confiture de fraises
Strawberry jam is confiture de fraises in French.
This phrase refers to a sweet spread made from strawberries and sugar. In French, it is important to distinguish between different types of preserves: use confiture for fruit preserves made with sugar, but use marmelade specifically for citrus-based preserves.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of confiture (jam), de (of) and fraises (strawberries).
How does it change in a sentence?
While confiture de fraises (plural) is common, it is also grammatically acceptable to use the singular confiture de fraise to denote the flavor.
Did you know?
- In French, the phrase être dans la confiture is an idiom that means to be in a jam or a sticky situation, much like the English expression.
- The word confiture shares a root with confit, which refers to meat or vegetables preserved in their own fat or oil. While jam is sweet, the term originally described the general process of preserving food to keep it from spoiling.
- In France, there is a deeply ingrained cultural tradition of eating confiture on tartines, which are open-faced slices of baguette. Unlike in some English-speaking cultures, jam is often eaten for breakfast on a piece of bread with butter rather than inside a sandwich.
Examples in context
- Je préfère la marmelade d'orange à la confiture de fraises.I prefer orange marmalade over strawberry jam.This sentence is useful for comparing orange marmalade to confiture de fraises.Tatoeba #7668266 by tras, translation #7611516 by mervert1
- Cette confiture de fraises est délicieuse, n'est-ce pas?This strawberry jam is delicious, isn't it?
- Tu as goûté la confiture aux fraises de mamie?Have you tasted grandma's strawberry jam?
- Elle adore la confiture de fraises.She loves strawberry jam.
- Il reste de la confiture de fraises ?Is there any strawberry jam left?
Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are having breakfast in the kitchen.
- GabrielEmma, tu veux de la confiture de fraises ?Emma, do you want some strawberry jam?
- EmmaOui, s'il te plaît, Gabriel.Yes, please, Gabriel.
- GabrielTiens, la voilà sur la table.Here, there it is on the table.
- EmmaMerci, elle a l'air délicieuse.Thank you, it looks delicious.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
