What does adoçar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word adoçar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adoçar in Portuguese.

The word adoçar in Portuguese means sweeten, soften, adoçar, açucarar, adoçar, adoçar, adoçar, açucarar, abrandar, açucarar, adoçar, adocicar, adoçar, abrandar, suavizar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adoçar

sweeten

verbo transitivo (tornar doce)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

soften

verbo transitivo (abrandar, suavizar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

adoçar, açucarar

transitive verb (add sugar, sweetener to)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Mark doesn't like to sweeten his tea.

adoçar

(make sweeter)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Jess adoça seu café com mel.
Jess sweetened her coffee with honey.

adoçar

transitive verb (sweeten, preserve)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela adoçou as cascas de laranja com melado.
She candied orange peels with sugar syrup.

adoçar, açucarar, abrandar

transitive verb (figurative (make more enticing) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I'm not going to accept the job offer unless they sweeten it.

açucarar, adoçar, adocicar

transitive verb (add sugar) (pôr açúcar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela adoçou o café dela.
She sugared her coffee.

adoçar, abrandar, suavizar

transitive verb (figurative (make agreeable) (tornar mais agradável)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Vou adoçar o que eu tenho para dizer a ele, assim ele não ficará tão chateado.
I will sugar what I have to say to him, so as not to upset him too much.

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