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sugar

gb/ʃˈʊɡɚ/ us/ʃˈʊɡɚ/
A1 Engleză
~ 2500
cukor, vércukor, vércukorszint, édesem, megcukroz, a fenébe, a fenébe!, jaj, ne
SUBSTANTIV A1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] adds sugar to [something]
I like to put a spoonful of sugar in my tea.
Szeretek egy kanál cukrot tenni a teámba.
The recipe calls for two cups of sugar.
A recepthez két csésze cukor kell.
Too much sugar can be bad for your health.
She prefers brown sugar in her coffee.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Sugar makes tea taste sweet.
A cukortól édes lesz a tea.
I put sugar in my coffee.
Cukrot teszek a kávémba.
This cake has a lot of sugar.
We need more sugar for the cookies.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sugar' with 'sweetener', but sweetener can include artificial products, not just natural sugar.
Sens
Sweet substance from plants
Colocații
add sugar |sugar content |brown sugar |refined sugar |sugar cane
Sinonime
sweetener (A general term for any substance that makes food sweet; not always natural like sugar.)
Antonime
salt (A common seasoning with a contrasting taste to sugar.)
Teme
food |daily life |cooking |food_drink |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Definiție

A sweet white or brown substance from some plants, used to make food and drinks taste sweet.

A sweet, soluble, crystalline carbohydrate obtained from plants such as sugar cane and sugar beet, used to sweeten food and drink.

SUBSTANTIV B1
2
The doctor tested my blood sugar this morning.
Az orvos ma reggel megmérte a vércukorszintemet.
High blood sugar can be a sign of diabetes.
A magas vércukorszint a cukorbetegség jele lehet.
Low blood sugar can make you feel dizzy.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My blood sugar is low.
Alacsony a vércukrom.
Too much sugar in the blood is bad.
Nem jó, ha túl sok cukor van a vérben.
The nurse checks my blood sugar.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'blood sugar' with eating sugary foods; it refers specifically to glucose levels in the body.
Sens
Glucose in the body
Colocații
blood sugar |low blood sugar |sugar level
Sinonime
glucose (The specific chemical form of sugar in the blood.)
Antonime
hypoglycemia (A medical condition where blood sugar is too low.)
Teme
health |science |nutrition |body
Definiție

The form of sugar found in the blood that gives energy to the body.

Glucose or similar simple carbohydrates present in the blood or food, especially in medical or nutritional contexts.

SUBSTANTIV B2 INFORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
Hi, [sugar]!
Come here, sugar, and give me a hug.
Gyere ide, édesem, és ölelj meg.
Thanks for helping me out, sugar.
Köszi, hogy kisegítettél, édesem.
Good morning, sugar!
Exemple pentru cursanți
Hello, sugar!
Szia, édesem!
Good night, sugar.
Jó éjszakát, édesem.
Thank you, sugar.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners might try to use this term with strangers; it is usually for close relationships.
Sens
Affectionate nickname
Colocații
hey sugar |thanks sugar
Sinonime
honey (Another common term of endearment with a similar warm tone.)
Teme
relationships |emotions |communication |daily_life
Definiție

A sweet name you call someone you like or love.

A term of endearment used to address someone affectionately, often a romantic partner or child.

VERB A2
4
Tipar de utilizare:
to sugar [something]
I always sugar my tea heavily.
Mindig bőven megcukrozom a teámat.
She sugared her cereal before eating it.
Evés előtt megcukrozta a gabonapelyhét.
Don't forget to sugar the strawberries.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I will sugar my coffee.
Megcukrozom a kávémat.
He sugars his tea every morning.
Minden reggel megcukrozza a teáját.
Please sugar the cake.
Sens
Add sugar to something
Colocații
sugar tea |sugar coffee
Sinonime
sweeten (To make something sweet; not always by adding sugar specifically.)
Teme
cooking |daily life |food_drink |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Definiție

To put sugar into food or drink.

To put sugar into food or drink to make it sweet.

B1 INFORMAL
5
Oh, sugar! I forgot my keys.
A fenébe! Otthon hagytam a kulcsaimat.
Sugar! That was close.
A fenébe! Ez közel volt.
Sugar, I didn’t see that coming.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Oh, sugar! I dropped my phone.
A fenébe! Leejtettem a telefonomat.
Sugar! I lost my pen.
A fenébe! Elvesztettem a tollamat.
Sugar! I am late.
Sens
Mild exclamation of annoyance or surprise
Sinonime
shoot (Another mild exclamation used instead of a swear word.)
Teme
emotions |communication |core_vocabulary
Definiție

A soft way to show you are annoyed or surprised without using bad words.

Used as a mild exclamation to express annoyance, surprise, or frustration, avoiding stronger swear words.

Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sugar
IPA
GB/ʃˈʊɡɚ/
US/ʃˈʊɡɚ/
Silabe și accent
sug - ar (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (sug)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
  • Base: sugar
  • Plural: sugar, sugars
Verb
  • Base: sugar
  • 3rd Person Singular: sugars
  • Present Participle: sugaring
  • Past: sugared
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
sugars noun sugaring verb sugared verb
Core family
sugary adjective
Negative and opposite forms
sugarless adjective
Expresii

like taking candy from a baby / like taking sweets from a baby / like taking sugar from a baby

1
/lˈaɪk tˈeɪkɪŋ kˈændi fɹˈʌm ə bˈeɪbi lˈaɪk tˈeɪkɪŋ swˈits fɹˈʌm ə bˈeɪbi lˈaɪk tˈeɪkɪŋ ʃˈʊɡɚ fɹˈʌm ə bˈeɪbi/
idiom informal

Something very easy to do (unfair)

Very easy to do, often unfairly so.

Exemple
  • Winning the game was like taking candy from a baby.
  • Convincing him was like taking sugar from a baby.

pour sugar on (something) / pour on the sugar

1
/pˈɔɹ ʃˈʊɡɚ ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ pˈɔɹ ˈɔn ðə ʃˈʊɡɚ/
fixed phrase

Add too much sweetness or praise

To put too much sweetness in food or drink, or say too many nice things about something.

Exemple
  • He poured sugar on his cereal until it was too sweet.
  • She poured on the sugar when talking to her boss.

sugar and spice (and everything nice)

1
/ʃˈʊɡɚ ˈænd spˈaɪs ˈænd ˈɛvɹiθˌɪŋ nˈaɪs/
idiom

Sweet and nice qualities (girls)

Used to describe what girls are 'made of' in an old rhyme, meaning they are sweet and nice.

Exemple
  • They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice.
  • Her personality is all sugar and spice.

sugarcoat (something)

1
/sˈuɡˈɑɹkˈoʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phrasal verb

Make unpleasant thing seem nicer

To make something bad sound nicer than it really is.

Exemple
  • Don’t sugarcoat the news—tell me the truth.
  • The report was clearly sugarcoated for the public.

sugar daddy

1
/ʃˈʊɡɚ dˈædi/
idiom informal

older rich man supporting younger lover

An older man who gives money or expensive things to a much younger person in return for romantic or sexual company.

Exemple
  • She admitted that the man paying her rent was basically her sugar daddy.
  • People joked that he must be a sugar daddy because he always bought her luxury bags.
  • The article explored websites where students look for sugar daddies to help with their fees.

sugar daddy

2
/ʃˈʊɡɚ dˈædi/
idiom informal

Older man giving money for romance

An older man who gives money or gifts to a younger person for a romantic or sexual relationship.

Exemple
  • She is dating a wealthy sugar daddy.
  • Rumors spread that he was her sugar daddy.

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