dessert — French Dictionary

dessert
Word-form referencesdesservir
Pronunciations (6)
  • /de.sɛʁ/
  • [desɛʁ]
    Pronunciation notes
    • France
  • [desɛʁ]
    Pronunciation notes
    • France (Vosges)
  • [desɛʁ]
    Pronunciation notes
    • France (Toulouse)
  • [desɛʁ]
    Pronunciation notes
    • Canada (Shawinigan)
  • [desɛʁ]
    Pronunciation notes
    • France (Lyon)

Noun

  1. Mets généralement sucré habituellement servi à la fin d’un repas.

    TranslationA dish, generally sweet, usually served at the end of a meal.

    Examples

    Nous mangeons une tarte au dessert.

    We are having a tart for dessert.

    More examples (2)

    Sorbet, gâteau au chocolat, tarte au pommes, crème caramel, mousse au chocolat. Je vous récite la litanie mais il n'y a qu'un dessert qui compte : nos îles flottantes. Il est impératif que vous goûtiez nos îles flottantes. Spécialité absolue.

    Le but de l'étude consistait à optimaliser les propriétés sensorielles et rhéologiques des desserts lactés UHT, en recherchant les types adéquats et les quantités appropriées d’amidon et de carragénate, et en ajustant la technologie du procédé UHT direct.

    — Je connais des enfants qui, si le choix leur était donné, préféreraient la fessée à la privation de dessert.

  2. Moment où ce mets est sur la table.

    Usage
    • broadly
    Examples

    Une discussion avait fait traîner le dessert en longueur, et les gens tardaient à servir le café.

    Les hors-d’œuvre disparaissaient avec les banalités d'une conversation qui attend le dessert pour se dessiner.

Word forms
desserts

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