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Vocab Enrichment 14.1 Flashcards

This deck presents more intermediate food-related terms. This roughly covers cards 2780-2850 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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sweets / treats

e.g. Candy, cake, and cookies are all types of sweets

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les sucreries / les gâteries

ex. Les bonbons, les gâteaux et les biscuits sont différents types de sucreries

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candy

e.g. I wasn’t allowed to eat candy when I had braces

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un bonbon

ex. Je n’avais pas le droit de manger des bonbons quand j’avais un appareil dentaire

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a cookie / a biscuit

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un gâteau (sec) / un biscuit

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a pie

e.g. apple pie

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une tarte

ex. une tarte aux pommes

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a cake

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un gâteau

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frosting / icing

e.g. frosting on a cake

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le glaçage

ex. le glaçage sur un gâteau

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an ice cream cone

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un cornet de glace

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mint / peppermint

e.g. mint-flavored chewing gum

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la menthe / la menthe poivrée

ex. un chewing-gum à la menthe

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vanilla

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la vanille

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to suck

e.g. to suck a piece of candy, to suck your thumb, etc.

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sucer

ex. sucer un bonbon, sucer son pouce, etc.

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a dining room

e.g. We eat our family dinners in the dining room

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une salle à manger

ex. On mange nos repas de famille dans la salle à manger

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a cupboard / a kitchen cabinet / a pantry

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un placard / un buffet de cuisine / un garde-manger

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a freezer

e.g. There is some ice cream in the freezer

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un congélateur

ex. Il y a de la glace dans le congélateur

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a microwave / a microwave oven

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un micro-ondes / un four à micro-ondes

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an oven

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un four

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a stove / a range

e.g. She cooks with a frying pan on the stove

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une cuisinière

ex. Elle cuisine avec une poêle à frire sur la cuisinière

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a pot / a saucepan

e.g. He cooks his rice in a huge pot

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une casserole

ex. Il cuit le riz dans une énorme casserole

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a pan / a frying pan

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une poêle / une poêle à frire

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a container / a recipient / a receptacle

e.g. a flour container

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un récipient

ex. un récipient pour la farine

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a jar / a container

e.g. a jar of pickles

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un bocal / un récipient

ex. un bocal de cornichons

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to open / to take off the lid from

e.g. He opened the container

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ouvrir / enlever le couvercle de

ex. Il ouvrit la boîte

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to bake

e.g. I’m gonna bake the chicken, not fry it

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faire cuire au four

ex. Je vais faire cuire le poulet au four, je ne vais pas le faire frire

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steam

e.g. There is steam coming out of that hot pot

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la vapeur

ex. Il y a de la vapeur qui sort de cette casserole bouillante

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oil / cooking oil

e.g. olive oil

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l’huile / l’huile de cuisson

ex. l’huile d’olive

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to fry

e.g. We fried the potatoes

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frire

ex. Nous avons frit les pommes de terre

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fried

e.g. fried chicken

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frit

ex. du poulet frit

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a grill

e.g. We have a grill on the patio behind our house

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un gril / un barbecue

ex. Nous avons un gril sur la terrasse derrière la maison

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grilled

e.g. grilled chicken

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grillé

ex. du poulet grillé

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to grill

e.g. My dad grilled some vegetables this afternoon

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griller / faire griller

ex. Mon père a grillé des légumes cette après-midi

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tap water

e.g. The tap water in this town is not safe to drink

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l’eau du robinet

ex. L’eau du robinet dans cette ville n’est pas potable

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a napkin

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une serviette

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silverware / cutlery / flatware

i.e. forks, knives, spoons, etc.

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les couverts / l’argenterie

i.e. les fourchettes, les couteaux, les cuillères, etc.

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a utensil / an eating utensil

e.g. The eating utensils were wrapped up in the napkin

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un couvert

ex. Les couverts étaient enveloppés dans la serviette

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chopsticks

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les baguettes chinoises

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a spoonful

e.g. a spoonful of sugar

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une cuillerée

ex. une cuillerée de sucre

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a cookbook

e.g. There are lots of great recipes in this cookbook

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un livre de cuisine

ex. Il y a beaucoup de très bonnes recettes dans ce livre de cuisine

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a recipe

e.g. a cake recipe

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une recette

ex. une recette de gâteau

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an ingredient

e.g. What are the ingredients in this cake?

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un ingrédient

ex. Quels sont les ingrédients de ce gâteau ?

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to chew

e.g. If you don’t chew your food well before swallowing it, you could choke

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mâcher

ex. Si tu ne mâches pas ta nourriture correctement avant de l’avaler, tu vas t’étouffer

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to swallow

e.g. He swallowed the pill

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avaler

ex. Il a avalé la pilule

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to burp

e.g. If you burp, please say “excuse me”

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roter

ex. Si tu rotes, s’il te plaît dis « excusez-moi »

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a burp

e.g. Eeew, that was a smelly burp

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un rot

ex. Beurk, c’était un rot malodorant

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to digest

e.g. Humans cannot digest tree bark very well

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digérer

ex. Les humains ne peuvent pas très bien digérer l’écorce des arbres

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to go hungry / to starve

e.g. As your punishment, you may not have dinner tonight. You’ll have to go hungry

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priver de nourriture / se passer de manger

ex. Pour te punir, tu n’auras pas le droit de dîner ce soir. Tu devras te passer de manger

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to starve / to starve to death / to die of hunger

e.g. The man nearly starved to death while he was stranded in the desert

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être affamé / mourir de faim

ex. L’homme est presque mort de faim quand il était perdu dans le désert

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to be starving / to be ravenous

e.g. I haven’t eaten in days. I’m starving!

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être affamé / avoir une faim de loup / mourir de faim

ex. Je n’ai pas mangé depuis des jours. Je suis affamé !

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appetite

e.g. He has a huge appetite, so make sure you order enough food

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l’appétit

ex. Il a un très gros appétit, alors assure-toi de commander assez de nourriture

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appetizing

e.g. That doesn’t look very appetizing

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appétissant

ex. Ça n’a pas l’air très appétissant

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a serving / a helping / a portion

e.g. I’d like two servings of mashed potatoes, please

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une portion / une part

ex. Je voudrais deux portions de purée, s’il vous plaît

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an appetizer / a starter

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une entrée / un hors-d’œuvre / un amuse-gueule

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a side dish / a side / an accompaniment

e.g. Would you like a side of French fries?

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un accompagnement / une garniture

ex. Voulez-vous une assiette de frites en accompagnement ?

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to feed

e.g. Please feed the dogs

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donner à manger à / nourrir

ex. Donne à manger aux chiens s’il te plaît

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food / nourishment

e.g. healthy food

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la nourriture / à manger / l’alimentation

ex. la nourriture saine

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Bon appetit / Enjoy your meal / Dig in

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Bon appétit / Allez-y / Mangez

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to eat out / to dine out

e.g. I don’t want to cook. Let’s eat out tonight

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manger dehors / aller au restaurant

ex. Je ne veux pas cuisiner. Mangeons dehors ce soir

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a waiter / a waitress / a server

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un serveur / une serveuse

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to order takeout / to order something to go

e.g. I don’t want to go to a restaurant. Let’s get takeout

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commander à emporter

ex. Je ne veux pas aller au restaurant. Commandons à emporter

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to order delivery

e.g. I don’t feel like going out tonight. Let’s order Chinese food for delivery

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commander à domicile

ex. Je n’ai pas envie de sortir ce soir. Et si on commandait de la nourriture chinoise à domicile

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For here or to go?

i.e. the question you are asked at a fast food restaurant

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Sur place ou à emporter ?

i.e. la question qu’on vous pose quand vous allez dans un fastfood

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to picnic / to go on a picnic / to have a picnic

e.g. Let’s have a picnic tomorrow

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pique-niquer / faire un pique-nique

ex. Faisons un pique-nique demain

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fresh

e.g. fresh fruit

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frais

ex. des fruits frais

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to be stale / to not be fresh

e.g. The crackers are stale

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être rassis / ne pas être frais

ex. Les crackers sont rassis

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to spoil / to rot / to go bad

e.g. Honey, I think the apples have gone bad

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se gâter / pourrir

ex. Chéri, je crois que les pommes ont pourri

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spoiled / rotten

e.g. spoiled food

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gâté / pourri

ex. de la nourriture pourrie

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raw

e.g. raw vegetables

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cru

ex. des légumes crus

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ripe

e.g. Don’t eat the fruit today. Wait until it’s ripe

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mûr

ex. Ne mange pas ce fruit aujourd’hui. Attends qu’il soit mûr

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