Usage examples of "sweets" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all15 sucreries12 bonbon1 douceurs1 other translations1

I have a fondness for sweets. J'adore les sucreries.

This book is the literary equivalent of Haribo sweets: you only want to eat one, but end up devouring the whole packet. Ce livre est l'équivalent littéraire des bonbons Haribo : on veut juste en goûter un, et on finit par dévorer le paquet tout entier.

I allow myself no sweets. Je ne m'accorde pas de douceurs.

Too many sweets make you fat. Trop de sucreries font grossir.

I, on the other hand, prefer sweets. Moi, par contre, je préfère les sucreries.

Don't eat sweets between meal times. Ne mange pas de sucreries entre les repas.

Too many sweets cause your teeth to decay. Lorsqu'on mange trop de sucreries, on attrape des caries.

I don't allow myself to have sweets. Je ne m'autorise pas à consommer des sucreries.

You shouldn't let children eat too many sweets. Tu ne devrais pas laisser les enfants manger trop de sucreries.

She is denying herself sweets because of her diet. Elle s'interdit les sucreries, à cause de son régime.

I can't remember which sweets I liked as a child. Je n'arrive pas à me rappeler quelles sucreries j'aimais lorsque j'étais enfant.

I am getting fat because I eat a lot of sweets. Je grossis parce que je mange beaucoup de sucreries.

When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself. Pour les sucreries, je ne sais pas me contrôler.

What kind of sweets did I like as a child? Even if I try to remember, I can't. Quelles sucreries aimais-je enfant ? Je ne puis m'en souvenir.

He has tasted the bitters and sweets of life. Il a goûté à l'amertume ainsi qu'à la douceur de la vie.

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