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trea·cly

(trē′klē)

adj.

Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

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Adj.

treacly - overly sweet

cloying, saccharine, syrupy

sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

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stucchevole

treacly

[ˈtriːklɪ] ADJ (= like treacle) → parecido a melaza; (= covered in treacle) → cubierto de melaza

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treacly

adj (+er) (lit) → sirupartig; (fig) voice → honig- or zuckersüß; song, sentiment → schmalzig

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treacly

[ˈtriːklɪ] adj (substance) → sciropposo/a (fig) (voice) → melato/a

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"If this magma is of a more acid composition, a type similar to the one which caused the Pompei eruption, yo can can expect an extremely explosive, dangerous eruption," he said.In such an event, 700,000 people would be potentially at threat, he said."On the other hand, if the magma is of mainly basalt composition, as in the last eruption in 1944, it would be of a flow type, with streams of lava, and that would be far less destructive."Geological signatures show that from about 20,000 years ago to the Pompeii eruption in AD79, Vesuvius had a treaclier magma associated with violent eruptions preceded by billowing clouds of suffocating dust and toxic gas, according to the paper.