What does miel in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word miel in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use miel in Spanish.

The word miel in Spanish means honey, music, sweetness, leave wanting more, leave wanting more, leave yearning for more, sweet as honey, be lovey dovey, honeymoon, honeymoon period, honey, bee honey, sugar molasses, maple syrup, syrup, honeycomb, sugar cane honey, sunshine and flowers, raw honey. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word miel

honey

nombre femenino (producto de abejas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La miel es un edulcorante natural muy sano.
Honey is a natural sweetener that is very healthy.

music

nombre femenino (figurado (dulce, agradable) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tus halagos son miel para mis oídos.
Your compliments are like music to my ears.

sweetness

nombre femenino (persona dulce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa muchacha es pura miel.
That girl is nothing but sweetness.

leave wanting more

locución verbal (coloquial (hacer desear y no dar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A Juan le encanta dejar a las mujeres con la miel en los labios.
Juan loves leaving women wanting more.

leave wanting more, leave yearning for more

locución verbal (coloquial (ofrecer y no dar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cuando Mario iba a besar a Luisa, ella se marchó y lo dejó con la miel en los labios

sweet as honey

locución adjetiva (figurado (muy dulce)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be lovey dovey

locución verbal (coloquial (mostrar mucha amabilidad)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Aunque Andrés tuvo un disgusto muy fuerte ayer con su novia, hoy otra vez está hecho un almíbar.
Even though Andrés had a tiff with his girlfriend yesterday, today he's all lovey dovey again.

honeymoon

nombre femenino (figurado (viaje de bodas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se fueron de luna de miel a París.
They went on a honeymoon to Paris.

honeymoon period

nombre femenino (figurado (etapa: recién casados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienen seis meses de casados; todavía están en la luna de miel.
They've been married for six months. They're still in the honeymoon period.

honey, bee honey

(miel de panal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María compra miel de abeja en una dietética.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria likes honey in her tea.

sugar molasses

(miel de caña de azúcar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encantan los postres con miel de caña.
I love desserts with cane syrup.

maple syrup, syrup

nombre femenino (de savia del arce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta la miel de maple en el pan tostado.

honeycomb

(tipo de miel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sugar cane honey

nombre femenino (CR (de caña de azúcar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Endulza los buñuelos con miel de tapa.

sunshine and flowers

expresión (coloquial (inmejorable) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Juan es feliz, su matrimonio va como miel sobre hojuelas.

raw honey

locución nominal femenina (pura, no procesada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La miel virgen escurre de los panales.

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