dattes
The English word "dates" is translated into French as dattes.
dattes refers to the sweet, edible fruit of the date palm tree.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'dates' for both the fruit and romantic outings, French uses rendez-vous for the latter. You cannot use dattes to describe a romantic meeting.
- Unlike English, where 'date' is a single word for the fruit, the French word datte specifically excludes the 'date' of a calendar, which is date with a single 't'.
- The term fruits secs encompasses not just dried fruits like dattes, but also includes nuts. This means a French person might categorize a date and an almond as the same type of food.
Examples in context
- Ziri mangea des dattes.Ziri ate dates.This example shows a person eating dattes.Tatoeba #11034068 by Amastan, translation #10208226 by Amastan
- Les dattes peuvent t'aider.Dates can help you.This sentence describes how dattes can be helpful to you.Tatoeba #12141334 by always, translation #9360351 by Amastan
- Les dattes aident à prévenir le cancer.Dates help to prevent cancer.This sentence discusses the health benefits of dattes.Tatoeba #12141234 by always, translation #9360361 by Amastan
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Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are looking at fruit in a market.
- LéaEst-ce que ces dattes sont fraîches ?Are these dates fresh?
- NathanOui, elles sont très bonnes.Yes, they are very good.
- LéaJe vais en prendre un kilo.I will take a kilo of them.
- NathanC'est un excellent choix, Léa.That is an excellent choice, Léa.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
