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Sweet - translation, pronunciation and examples

sweet
/swiːt/

sweet

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈkændi/
🇬🇧 British English
/swiːt/
🇷🇺 Russian
[kɐnˈfʲetə]
Meaning of sweet

sweet food made of sugar

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candy

When to use sweet

sweet after dinner

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

sweet in a jar

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

The kids got candy after dinner

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

He keeps candy in a jar on his desk

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

sweet usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

The kids got sweet after dinner.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

He keeps sweet in a jar on his desk.

🇺🇸US

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

The kids got candy after dinner.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

He keeps candy in a jar on his desk.

Similar words

sweet

конфета — sweet food made of sugar

candy

neutral basic word for sweet food made of sugar

sweet

British word for a piece of candy; also means sweet-tasting food in general

sweets

British plural term for candies or other sugary treats

candy bar

a chocolate-covered sweet bar or candy in bar form

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sweet synonyms

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What's the difference between sweet / candy / sweets / candy bar / hard candy

🇬🇧English
sweet

конфета — sweet food made of sugar

A1Often

The kids got sweet after dinner.

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

C
🇬🇧English
candy

neutral basic word for sweet food made of sugar

A1Very Often

Children like candy.

Дети любят конфеты.

S
🇬🇧English
sweet

British word for a piece of candy; also means sweet-tasting food in general

A1Very Often

Would you like a sweet?

Хочешь конфету?

S
🇬🇧English
sweets

British plural term for candies or other sugary treats

A1Very Often

She bought some sweets for the children.

Она купила немного конфет для детей.

C
🇬🇧English
candy bar

a chocolate-covered sweet bar or candy in bar form

A1Often

He ate a candy bar after lunch.

После обеда он съел сладкий батончик.

H
🇬🇧English
hard candy

a hard, usually long-lasting candy that dissolves slowly

A1Often

She prefers hard candy to chocolate.

Она предпочитает леденцы шоколаду.

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sweet translation: конфета. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sweet

/swiːt/

sweet translation

конфета

sweet examples

The kids got sweet after dinner.

sweet transcription

/swiːt/, /ˈkændi/

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sweet meaning: what does it mean?

sweet food made of sugar

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sweet is pronounced as /swiːt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The kids got sweet after dinner. Translation: Дети получили конфету после ужина.

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