sweet tooth

English

Noun

sweet tooth (plural sweet tooths)

(idiomatic, only in singular) A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.
He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy.
(idiomatic, countable) Someone with a liking for sweet foods.

Translations

a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets

Finnish: karkkihammas

someone with a liking for sweet foods

Chinese:
Mandarin: 愛吃甜食, 爱吃甜食 (ài chī tiánshí)
Erzya: тантюкш (tantjukš)
Finnish: perso makealle (adjective)

Greek: γλυκατζής (el) m (glykatzís), γλυκατζού f (glykatzoú)
Japanese: 甘党 (ja) (あまとう, amatō)
Russian: сладкое́жка (ru) m, f (sladkojéžka), сластёна (ru) m, f (slastjóna)

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