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sugar



açúcar
açúcar


Definições

inglês > português
sugar
     1. Substantivo. açúcar
inglês > inglês
sugar
     1. n. Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
     2. n. A specific variety of sugar.
     3. n. (chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
     4. n. A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
           He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
     5. n. A term of endearment.
           I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
     6. n. (slang) A kiss.
     7. n. (chiefly southern US, slang) Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
           I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
     8. n. (informal) Diabetes.
     9. n. (dated) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
           Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
     10. n. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
     11. n. (US, slang) heroin Heroin.
     12. v. To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
           John heavily sugars his coffee.
     13. v. To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
           She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
     14. v. (US, Canada regional) In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the prepositi
     15. v. (entomology) To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moth, moths.
     16. v. (programming, transitive) To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
     17. interj. (informal, euphemistic) Used in place of shit!
           Oh, sugar!
português > inglês
açúcar
     1. n-m. sugar

Pronúncia




Exemplos

I don't drink milk with sugar any more.
    Eu não tomo mais leite com açúcar.
Add a bit of sugar, please.
    Adicione um pouco de açúcar, por favor.
I need some sugar. Do you have any?
    Preciso de um pouco de açúcar. Você tem?
He likes drinking coffee without sugar.
    Ele gosta de beber café sem açúcar.
I'd like some sugar.
    Eu gostaria de um pouco de açúcar.



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