glace au chocolat
Chocolate ice cream in French is glace au chocolat.
The phrase refers to a frozen dessert made from cream and cocoa.
How does it change in a sentence?
The preposition au is a contraction of à and le, used here to indicate the flavor.
Did you know?
- French pastry chefs often use the term glacer to describe the process of pouring a shiny chocolate coating over a cake to make it look like a mirror.
- The word glace does not only mean 'ice cream' but also 'ice' and 'mirror'. This is because a mirror's surface was historically viewed as being as smooth and reflective as a sheet of ice.
- If you order a glace in a French café during the summer, the server may ask if you want it en cornet or en pot, meaning in a cone or in a cup.
Examples in context
- J'aime la glace au chocolat !I like chocolate ice cream!This sentence is useful for expressing that you like glace au chocolat.Tatoeba #1317589 by Mutusen, translation #855364 by pirytm
- Tu aimes la glace au chocolat ?Do you like chocolate ice cream?This sentence is useful for asking someone if they like glace au chocolat.Tatoeba #10625135 by lbdx, translation #9966357 by CK
- J'aimerais une glace au chocolat.I would like a chocolate ice cream.This sentence is useful for politely requesting glace au chocolat.Tatoeba #3259007 by nimfeo, translation #3259008 by CK
- Je prendrais une glace au chocolat, s'il vous plaît.I would like a chocolate ice cream, please.
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Example conversation
At a small ice cream shop in Paris.
- GabrielEst-ce qu'il reste de la glace au chocolat ?Is there any chocolate ice cream left?
- LéaOui, il nous reste une seule glace au chocolat.Yes, we have one chocolate ice cream left.
- GabrielParfait, je vais prendre cette glace au chocolat.Perfect, I will take this chocolate ice cream.
- LéaTrès bien, monsieur. Voici votre commande.Very well, sir. Here is your order.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chocolat, glace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
