| Traduceri suplimentare |
| sugar n | informal (honey, sweetie) | dulceață, scumpete s.f. |
| | Hey, sugar, how's it going? |
| | Hei, dulceață (scumpete), ce mai faci? |
| sugar⇒ vi | (make maple sugar) | a face sirop de arțar expr. |
| | Sugaring begins with maple tree sap. |
| | Pentru a face sirop de arțar, ai nevoie de seva copacului. |
| sugar [sth]⇒ vtr | (add sugar) | a îndulci vb.tranz. |
| | | a pune zahăr vb.tranz. |
| | She sugared her coffee. |
| | Și-a îndulcit cafeaua. |
| | Și-a pus zahăr în cafea. |
| sugar [sth] vtr | (cover with sugar) | a presăra cu zahăr expr.vb. |
| | | a tăvăli prin vb.tranz. |
| | | a pudra cu zahăr vb.tranz. |
| | Sugar the candies so they will not stick. |
| | Presară bomboanele cu zahăr pudră, ca să nu se lipească. |
| | Tăvălește bomboanele prin zahăr pudră, ca să nu se lipească. |
| sugar⇒ vtr | (make agreeable) | a lua cu binișorul expr. |
| | I will sugar what I have to say to him, so as not to upset him too much. |
| | O să-l iau cu binișorul ca să nu se supere prea tare. |
Forme compuse:
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baking sugar (US),
caster sugar,
castor sugar (UK) n | (fine powdered sugar) | zahăr fin s.n. |
| | I always give my mince pies a sprinkling of caster sugar on top. |
| beet sugar n | (sugar from beets) | zahăr de sfeclă s.n. |
| | Some beverage companies add beet sugar to their juice. |
| blood sugar n | (glucose in the blood) | glucoză s.f. |
| | Hypoglycaemia is caused by low blood sugar levels. |
blood sugar,
blood glucose n | (glucose in blood: level) | glucoză s.f. |
| | High blood sugar is a sign of diabetes. |
| brown sugar n | US (sugar coated in molasses) | zahăr brun s.n. |
| | This cookie recipe calls for one cup of brown sugar. |
| cane sugar n | (sugar from sugarcane) | zahăr de trestie s.n. |
| | I had no idea that beet sugar would taste different than cane sugar. |
confectioner's sugar,
powdered sugar,
powder sugar (US),
icing sugar (UK) n | (fine sugar for frosting) | zahăr pudră loc.subst. |
| | | zahăr farin loc.subst. |
| | Ellen usually dusts her brownies with powdered sugar before she serves them. |
| granulated sugar n | (coarse sugar crystals) | zahăr granulat s.n. |
| | The fruit jellies were dipped in granulated sugar after solidifying, to prevent sticking. |
| maple sugar n | (sugar made from maple-tree sap) | zahăr de arțar s.n. |
snow pea,
sugar pea,
also UK: mangetout n | (pea with edible pod) | mazăre dulce s.f. |
| | The cook threw a handful of snow peas into her stir-fry. |
| sprinkle sugar on vtr | (put powdered sugar onto) | a presăra zahăr pe loc.vb. |
| sugar beet n | (plant from which sugar is obtained) | sfeclă de zahăr s.f. |
| | The EU expects a bumper sugar beet harvest this year. |
| sugar bowl n | (receptacle: holds sugar) | zaharniță s.f. |
| | Never put a wet teaspoon back in the sugar bowl. |
sugar cane,
sugarcane n | (tall plant from which sugar is obtained) | trestie de zahăr s.f. |
| sugar cane n | (stem of sugarcane plant) | trestie de zahăr s.f. |
| | The children liked to suck the sweet juice from the sugar cane. |
| sugar daddy n | slang (rich older male lover) (amant bogat și în vârstă) | tătic s.m. |
| | I see Tonya's on the prowl for a sugar daddy again. |
| sugar glider n | (animal: possum) (engleză, specie de oposum) | sugar glider s.m. |
| sugar refinery n | (place where sugar is processed) | rafinărie de zahăr s.f. |
| sugar-coated pill n | figurative ([sth] made superficially more pleasant) | drajeu s.n. |
| | I'm sure these new job titles are just a sugar-coated pill. |
sugarcoat [sth] (US),
sugar-coat [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | figurative (disguise [sth]'s unpleasantness) (un aspect neplăcut) | a atenua vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a îndulci vb.tranz. |
| | | a menaja vb.tranz. |
| | Although the teacher tried to sugarcoat it, the students understood the seriousness of the news. |
sugarcoat [sth] (US),
sugar-coat [sth] (UK) vtr | (cover with sugar) | a acoperi cu zahăr, a tapeta cu zahăr vb.tranz. |
| | | a tăvăli prin zahăr vb.tranz. |
| | The chef sugarcoated some grapes to decorate the top of the cake. |
sugarless (US),
sugar-free (UK) adj | (gum, soda: artificially sweetened) | fără zahăr loc.adj. |
| | | îndulcit artificial loc.adj. |