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twee

 
(twē) pronunciation
adj. Chiefly British
Overly precious or nice.

[Alteration of tweet, baby-talk alteration of SWEET.]


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Brit.  affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute or quaint
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - puttenuttet

Nederlands (Dutch)
fijntjes (maar te zoet)

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) mièvre (péj), emprunté, mignard

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geziert, kitschig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (Βρετ.) γλυκανάλατος, νερόβραστος

Italiano (Italian)
sdolcinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - excessivamente delicado, bonito e bom

Русский (Russian)
притворно элегантный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cursi

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillgjord, pimpinett

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
矫饰的, 可爱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 矯飾的, 可愛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 귀여운, 새침 떠는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いやにかわいらしい, 上品ぶった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متجاوز ألحد عاطفيا وجمالا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיופייף, מלוקק‬


 
 

 

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