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You only need two waves in a heat, so I try and keep my surfs short and sweet and not too draining. Keep them intense and try and get the two best waves I can.
Joel Parkinson

Meaning of "short and sweet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT AND SWEET

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT AND SWEET

short account
short and curlies
short back and sides
short bill
short circuit
short column
short corner
short covering
short cut
short division
short for
short fuse
short haul
short head
short hundredweight
short jenny
short leg
short list
short message system
short metre

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT AND SWEET

bittersweet
boiled sweet
cop it sweet
cough sweet
honey-sweet
keep someone sweet
meadowsweet
medium-sweet
Nutrasweet
oversweet
peetweet
retweet
semisweet
supersweet
sweet
tweet
unsweet

Synonyms and antonyms of short and sweet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «short and sweet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT AND SWEET

Find out the translation of short and sweet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short and sweet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short and sweet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简短而亲切
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corto y dulce
570 millions of speakers

English

short and sweet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा और प्यारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصيرة وحلوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коротким и сладким
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curto e doce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বল্প ও মধুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

court et doux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendek dan manis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kurz und bündig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡潔な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧고 달콤한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cekak lan manis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngắn và ngọt ngào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய மற்றும் இனிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान आणि गोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa ve güzel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

breve e dolce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krótkie i słodkie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коротким і солодким
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurt și dulce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύντομη και γλυκιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort en kragtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kort och koncist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kort og konsis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short and sweet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT AND SWEET»

The term «short and sweet» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT AND SWEET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short and sweet

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2 QUOTES WITH «SHORT AND SWEET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word short and sweet.
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Joel Parkinson
You only need two waves in a heat, so I try and keep my surfs short and sweet and not too draining. Keep them intense and try and get the two best waves I can.
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Leelee Sobieski
I go short and sweet on the engagement. I did have a longish engagement, but I think short and sweet is best.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT AND SWEET»

Discover the use of short and sweet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short and sweet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Short & Sweet: The Best of Home Baking
Collects over 280 baked goods recipes that range from the sweet to the savory, and features tips and techniques for preparing breads, cakes, cookies, desserts, dinners, and candies.
Dan Lepard, 2013
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Short and Sweet: The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin
'Short and Sweet' is his memoir of the sixty-plus-year career?from 'Superman' to 'Seinfeld'?in which he carved out his own niche in Hollywood.
Jerry Maren, 2008
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Short and Sweet
'Short & Sweet' is a veritable cornucopia of baking treats.
‎2011
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Gale Gand's Short and Sweet: Quick Desserts with Eight ...
From Gale Gand, award-winning executive pastry chef and host of Food Network's Sweet Dreams, more than 75 tempting desserts that are long on flavor . . . even when you're short on time. From the Hardcover edition.
Gale Gand, Julia Moskin, 2012
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Short and Sweet
Winner of the Andre Simon Food Book Award 2011 The ultimate baking compendium from Dan Lepard, the country's foremost baking guru.
Dan Lepard, 2011
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Short and Sweet
Short and Sweet is an inspiring anthology arranged to show how the short poem, defined here as no longer than thirteen lines - and sometimes a lot shorter than that - can tell a story, present a complex argument, and be packed with as much ...
Simon Armitage, 2012
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Short and Sweet
"The idea of this book is to provide all students with a variety of writing genres in small quantities ... both creative and factual writing and caters for all abilities"--Back cover.
Carol Tadewaldt-Wren, 1998
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Short and Sweet: Monologues for Young Actors
...[a] lively little charmer of a musical comedy...This is the past with a presence. --NY Times. ...[a] thoroughly delightful new musical... --NY Newsday.
Willie Reale, 2000
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Short And Sweet: Quick Creative Writing Activities That ...
This book isn't for everyone. It's fairly, well, weird. However, we like weird, and we have found that most students do, too. "Short and Sweet" is a book of 28 reproducible creative writing activities.
Randy Larson, 1997
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Murder Short and Sweet
Some of the stories focus on the intricate plotting that leads to murder while others deal more with the aftermath of the crime. The motives are varied—hate, jealousy, revenge, money, greed, or even the thrill of the act.
Paul D. Staudohar, 2008

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT AND SWEET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short and sweet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Short and sweet
The mood turns a little sombre but soon the lady's sly smile brings on the hugs and the banter. Created by Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, the TVC is short and sweet. «Hindu Business Line, May 15»
2
Short and Sweet: Why Modern Molecular Biology Needs Oligos
Caption: DNA sequencing requires millions of short "barcode" chains to ... Ts, Cs, and Gs that comprise the genetic code) and short oligonucleotide chains (or ... «Wired, Mar 15»
3
A Short and Sweet Tribute to Joan Rivers
In 1983, Joan was at the height of her popularity guest-hosting for Johnny Carson and had released her fantastically funny and iconic album, "What Becomes a ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Short and sweet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/short-and-sweet>. Apr 2024 ».
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