saucisses
The English phrase "sausages" is translated into French as saucisses.
The term saucisses is used to refer to meat that has been minced and stuffed into a casing.
Which one should you use?
In French, there is a distinction between types of sausages. Use saucisse for general or fresh sausages, whereas saucisson refers to a larger, cured and dried sausage similar to salami. For specific varieties, you may use les chipolatas to describe small, thin sausages or les merguez to refer to spicy sausages inspired by North African cuisine.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the southwestern part of France, the term les chipolatas is used to refer to small, thin sausages.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a feminine noun. The singular form is une saucisse.
Did you know?
- In certain French slang, calling someone a saucisse can be a playful way of calling them 'clumsy' or 'stupid', much like calling someone a 'dummy' in English.
- The term chipolata is actually derived from the Italian word cipollata, meaning it was originally seasoned with onions.
- In French culinary tradition, the saucisson is often served as part of a plateau de charcuterie with cornichons and buttered bread rather than being cooked.
Examples in context
- Aimez-vous les petites saucisses ?Do you like small sausages?This sentence is useful for asking if someone likes small saucisses.Tatoeba #7290969 by felix63, translation #7347815 by Eccles17
- Les Allemands adorent la bière et les saucisses.Germans love beer and sausages.This sentence is useful for stating that Germans love beer and saucisses.Tatoeba #11786622 by lbdx, translation #6566277 by Hybrid
- Les saucisses grésillaient dans la poêle et sentaient bon.The sausages sizzled in the frying pan and smelt delicious.This sentence is useful for describing how saucisses sizzled in a frying pan.Tatoeba #9001566 by lbdx, translation #4159084 by Dani6187
- Pourriez-vous me servir de la saucisse, s'il vous plaît ?Could you serve me some sausages, please?
- Tu veux une saucisse ?Want a sausage?
- Ma grand-mère prépare les meilleures saucisses de porc.My grandmother makes the best pork sausages.
- Achète des chipolatas pour notre prochain barbecue.Buy some chipolatas for our next barbecue.
- Allons déguster des merguez épicées au marché marocain.Let's go taste some spicy merguez at the Moroccan market.
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Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are at a local market.
- EmmaEst-ce qu'il y a des saucisses ici ?Are there any sausages here?
- GabrielOui, les saucisses sont sur le stand de gauche.Yes, the sausages are on the stall on the left.
- EmmaElles ont l'air délicieuses, Gabriel.They look delicious, Gabriel.
- GabrielJe vais en acheter pour notre dîner.I am going to buy some for our dinner.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
