friandise pour chien
The English phrase "dog treat" is translated into French as friandise pour chien.
A friandise pour chien refers to a small piece of food given to a dog as a reward or for pleasure.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of friandise (treat or delicacy), pour (for) and chien (dog).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single dog treat, you can use the phrase une friandise pour chien. The indefinite article une is used because friandise is a feminine noun. To make the phrase plural and refer to "dog treats", add an s to both friandise and chien to form friandises pour chiens.
Did you know?
- In French, chien is used in several idioms to describe something of poor quality, such as un temps de chien to describe terrible weather.
- While friandise is used for dogs, the word can also describe high-end sweets or delicacies for humans. It shares its root with the word friand, which describes a person with a gourmet appetite.
- The word chien shares a common ancestor with the English word 'canine', both tracing back to the Latin 'canis'.
Examples in context
- Je lui donne une friandise pour chien.I am giving him a dog treat.
- Cette friandise pour chien sent très bon.This dog treat smells very good.
- Où est la friandise pour chien ?Where is the dog treat?
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are training their dog together.
- ChloéIl a bien travaillé aujourd'hui.He worked well today.
- LucasOui, il mérite une friandise pour chien.Yes, he deserves a dog treat.
- ChloéEst-ce que tu en as une ?Do you have one?
- LucasOui, j'en ai une dans ma poche.Yes, I have one in my pocket.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chien, friandise, pour, CC BY-SA 4.0.
