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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| sweet adj | (sugary) | doce adj |
| | This dessert is very sweet. |
| | Esta sobremesa é muito doce. |
| sweet adj | (not salted) | doce adj |
| | I prefer sweet snacks to salty ones. |
| | Eu prefiro lanches doces a salgados. |
| sweet adj | figurative (lovable) (adorável) | doce, bonzinho, fofo adj |
| | You have a sweet dog. |
| | Você tem um cachorro tão doce! |
| sweet adj | figurative (pleasing to the ear) | agradável, doce adj |
| | The band played a sweet melody. |
| | A banda tocava uma melodia doce. |
| sweet adj | figurative (pleasing to the smell) | cheiroso adj |
| | A sweet odour came from the kitchen. |
| | Um odor cheiroso vinha da cozinha. |
| sweet n | UK, often plural (piece of candy) | doce, confeito sm |
| | (BRA) | bala sf |
| | (POR) | rebuçado sm |
| | We don’t keep any sweets in the house. |
| | Não guardamos doces em casa. |
| sweet n | UK (dessert) | sobremesa sf |
| | Which would you like for sweet - ice cream or chocolate cake? |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (vegetable: mild pepper) | pimentão sm |
| | Bell peppers are often used in a salad. |
| | Pimentões são normalmente usados na salada. |
bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (plant: bears peppers) (planta) | pimentão sm |
| | I planted tomatoes, hot peppers, and bell peppers in my garden last year. |
| | Eu plantei tomates, pimentas e pimentões no meu jardim ano passado. |
candy store (US),
sweet shop (UK) n | (confectioner's shop) | confeitaria, doceria sf |
| | I am going to the candy store to buy some chocolate. |
| | Estou indo à doceria comprar chocolate. |
chestnut tree,
sweet chestnut tree n | (sweet chestnut) (árvore) | castanheiro sm |
| | Most of America's chestnut trees died from disease in the 20th century. |
| | A maioria dos castanheiros norte-americanos morreram de praga no século XIX. |
cicely,
sweet cicely n | (white-flowered herb) | cerefólio anisado sm + adj |
cough drop,
also UK: cough sweet n | often plural (throat lozenge) | pastilha contra tosse sf |
| | 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) (planta) | cizirão sm |
| Home sweet home. expr | (preference for own home) | lar, doce lar expres |
| my sweet n | informal (term of affection) (tratamento afetivo) | amor sm |
| | I miss you, my sweet. |
semisweet,
UK: semi-sweet adj | (slightly sweetened) | meio-amargo adj |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | rápido e rasteiro expres |
| | | curto e grosso expres |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| sickly sweet adj | figurative (overly sentimental) (figurado, sentimental demais) | mela cueca expres |
| | That movie was so sickly sweet that I had to leave before it finished. |
| sickly sweet adj | (cloying, too sugary) | excessivamente doce adv + 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) | roubar o coração expres v |
| sweet as honey adj | (very sugary) (muito doce) | doce como mel adj |
| | (informal) | doce adj |
| | These cupcakes are as sweet as honey! |
| sweet as honey adj | figurative (adorable, very cute) (adorável, muito bonito) | adorável adj |
| | | afável adj |
| | | querido adj |
| | Your innocent face was as sweet as honey the very first time I met you. |
| sweet chocolate n | (cocoa product with high sugar content) (produto de cacau com alto teor de açúcar) | chocolate sm |
| | Mrs Reese likes to use sweet chocolate in her recipe for cookies. |
sweet corn,
sweetcorn n | (maize) (milho) | milho doce sm |
| | (informal) | doce de milho sm |
| | Sweetcorn can be eaten on the cob, or the kernels can be cut off. |
| sweet dish n | (dessert) (sobremesa) | prato doce sm |
| | | sobremesa sf |
| | Normally we eat sweet dishes after the savoury ones. |
| sweet dreams interj | informal (sleep well) | tenha bons sonhos! interj |
| | | durma com Deus! interj |
| | | boa noite! interj |
| | | sonhos cor de rosa interj |
| | Sweet dreams, my love; see you in the morning. |
| sweet nothings npl | (terms of endearment) (termos carinhosos) | palavras doces spl |
| | | palavras de carinho spl |
| | | palavras de conforto spl |
| be sweet on [sb] v expr | informal (be romantically interested in [sb]) (romanticamente interessado) | estar a fim de expres v |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | (sweet-smelling flowering vine) (informal, vinha de flores com cheiro adocicado) | orquídea sf |
| | Sweet pea blossoms are very fragrant. |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | informal, figurative (term of affection) (termo de afeto) | querido, querida sm, sf |
| | | caro, cara sm, sf |
| | My little sweet pea kissed me before he went to bed for the night. |
| sweet potato n | (root vegetable) | batata doce loc sf |
| | Sweet potato pie is a common dish in the cuisine of the American South. I like sweet potatoes with grated cheese on them. |
| | Torta de batata doce é um prato comum na culinária do Sul dos EUA. Eu gosto de batata-doce com queijo ralado em cima. |
| sweet seller n | UK ([sb] who sells confectionery) (alguém que comercializa confeitarias) | vendedor de balas sm |
| | | vendedor de doces sm |
| | (informal) | doceiro sm |
| sweet sixteen n | informal (girl's 16th birthday) (BRA: aniversário de garota aos 15 anos) | aniversário de 15 anos loc sm |
| | | festa de debutante loc sf |
| sweet sixteen adj | informal (girl: 16 years old) (BRA: festa especial para moças) | debutante sf |
| Nota: No Brasil, a tradição é realizar uma festa especial de 15 anos para as jovens. Nessa ocasião, as moças são chamadas de debutantes. Nos EUA, a tradição similar é realizar uma festa especial no aniversário de 16 anos das moças. |
| | Amy was sweet sixteen and had never been kissed. |
| sweet spot n | figurative (most favourable point) (ponto mais favorável) | ponto excelente sm + adj |
| | (informal) | melhor lugar adj + sm |
| | | local ideal sm + adj |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) (adulação, persuasão por lisonjeio) | persuasão sf |
| | | adulação sf |
| | | lisonjeio sm |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
sweet tempered,
sweet-tempered adj | (mild mannered, good natured) | comportado adj |
| | | meigo, doce adj |
| | | de boa índole loc adj |
| sweet tooth n | figurative (fondness for sugary foods) | gosto por doces expres |
| | | vício por doces expres |
| | My little boy has a very sweet tooth: he'll eat anything sugary. |
| | Meu garotinho tem muito gosto por doces: ele come qualquer coisa açucarada. |
| sweet wine n | (wine with high sugar content) (vinho com grande quantidade de açúcar) | vinho doce loc sm |
| | | vinho suave loc sm |
| | Sweet wines are usually served with dessert. |
| sweet words npl | (terms of affection) (termos carinhosos) | palavras doces spl |
| | | palavras de carinho spl |
| | | palavras de conforto spl |
sweet-and-sour,
sweet and sour adj | (combining salty and sugary flavours) (combinação de sabores salgados e doces) | agridoce adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Sweet-and-sour pork is a popular dish at Chinese restaurants. |
| sweet-and-sour sauce n | (Oriental sauce of honey and vinegar) (molho oriental de mel e vinagre) | molho agridoce sm |
| | Cubes of meat are battered and deep-fried and put in a sweet-and-sour sauce. |
| sweet-natured adj | (pleasant personality) | dócil, amável adj |
| sweet-scented adj | (having a pleasant smell) | cheiroso, perfumado adj |
| sweet-smelling adj | (with pleasing scent) | cheiroso, perfumado adj |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | bajulação sf |
| | | adulação sf |
| | 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) | bajular vt |
| | | adular vt |
| | 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. |
| sweet-talking adj | (using flattery) | bajulador, adulador adj |
| take the bitter with the sweet v expr | figurative (accept negative things as part of life) | aceitar as coisas ruins também expres v |
| | Life isn't always easy; you have to take the bitter with the sweet. |