sauce au chocolat
The English phrase "chocolate sauce" is sauce au chocolat in French.
This phrase refers to a liquid topping or dressing made from chocolate.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase sauce au chocolat literally translates to "sauce with chocolate".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change the noun sauce to its plural form sauces while keeping the rest of the phrase the same, resulting in sauces au chocolat.
Did you know?
- The word sauce shares a root with the English word 'salary' because both come from the Latin word for salt, sāl.
- French has no single word for 'chocolatey'. To describe something that tastes like sauce au chocolat, speakers must use a phrase like au goût de chocolat.
- While sauce au chocolat is the standard term, French pastry chefs often distinguish it from a ganache, which is a thicker emulsion of chocolate and cream.
Examples in context
- Que diriez-vous d'une crème glacée avec une sauce au chocolat pour le dessert?How about ice cream with chocolate sauce for dessert?This sentence is useful for suggesting ice cream with sauce au chocolat for dessert.Tatoeba #4311347 by Scorpionvenin14, translation #4311240 by richke
- Pourriez-vous me donner de la sauce au chocolat, s'il vous plaît?Could you please give me some chocolate sauce?
- Est-ce que je pourrais avoir de la sauce au chocolat, s'il vous plaît?Could I have some chocolate sauce, please?
- Je vais mettre de la sauce au chocolat sur ma glace.I'm going to put chocolate sauce on my ice cream.
- J'aime beaucoup la sauce au chocolat sur les crêpes.I really like chocolate sauce on pancakes.
- Il reste de la sauce au chocolat dans le bol.There is some chocolate sauce left in the bowl.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are preparing a dessert together.
- ChloéEst-ce qu'on a encore de la sauce au chocolat ?Do we have any chocolate sauce left?
- NathanOui, il en reste dans le frigo, Chloé.Yes, there is some left in the fridge, Chloé.
- ChloéSuper, je vais en mettre sur les fraises.Great, I'm going to put some on the strawberries.
- NathanC'est une excellente idée, Nathan adore ça.That's an excellent idea, Nathan loves that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chocolat, sauce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
