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caramelo  

      sm  
1    (=golosina)   sweet, piece of candy   (EEUU)  
2      (Culin)   caramel  
un jersey color caramelo      a caramel-coloured o   (EEUU)   caramel-colored jersey  
a punto de caramelo      [azúcar]   caramelized  
MODISMOS estar a punto de caramelo      [proyecto]   to be ripe for implementation  
el acuerdo está ya a punto de caramelo      the agreement is on the verge of success  
--¿se ha convencido? --no, pero está a punto de caramelo      "is he persuaded?" -- "no, but he's not far off it"  
un par de horas en la cárcel te ponen a punto de caramelo      a couple of hours in jail soon soften you up  
3    (=incentivo)   sweetener  
es sólo un caramelo para evitar protestas      it's just a sweetener to stop us protesting  
agitan el caramelo de los subsidios para ganar votos      they're waving the carrot of subsidies to attract votes  
su apoyo es un caramelo envenenado      his support is a sugar-coated pill  
Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary  
Collaborative Dictionary     Spanish-English
nm.
mint sweet
exp.
this sweet's orange-flavoured
exp.
this sweet tastes of orange
exp.
a mint sweet
exp.
his support is a sugar-coated pill
exp.
it's just a sweetener to stop us protesting
exp.
the agreement is on the verge of success
exp.
to be ripe for implementation
(MODISMOS)
exp.
caramelized
exp.
a caramel-coloured {o} caramel-colored jersey
exp.
to caramelize the sugar
exp.
three sweets per person {o} each
exp.
a bag of sweets
exp.
she stuffed her pockets full of sweets
exp.
she filled her pockets with sweets
exp.
he threw sweets so that they could scramble for them
exp.
they were fighting over some sweets
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'caramelo' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
n.
el caramelo de azúcar con mantequilla
n.
el caramelo de menta
n.
los caramelos de menta
exp.
una bolsa de caramelos/patatas fritas
exp.
un palo de caramelo
exp.
un penique de caramelos
exp.
¡no se te ocurra poner tus zarpas en mis caramelos!
exp.
¿quieres caramelos/uvas?
exp.
le echó unos caramelos en la mano

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