pain pumpernickel
The English phrase "pumpernickel bread" is translated into French as pain pumpernickel.
pain pumpernickel refers to a heavy, slightly sweet rye bread that is dark brown in color.
How does it change in a sentence?
In French, the noun pain precedes the specific type of bread pumpernickel.
Did you know?
- In French culinary terms, pain is used as a category for any shaped mass of food, such as pain de viande for meatloaf, even though it contains no flour.
- The word pain is used in the French expression gagner son pain, which means 'to earn a living'. This reflects the historical status of bread as the primary staple of the French diet.
- The word pain is part of the term pain à puce, a slang expression referring to something very small or insignificant, playing on the contrast between a large loaf and a tiny flea.
Examples in context
- J'adore le pain de seigle noir!I love pumpernickel bread!
- Tu sais où je peux trouver du pain noir allemand de qualité?Do you know where I can find good German black bread?
- J'aime beaucoup le pain pumpernickel.I really like pumpernickel bread.
- Le pain pumpernickel est très dense.Pumpernickel bread is very dense.
- Est-ce qu'il reste du pain pumpernickel ?Is there any pumpernickel bread left?
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are at a bakery.
- LéaRegarde, ils ont du pain pumpernickel !Look, they have pumpernickel bread!
- NathanC'est vrai, je n'en ai jamais goûté.That's true, I've never tasted it.
- LéaOn achète un pain pumpernickel pour essayer ?Shall we buy a pumpernickel bread to try?
- NathanOui, c'est une bonne idée.Yes, that's a good idea.
