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sugar

S1 W2

BrE /ˈʃʊgə/ AmE /ˈʃuɡər/

noun en → es

1 FOOD A1

a sweet white powder made from sugar cane or sugar beet, used to make food and drink taste sweeter

azúcar

  • sugar + noun

Collocations sugar in coffee · add sugar to tea

  • She added a spoonful of sugar to her coffee.

    Ella añadió una cucharadita de azúcar a su café.

2 METAPHOR B1

used in expressions that refer to something sweet or pleasant, often used figuratively

dulzura, bondad

  • sugar + noun

Collocations sweet as sugar · pour sugar on someone's wounds

  • She has a heart of gold, sweet as sugar.

    Ella tiene un corazón de oro, dulce como el azúcar.

Idioms

to be the bee's knees B2

ser lo más

  • This cake is the bee's knees.

    Esta tarta es lo máximo.

to be sweet as sugar B2

ser dulce como el azúcar

  • She's always been sweet as sugar to everyone.

    Siempre ha sido dulce como el azúcar con todos.