croissants
croissants is the French word for croissants.
Did you know?
- While many associate the pastry with France, the shape is actually inspired by an Austrian pastry called the kipferl.
- In France, a croissant au beurre is made with pure butter and is usually straight, while a croissant ordinaire contains other fats and is typically curved.
- The croissant is part of a category called viennoiserie, which refers to baked goods made from a yeast-leavened dough that is enriched with butter and eggs.
Examples in context
- Ziri mangea des croissants.Ziri ate croissants.This example shows the word croissants used to describe what Ziri ate.Tatoeba #11034039 by Amastan, translation #10208217 by Amastan
- J'aime ces croissants.I like these croissants.This sentence shows how to express a preference for these croissants.Tatoeba #6823112 by felix63, translation #6823623 by Eccles17
- « Vous n'avez plus de croissants ? » « Tous vendus. »"You don't have any more croissants?" "All sold out."This dialogue shows a question about the availability of croissants.Tatoeba #435252 by qdii, translation #435253 by FeuDRenais
- Pour le petit déjeuner, je vais acheter des croissants.For breakfast, I will buy some croissants.
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Example conversation
Manon and Lucas are at a bakery.
- ManonJe voudrais deux croissants, s'il vous plaît.I would like two croissants, please.
- LucasTrès bien, et avec quoi d'autre ?Very well, and with what else?
- ManonJuste les croissants pour ce matin.Just the croissants for this morning.
- LucasC'est noté, voilà vos croissants.Noted, here are your croissants.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
