sugar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sugar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sugar [Am ˈʃʊɡər, Brit ˈʃʊɡə] N

1. sugar U or C:

sugar

azúcar m or f

how many sugars do you take?

¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

how many sugars do you take?

¿cuántos terrones (or cuántas cucharaditas) de azúcar quieres?

to put sugar in/on sth

echarle or ponerle azúcar a algo

to put sugar in/on sth attr content/level

de azúcar

sugar bowl or Brit also basin

azucarero m

sugar bowl or Brit also basin

azucarera f esp LatAm

sugar industry

industria f azucarera

sugar mill or refinery

refinería f de azúcar

sugar mill or refinery

azucarera f

sugar mill or refinery

ingenio m azucarero

sugar mill or refinery

central f azucarera Peru

2. sugar Am inf as form of address:

sugar

cariño inf

sugar

cielo inf

3. sugar inf, euph as interj:

sugar

¡miércoles! inf, euph

sugar

¡mecachis! inf, euph

II.sugar [Am ˈʃʊɡər, Brit ˈʃʊɡə] VB trans

sugar coffee/cereal/fruit:

sugar

echarle azúcar a

sugar

ponerle azúcar a

sugar

azucarar

sugared almonds

peladillas fpl

See also pill

pill [Am pɪl, Brit pɪl] N

1.1. pill (tablet):

pill

pastilla f

pill

píldora f

a bitter pill to swallow

un trago amargo

to sugar or sweeten the pill

dorar la píldora

1.2. pill (contraceptive):

the Pill

la píldora (anticonceptiva)

to be/go on the Pill

tomar/empezar a tomar la píldora

2. pill (boring, ineffectual person) Am:

pill inf, dated

pelmazo m inf

pill inf, dated

pesado m / pesada f

sugar cube, sugar lump Brit N

sugar cube

terrón m de azúcar

spun sugar N U

spun sugar

caramelo m hilado

sugar-coated [ˌʃʊɡəˈkəʊtɪd] ADJ

sugar-coated

cubierto de azúcar

sugar beet N C or U

sugar beet

remolacha f azucarera

sugar beet

betabel m blanco Mex

sugar daddy N inf

sugar daddy

viejo rico amante de una mujer joven

sugar cane N C or U

sugar cane

caña f de azúcar

sugar-free [Am ˌʃʊɡərˈfri, Brit ˌʃʊɡəˈfriː] ADJ

sugar-free

sin azúcar

sugar tongs N npl

sugar tongs

tenacillas fpl para el azúcar

sugar tongs

pinzas fpl para el azúcar

sugar soap N U Brit

sugar soap

solución f de soda caústica

sugar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sugar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sugar [ˈʃʊgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. sugar no pl FOOD:

sugar

azúcar m

2. sugar Am inf (term of affection):

sugar

cariño

3. sugar (euphemistic):

sugar

¡mecachis!

II.sugar [ˈʃʊgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

sugar

echar azúcar a

sugar mama, sugar mummy N inf

sugar mama

mujer rica y mayor que da regalos o dinero a alguien con el objetivo de tener relaciones sexuales

sugar daddy N inf

sugar daddy

hombre rico y mayor que da regalos o dinero a alguien con el objetivo de tener relaciones sexuales

reduced-sugar [rɪˈdju:stfætˈʃʊgəʳ, Am -ˈdu:stˈʃʊgɚ] ADJ inv

reduced-sugar food:

reduced-sugar

con bajo contenido de azúcar

sugar loaf N

sugar loaf

pan m de azúcar

sugar beet N

sugar beet

remolacha f azucarera

beet sugar N

beet sugar

azúcar m de remolacha

sugar bowl N

sugar bowl

azucarera f

sugar cane N

sugar cane

caña f de azúcar

sugar-coated [ˌsʊgəˈkəʊtɪd] ADJ

sugar-coated

cubierto, -a de azúcar

sugar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sugar/salt in sth

echar azúcar/sal a algo

to sweeten [or sugar] the pill

dorar la píldora

a cupful of sugar

una taza de azúcar

a cup of flour/sugar

una taza de harina/azúcar

to be badly off for sugar

andar escaso de azúcar

blancmange (made with corn, milk and sugar)

majarete

cocktail made with pisco, lemon and sugar

pisco sour

to dissolve some sugar in a hot drink

disolver azúcar en una bebida caliente

to be running out of sugar

estar mal de azúcar

to have a very high blood-sugar level

tener el azúcar muy alto MED

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Add caster sugar to the yolks and whisk until a lemony colour.

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The constant threat of a high blood sugar level can cause hyperactivity and conversely, low blood sugar level will cause lethargy and eventually unconciousness.

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The sweetness is very different from sugar, being less instant, tart, and lasting longer.

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These are dredged in a salt cure, which usually includes nitrates and sugar.

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The fresh variant is prepared by the restaurant or eatery and consists of agar or gelatin, mangoes, evaporated milk, and sugar.

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The flaming sugar cube is then dropped into the glass, thus igniting the absinthe.

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The rhamnolipid surfactant itself is valuable in the cosmetic industry, and rhamnolipids are a source of rhamnose, which is an expensive sugar in itself.

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It is also boiled, but is sweetened with raw sugar.

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Sugar develops some acidity over a period of time.

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Today, the company uses both cane sugar syrup and high fructose corn syrup.

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