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sweet

sweet

Meaning of sweet

sugary taste

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British English/ˈswiːt/
American English/ˈswiːt/
Russian transcription[ˈslatkʲɪj]
sweet
sweet - сладкий
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sweet with Russian translation

sweet usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Сладкий десерт был приготовлен из свежих ягод и сливок.

The sweet dessert was made with fresh berries and cream.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мне нравится сладкий вкус мёда в моём чае.

I love the sweet taste of honey in my tea.

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sweet belongs to the topic "Cooking Descriptions". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

sweetсладкий
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

sweet synonyms

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What's the difference between sweet / sugary-sweet / saccharine / honeyed / syrupy / candied

🇬🇧English
sweet

the basic, direct meaning: having a sugary taste

A1Very Often

The cake is very sweet.

Торт очень сладкий.

S
🇬🇧English
sugary-sweet

emphatically sweet, often with a slightly negative or overwhelming connotation

B1Rarely

The sauce is sugary-sweet and masks the other flavors.

Соус приторно-сладкий и перекрывает другие вкусы.

S
🇬🇧English
saccharine

excessively sweet to the point of seeming fake or cloying; often used figuratively about tone or sentiment

C1Rarely

The novel's happy ending felt saccharine to many readers.

Хэппи-энд романа показался многим читателям слащавым.

H
🇬🇧English
honeyed

sweet like honey; often poetic or metaphorical (e.g., honeyed words)

B2Rarely

He spoke in a honeyed tone to persuade her.

Он говорил медовым тоном, чтобы её расположить.

S
🇬🇧English
syrupy

thick and sweet like syrup; can refer to texture or an overly sentimental tone

B2Rarely

The dessert was syrupy and a little cloying.

Десерт был сиропный и немного приторный.

C
🇬🇧English
candied

preserved or coated with sugar; denotes a preparation/process rather than just taste

B1Often

Candied ginger is a common baking ingredient.

Засахаренный имбирь — распространённый ингредиент для выпечки.

F
🇬🇧English
fruity

having a taste or aroma of fruit; emphasizes fruit notes rather than pure sugariness

A2Often

The wine is fruity with notes of raspberry.

Вино фруктовое, с нотами малины.

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

how to pronounce sweet

/ˈswiːt/

sweet translation

сладкий

sweet examples

The sweet dessert was made with fresh berries and cream.

sweet transcription

/ˈswiːt/, /ˈswiːt/

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sweet meaning: what does it mean?

sugary taste

sweet pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

sweet definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The sweet dessert was made with fresh berries and cream. Translation: Сладкий десерт был приготовлен из свежих ягод и сливок.

Is sweet part of Cooking Descriptions vocabulary?

Yes, sweet (сладкий) can be learned in the Cooking Descriptions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is sweet part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, sweet (сладкий) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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