treacle
US /ˈtriː.kəl/
UK /ˈtriː.kəl/
1.
melaço, xarope de açúcar
a thick, sticky, sweet syrup made from sugar, used in baking and as a spread.
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She poured golden treacle over her pancakes.
Ela derramou melaço dourado sobre suas panquecas.
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The recipe calls for a tablespoon of black treacle.
A receita pede uma colher de sopa de melaço escuro.
2.
pieguice, sentimentalismo excessivo
excessive sentimentality or mawkishness.
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His speech was full of sentimental treacle.
O discurso dele estava cheio de pieguice sentimental.
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The film was dismissed as pure treacle by critics.
O filme foi descartado como pura pieguice pelos críticos.