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Meanings of sugar in English

Russian
сахар
Portuguese
açúcar
Catalan
sucre
Spanish
azúcar
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Group of processed plant products, used as a food sweetener.

        Related terms
        сахар
        Portuguese
        massa
        Catalan
        quartos
        Spanish
        pasta

        Informal terms for money.

            massa
            Portuguese
            açúcar
            Catalan
            glúcid
            Spanish
            azúcar

            An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain.

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                  açúcar
                  Portuguese
                  açúcar
                  Catalan
                  sucre refinat
                  Spanish
                  azúcar

                  A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

                        açúcar
                        Usage of sugar in English
                        1
                        They have responded to the tough sugar market conditions in different ways.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        After water, sugar is, of course, the major ingredient in its product.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Clearly, the oil, tobacco and sugar industries don't want their products restricted.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        In Brazil sugar was the great slave labor staple; in America, cotton.
                        The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
                        5
                        Groceries often sent home include cooking oil, sugar, rice, and washing powder.
                        The South African
                        6
                        Industry experts said it could also produce ethanol with sugar or sorghum.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Richardson also points to sugar -fast becoming public enemy number one.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        Our products are entirely natural, comprising only two ingredients: fruit and sugar.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        Fruit and vegetables are, of course, carbohydrates, and do contain natural sugar.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Central American, possibly Guatemalan, and Argentinian sugar were also expected, traders said.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Given the downturn, some sugar companies have decided to delay harvest operations.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        The sugar is contained in solution in the pith of the cane.
                        Agriculture for Beginners / Revised Edition
                        13
                        Traders are waiting for possible implementation of a raw sugar export subsidy.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        The common ground; all their men worked in the sugar cane fields.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        Indian imports have in the past boosted global sugar prices, traders said.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        He said manufacturers were already cutting the sugar content of their drinks.
                        The Guardian
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                        Translations for sugar
                        Russian
                        сахар
                        Sugar through the time
                        Sugar across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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