N

sweet potato N

sweet potato
słodki ziemniak m
sweet potato
batat m

sweet shop N

sweet-talk VB trans

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sweet-and-sour ADJ

Usage examples with sweet

my sweet little lamb
moje kochanie nt
to keep sb sweet
przymilać się do kogoś
to sweet-talk sb
mamić [perf o-] kogoś miłymi słówkami
it was sweet of you
to było bardzo miłe z twojej strony
to have a sweet tooth
uwielbiać słodycze
in one's own sweet way
po swojemu
he has bitter-sweet memories
w jego wspomnieniach radość miesza się ze smutkiem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They came with ringlets of carrot and deep-fried sweet potato crisps, clouds of fluffed, dense feta and a topper of fresh green sunflower sprouts.
www.montrealgazette.com
In the first study, researchers say that chocoholics who graze on a few squares of the sweet stuff decrease their risk of heart disease and stroke.
globalnews.ca
The glaze icing was sweet but not cloyingly so.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
The lyrics are definitely bitter-sweet.
en.wikipedia.org
How nice to have such nice, sweet friends.
en.wikipedia.org
Dispersal is primarily by birds although mammals are attracted by the sweet fruit and likely play a role in local dispersal.
en.wikipedia.org
As a sugar substitute, it has approximately 27 kilocalories per teaspoon (sugar has 20) and is 60% as sweet as sucrose.
en.wikipedia.org
Odor and taste usually indistinctive, mild, fungoid, sweet, or rancid.
en.wikipedia.org
That's progress, but these symbolic gestures should not disguise the fact supermarkets are still banking on the nation's sweet tooth.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It's short and sweet, with no time or need for more complex instrumentation.
en.wikipedia.org

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