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French vocabulary B1: Eating, drinking and cooking
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Food, drink and cooking: ingredients, dishes, kitchen utensils, tastes and the verbs of the kitchen, such as courgette, saucepan, chopping board, crispy and to stir.
181 French words at level B1, with their translation.
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écraser (en purée)also: réduire en purée
to mash
nourrir (donner à manger)
to feed (give food to)
goûter (un aliment)
to taste (food)also: to sample
remuer (mélanger)
to stir (mix)
se conserver (aliment)
to keep (food)
se nourrir
to feed yourselfalso: to live on, to feed on, to eat
le blé
wheat
la miette
crumb
complet (pain ou farine)also: complète
wholemealalso: whole wheat, wholewheat
la lentille (légume sec)
lentil
la vodka
vodka
les restes (d'un repas)also: les restes d'un repas
leftoversalso: leftover food
la longe (de porc)also: la longe de porc
pork loinalso: loin of pork, loin
le maïs
sweetcornalso: corn, maize
la pêche (le fruit)
peach
l'olive
olive
la noix de coco
coconut
la cacahuètealso: la cacahouète
peanutalso: groundnut
les épinardsalso: l'épinard
spinach
plat (une boisson)also: plate
still (drink)also: non-sparkling, non-fizzy
mordre
to bite
sers-toialso: servez-vous
help yourself
alimentaire
food (before a noun)also: food-related
acide
souralso: acidic, acid, tart
la recette
recipe
ameralso: amère
bitter
affaméalso: affamée
starvingalso: famished, ravenous, very hungry
la saveur
flavouralso: flavor
culinaire
culinaryalso: cooking
saler
to salt (food)also: to add salt, to season with salt
l'amande
almond
le pâté
pâtéalso: pate
le chou
cabbage
le concombre
cucumber
griller (du pain)also: griller du pain
to toast (bread)also: to toast bread
poivrer
to pepper (food)also: to add pepper, to season with pepper
se soûleralso: se saouler
to get drunkalso: to become drunk
le taco
taco
le boucheralso: la bouchère
butcher
le barmanalso: la barmaid
barmanalso: bartender, barmaid
le végétarienalso: la végétarienne
vegetarian
la marmite
pot (for cooking)also: cooking pot, stockpot
le toast
slice of toastalso: piece of toast
le chewing-gumalso: le chewing gum
chewing gum
l'ingrédient
ingredient
la ration
ration
le nutrimentalso: les substances nutritives
nutrient
la garniture
filling (in food)
le four
oven
la poêle
frying panalso: frypan, pan
la casserolealso: la casserole ou la poêle
saucepanalso: pan
la soucoupe
saucer
le congélateur
freezer
le pot
jar (for jam or honey)also: tub
la brique (de lait ou de jus)also: la brique de lait ou de jus, la brique de lait, la brique de jus
carton (for milk or juice)also: milk carton, juice carton
le pop-cornalso: le popcorn, le maïs soufflé
popcorn
le bocal
jar (for pickles)
les rafraîchissements
refreshments
la dinde
turkey (bird)
le bacon
bacon
la crevette
prawnalso: shrimp
le cabillaud
cod
le thon
tuna
le saumon
salmon
l'agneau
lamb
la sardine
sardine
le filet (de viande)also: le filet de viande
fillet (of beef or pork)
la figue
fig (fruit)
crualso: crue
raw (uncooked)also: uncooked
épicéalso: épicée
spicy (with spices)
piquantalso: piquante
hot (like chilli)
savoureuxalso: savoureuse
tastyalso: flavoursome
la baguette (pour manger)also: la baguette chinoise
chopstick
la cannelle
cinnamon
consommer
to consume
la céréale
cereal (grain)
la menthe
mint
la pâtisserie (gâteau)
pastry
la boulangerie
bakeryalso: baker's, baker's shop
laitieralso: laitière
dairy (adjective)
déguster
to savouralso: to savor, to relish
éplucher
to peel
la fraise
strawberry
la vanille
vanilla
l'épice
spice (food)
le gingembre
ginger
la boulette (de viande)also: la boulette de viande
meatball
la pincée (de sel)also: la pincée de sel
pinch (of salt)also: pinch of salt
le bouillon
brothalso: stock
la côtelette
chop (of meat)also: cutlet
alcooliséalso: alcoolisée
alcoholic (of a drink)
la framboise
raspberry
l'ananas
pineapple
le poivron
pepper (vegetable)also: bell pepper, sweet pepper
le brocolialso: le broccoli
broccoli
la laitue
lettuce
la courgette
courgettealso: zucchini
le petit pois
pea
la bouilloire
kettle
la théière
teapot
le gril
grill (in a kitchen)also: broiler
juteuxalso: juteuse
juicy
surgeléalso: surgelée
frozen (food)
copieuxalso: copieuse
hearty (of a meal)also: substantial
huileuxalso: huileuse
oily (full of oil)
le persil
parsley
la mayonnaise
mayonnaisealso: mayo
l'herbe aromatique
herbalso: culinary herb, cooking herb
le jus de viande
gravy
la pizzeria
pizzeria
le saladier
salad bowlalso: mixing bowl, large bowl
en libre-servicealso: libre-service
self-servicealso: self service
le plat à emporter
takeawayalso: take-away, takeout, take-out
la carafe
carafealso: decanter, water jug, wine jug
le pichet
jugalso: pitcher
le milk-shakealso: le milkshake
milkshake
la gousse (d'ail)also: la gousse d'ail
clove (of garlic)also: clove of garlic
croustillantalso: croustillante
crispyalso: crisp, crunchy
la croquette
croquette
le chorizo
chorizo
les viandes froides
cold meat (roast)also: cold cooked meat, cold cooked meats, cold roast meat
le fromage à tartiner
cream cheesealso: cheese spread
la tourte
pie (with a pastry lid)
le petit pain
roll (bread)also: bread roll
la myrtille
blueberryalso: bilberry
le mixeur
blenderalso: liquidiser, liquidizer
la levure chimique
baking powder
les fines herbes
mixed herbsalso: fines herbes, mixed fresh herbs
le self-service
self-service restaurant
à consommer de préférence avant
best before (on food)
pétillant (une boisson)also: pétillante, gazeux, gazeuse
sparkling (drink)also: fizzy, carbonated
farcialso: farcie
stuffed (of food)
mettre la tablealso: mettre le couvert, dresser la table
to lay the tablealso: to set the table
griller au barbecuealso: faire cuire au barbecue
to barbecuealso: to cook on a barbecue
manger au restaurant
to eat outalso: to dine out
véganalso: végane
vegan
congeler
to freeze (food)
faire griller (au gril)
to grill (food)also: to broil
faire frirealso: frire
to fryalso: to deep-fry
avoir bon goût
to taste good
grillé (pain ou noix)also: grillée, toasté, toastée
toasted (bread or nuts)
le sandwich grillé
toasted sandwichalso: toastie
le wok
wok
le lait entier
whole milkalso: full-fat milk, full cream milk
le gin tonic
gin and tonicalso: gin & tonic
le panier-repas
packed lunch
l'assaisonnement
seasoning
la noix de muscade
nutmeg
le vin mousseux
sparkling wine
la sauce à la viande
meat sauce
demi-écrémé (lait)also: demi-écrémée
semi-skimmedalso: semi skimmed
la camomille
camomilealso: chamomile
le blanc de poulet
chicken breastalso: breast of chicken
la planche à découper
chopping boardalso: cutting board
le pois chiche
chickpeaalso: garbanzo, garbanzo bean
la barre chocolatée
chocolate bar (a filled snack)
parfumé au chocolatalso: parfumée au chocolat
chocolate-flavouredalso: chocolate flavoured, chocolate-flavored, chocolate flavored
le fenouil
fennel
le blanc d'œuf
egg white
le plat du jouralso: les plats du jour
dish of the dayalso: today's special, special of the day, daily special, specials
vierge extraalso: extra vierge
extra virgin (olive oil)
la tasse à expressoalso: la tasse à espresso
espresso cup
le petit-déjeuner anglaisalso: le petit déjeuner anglais
full English breakfastalso: English breakfast, cooked breakfast
la génoise
sponge cakealso: genoise sponge, genoise
le cube de bouillon
stock cubealso: bouillon cube
cuire à la vapeuralso: faire cuire à la vapeur
to steam (food)also: to cook by steaming
manger sur place
to eat in (not take away)also: to dine in, to eat here
le clou de girofle
clove (spice)
le wrap
wrap (food)
l'assiette garnie
main course with side dishesalso: dish with sides
la poitrine fumée
smoked pork bellyalso: smoked bacon, smoked belly pork
la table de cuisson
hobalso: cooktop, stovetop
le filet mignon
pork tenderloinalso: tenderloin
le latte macchiato
latte macchiato
le plat cuisiné
ready mealalso: ready-made meal, prepared meal, convenience meal
la margarine
margarine
la grillade
grilled meatalso: grilled meats
le gazpacho
gazpacho
l'ourson gélifié
gummy bearalso: gummi bear, jelly bear
le vin de la maisonalso: le vin maison
house wine
la pomme de terre au four
jacket potatoalso: baked potato
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