ingrédients
The French word for ingredients is ingrédients.
The phrase refers to the various food items used to prepare a specific dish.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is ingrédients, while the singular form is ingrédient.
Did you know?
- The word ingrédient is a direct cognate of the English word, but it is often used in French to describe the 'elements' of a complex situation or a logical argument.
- French law requires the word ingrédients to appear on food packaging, but it must be followed by a list sorted by descending order of weight.
- In French culinary terms, ingrédients refers to the raw components, but the final combined mixture is often called the appareil.
Examples in context
- Quels sont les ingrédients ?What are the ingredients?This sentence is useful for asking which items are needed for a recipe.Tatoeba #9164299 by felix63, translation #5203266 by CK
- Tous les ingrédients sont bio.All the ingredients are organic.This sentence is useful for describing the organic nature of the items used.Tatoeba #12578468 by lbdx, translation #7446762 by Hybrid
- Tous les ingrédients sont frais.All the ingredients are fresh.This sentence is useful for stating that the items used are fresh.Tatoeba #4872318 by sacredceltic, translation #4493987 by CK
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Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are in the kitchen preparing dinner.
- LucasIl nous manque quelques ingrédients.We are missing a few ingredients.
- LéaQuels sont les ingrédients manquants, Lucas ?Which ingredients are missing, Lucas?
- LucasIl nous faut du beurre et des œufs.We need some butter and eggs.
- LéaJe vais les chercher tout de suite.I will go get them right away.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
