livraison de pizza
The English phrase "pizza delivery" is translated into French as livraison de pizza.
This phrase refers to the service of bringing a pizza from a restaurant to a customer's location. In a commercial context, such as on a website or a flyer, you will often see the term livraison à domicile, which means "home delivery".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of livraison (delivery) and de pizza (of pizza).
How does it change in a sentence?
While livraison de pizza is the standard phrase for the service, you can use the plural livraison de pizzas if you are referring specifically to the delivery of multiple pizzas.
Did you know?
- The word livraison shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'liberation', as both can be traced back to the Latin root for 'freeing' or 'setting free'.
- In many French regions, the concept of livraison à domicile is frequently paired with emporté, which describes the 'take away' option used when the customer picks up the food themselves.
- If you are expecting a delivery, you might hear the word livreur used to describe the person bringing the food, which is the masculine noun for 'delivery man'.
Examples in context
- « Qui est là ? » « Livraison de pizza. »"Who's there?" "Pizza delivery."This example is useful for how to respond when someone asks who is at the door using the form livraison de pizza.Tatoeba #12959051 by menaud, translation #12273182 by sundown
- Je souhaite commander une pizza à livrer.I would like to order a pizza for delivery.
- Je souhaite commander [détail de la pizza] à livrer.I would like to order [pizza details] for delivery.
- Voici mon adresse de livraison: [votre adresse].Here is my delivery address: [your address].
- Je veux commander une pizza pour me faire livrer.I want to order a pizza for delivery.
- Je voudrais me faire livrer une pizza.I would like to get a pizza delivered.
- Je veux commander [détail de la pizza] pour me faire livrer.I want to order [pizza details] for delivery.
- La livraison de pizza est gratuite ce soir.Pizza delivery is free tonight.
- Le service de livraison de pizza est très rapide.The pizza delivery service is very fast.
Example conversation
Lucas and Manon are hungry at home on a Friday evening.
- LucasOn commande une livraison de pizza ?Shall we order a pizza delivery?
- ManonOui, c'est une excellente idée, Lucas.Yes, that is an excellent idea, Lucas.
- LucasTu veux une pizza particulière ?Do you want a specific pizza?
- ManonUne Margherita me ferait plaisir.A Margherita would please me.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, livraison, pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
