How to Say "Milk Carton" in French

brique de lait

masculine

The English phrase milk carton is translated into French as brique de lait.

The term refers to a milk carton.

Meaning: milk carton (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word brique literally means 'brick', referring to the rectangular shape of the packaging.

Brique de lait is a regional variation commonly used in France and other French-speaking countries.

To make the phrase plural, add an 's' to 'brique' to get briques de lait.

The word brique in brique de lait comes from the Middle Low German word bricke and Middle Dutch brike which are related to the verb breken meaning 'to break'.
In many French-speaking regions, if you ask for a 'carton de lait' instead of a brique de lait, you might be misunderstood as asking for a cardboard box rather than the liquid container itself.
The French language uses brique for any rectangular liquid container, such as brique de jus d'orange for an orange juice carton.

J'ai besoin d'acheter un carton de lait pour le petit-déjeuner.
I need to buy a milk carton for breakfast.
Nous devons recycler les emballages de lait vides.
We need to recycle the empty milk cartons.
Je vais à la supérette acheter une brique de lait .
I'm going to the convenience store to buy a milk carton.
Il reste une brique de lait dans le frigo.
There is one milk carton left in the fridge.
Peux-tu jeter cette brique de lait vide ?
Can you throw away this empty milk carton?
J'ai acheté une brique de lait au supermarché.
I bought a milk carton at the supermarket.

Léa and Lucas are in their kitchen in the morning.

Léa

Lucas, il n'y a plus de lait.
Lucas, there is no more milk.
Lucas

Vraiment ? Je pensais qu'il y avait une brique de lait.
Really? I thought there was a milk carton.
Léa

Non, la brique de lait est totalement vide.
No, the milk carton is completely empty.
Lucas

D'accord, je vais en acheter une autre.
Okay, I will buy another one.

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