Dessert in French 🇫🇷

Dessert

Le dessert is masculine and has same spelling as the English word.

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Tips to remember the French word “le dessert”:
1. Associate “dessert” with “desert” and remember that in French, you want a “second helping,” so you add an extra ‘s’ to the English counterpart.
2. Use a mnemonic phrase: “After dining, *savor* the sweet *second* treat, hence ‘de-ss-ert.'”
3. Link it to the French word “desservir,” meaning “to clear the table,” which comes just before bringing out the dessert.

Explanations:
– “Le dessert” is a masculine noun in French that refers to the sweet course typically served at the end of a meal.

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. “Le sucré” – can be used informally to refer to sweet dishes in general.
2. “Le gâteau” – specifically means cake but is often used in reference to dessert.

Alternate meanings/slang:
– There aren’t commonly used slang terms for “le dessert”; it mostly retains its original meaning related to food.

Examples of sentences that use “le dessert”:
1. “Qu’avez-vous comme dessert ?” – “What do you have for dessert?”
2. “Après le fromage, nous prendrons le dessert.” – “After the cheese, we’ll have dessert.”
3. “Je suis trop plein pour manger le dessert.” – “I’m too full to eat dessert.”
4. “Le dessert était délicieux, pouvez-vous me donner la recette ?” – “The dessert was delicious, can you give me the recipe?”
5. “Pour le dîner de ce soir, le dessert sera une tarte aux pommes maison.” – “For tonight’s dinner, the dessert will be a homemade apple pie.”

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