sweeten

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswiːtən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswitən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swētn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sweeten [sth] vtr (add sugar, sweetener to)endulzar vtr
  azucarar vtr
  dulcificar vtr
 Mark doesn't like to sweeten his tea.
 A Mark no le gusta endulzar su té.
sweeten [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep (make sweeter)endulzar algo con loc verb
 Jess sweetened her coffee with honey.
sweeten [sth] vtr figurative (make more enticing)hacer atractivo loc verb
  (figurativo)endulzar vtr
  mejorar vtr
 I'm not going to accept the job offer unless they sweeten it.
 No voy a aceptar la oferta laboral, a menos que la hagan atractiva.
sweeten [sth] by doing [sth] v expr figurative (make more enticing)hacer más atractivo algo haciendo algo loc verb
 The company sweetened the job offer by promising five weeks of paid vacation.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sweeten [sth] vtr (breath, air: freshen)refrescar vtr
 I sweetened my mouth with a mint before going in for the big interview.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
sugar the pill,
sweeten the pill
v expr
figurative (make more palatable) (figurado)dorar la píldora expr
sweeten the deal v expr informal, figurative (make an offer more enticing)hacer el trato más atractivo, hacer la oferta más atractiva loc verb
  (coloquial, figurado)dorar la píldora loc verb
sweeten the pot v expr informal, figurative (make more desirable)endulzar la oferta expr
 The job offer was already pretty good, but then the company sweetened the pot by offering Erika a company car as well.
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