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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| sweet adj | (sugary) (viel Zucker) | süß Adj |
| | This dessert is very sweet. |
| | Diese Nachspeise ist sehr süß. |
| sweet adj | (not salted) (nicht salzig) | süß Adj |
| | I prefer sweet snacks to salty ones. |
| | Ich finde süße Snacks besser als salzige. |
| sweet adj | figurative (lovable) | süß Adj |
| | (ugs) | knuffig Adj |
| | You have a sweet dog. |
| | Du hast einen süßen Hund. |
| sweet adj | figurative (pleasing to the ear) (für Ohr) | angenehm Adj |
| | The band played a sweet melody. |
| | Die Band spielte eine angenehme Melodie. |
| sweet adj | figurative (pleasing to the smell) (für Nase) | angenehm Adj |
| | A sweet odour came from the kitchen. |
| | Aus der Küche kam ein angenehmer Duft. |
| sweet n | UK, often plural (piece of candy) | Süßigkeit Nf |
| | We don’t keep any sweets in the house. |
| | Wir haben keine Süßigkeiten zu Hause. |
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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (vegetable: mild pepper) | Paprika, Paprikaschote Nf |
| | Bell peppers are often used in a salad. |
| | Paprikaschoten werden für gewöhnlich einfach Paprika genannt. |
bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (plant: bears peppers) | Paprika, Paprikaschote Nf |
| | I planted tomatoes, hot peppers, and bell peppers in my garden last year. |
| | Ich habe Tomaten, Peperoni und Paprika in meinem Garten angepflanzt. |
candy store (US),
sweet shop (UK) n | (confectioner's shop) | Süßwarenladen Nm |
| | I am going to the candy store to buy some chocolate. |
chestnut tree,
sweet chestnut tree n | (sweet chestnut) | Edelkastanie Nf |
| | | Esskastanie Nf |
| | | Echte Kastanie Adj + Nf |
| | Most of America's chestnut trees died from disease in the 20th century. |
cicely,
sweet cicely n | (white-flowered herb) | Süßdolde Nf |
| | | Myrrhenkerbel Nf |
cough drop,
also UK: cough sweet n | often plural (throat lozenge) (ugs) | Hustenbonbon Nn |
| | | Hustenpastille Nf |
| | The cough drops helped to relieve Mac's sore throat. |
| | I prefer cherry-flavored cough drops. |
everlasting pea,
perennial pea,
also UK: everlasting sweet pea,
perennial sweet pea n | (plant) | Große Platterbse Adj + Nf |
| Home sweet home. expr | (preference for own home) | trautes Heim Adj + Nn |
| | | trautes Heim Glück allein Rdw |
| my sweet n | informal (term of affection) | Süßer Nm |
| | | Süße Nf |
| | I miss you, my sweet. |
semisweet,
UK: semi-sweet adj | (slightly sweetened) (Schokolade) | Halbbitter-, Zartbitter- Präf |
| | | etwas süß, leicht süßlich Adj + Adj |
| | | halbsüß Adj |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | kurz und knapp Rdw |
| | | kurz und bündig Rdw |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| sickly sweet adj | figurative (overly sentimental) | kitschig Adj |
| | | schmalzig Adj |
| | That movie was so sickly sweet that I had to leave before it finished. |
| sickly sweet adj | (cloying, too sugary) | süß Adj |
| | | zuckersüß Adj |
| | Her apple pie was so sickly sweet it made my teeth hurt! The smell of jasmine at night in the tropics is sickly sweet. |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | jmds Herz im Sturm erobern Rdw |
| | | jmdn von den Füßen fegen Rdw |
sweet corn,
sweetcorn n | (maize) | Zuckermais Nm |
| | Sweetcorn can be eaten on the cob, or the kernels can be cut off. |
| sweet dreams interj | informal (sleep well) | Schlaf Gut Int |
| | (selten) | Süße Träume Int |
| | Sweet dreams, my love; see you in the morning. |
| | Schlaf gut, mein Süßer; bis morgen. |
| sweet nothings npl | (terms of endearment) | süße Worte Adj + Nf |
| be sweet on [sb] v expr | informal (be romantically interested in [sb]) (ugs) | in jemanden verschossen sein, in jemanden verknallt sein Rdw |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | (sweet-smelling flowering vine) | Duftende Platterbse Adj + Nf |
| | | Duftwicke Nf |
| | | Edelwicke Nf |
| | Sweet pea blossoms are very fragrant. |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | informal, figurative (term of affection) | Süße Nf |
| | | Liebling Nm |
| | | Schatz Nm |
| | My little sweet pea kissed me before he went to bed for the night. |
| sweet potato n | (root vegetable) | Süßkartoffel Nf |
| | Sweet potato pie is a common dish in the cuisine of the American South. |
| | I like sweet potatoes with grated cheese on them. |
| | Im Süden Amerikas ist Süßkartoffelpastete ein weit verbreitetes Gericht. // Ich mag Süßkartoffeln mit geriebenem Käse. |
| sweet sixteen n | informal (girl's 16th birthday) | sechzehnter Geburtstag Zahlwort + Nm |
| sweet sixteen adj | informal (girl: 16 years old) | sechzehn Adj |
| | Amy was sweet sixteen and had never been kissed. |
| sweet spot n | figurative (most favourable point) | idealer Punkt Adj + Nm |
| | | optimaler Punkt Adj + Nm |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) | Komplimente machen Npl + Vt |
| | | sich bei jmdm einschmeicheln Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | (informell, abfällig) | sich bei jmdm einschleimen Präp + Vr. sepa |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
| sweet tooth n | figurative (fondness for sugary foods) (umgangssprachlich) | Naschkatze Nf |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Schleckermaul Nn |
| | (übertragen) | einen süßen Zahn haben Rdw |
| | My little boy has a very sweet tooth: he'll eat anything sugary. |
| | Mein kleiner Junge ist eine richtige Naschkatze: Er isst alles aus Zucker. |
sweet-and-sour,
sweet and sour adj | (combining salty and sugary flavours) | süßsauer, süß-sauer Adj |
| | | sauersüß Adj |
| Anmerkung: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Sweet-and-sour pork is a popular dish at Chinese restaurants. |
| sweet-smelling adj | (with pleasing scent) | süß riechend Adj + V Part Präs |
| | | süßlich riechend Adj + V Part Präs |
| | | angenehm riechend Adj + V Part Präs |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | umschmeicheln Vt, fix |
| | | bezirzen Vt |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | jmdm Honig ums Maul schmieren Rdw |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | jmdn mit süßen Worten zu etwas überreden Rdw |
| | She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade. |
| | She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes. |