très délicieux
The English phrase "very delicious" is translated into French as très délicieux.
This phrase is used to describe food that tastes extremely good.
Which one should you use?
While très délicieux is used in some contexts, the word délicieux alone is often preferred because the word itself implies an extreme degree of tastiness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use très délicieuse for feminine nouns and très délicieuses for feminine plural nouns.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often use très délicieux when they should just use délicieux, because délicieux is already an absolute adjective.
Did you know?
- To express that food is 'to die for' without using très délicieux, French speakers often use the idiom à tomber par terre, literally meaning 'to fall to the ground'.
- While délicieux is perfect for a formal dinner, in casual settings, a French person is more likely to say c'est trop bon to mean something is 'too good'.
- The intensifier très actually comes from a root meaning 'to go through' or 'to cross over', which is the same origin as the English word 'trans'.
Examples in context
- Le bifteck était très délicieux.The steak was very delicious.This sentence is useful for describing a steak.Tatoeba #11179588 by janTuki, translation #11179335 by CK
- Ma grand-mère fait un très délicieux pain noir fait maison.My grandma bakes a very delicious, homemade, dark bread.This sentence is useful for describing homemade dark bread.Tatoeba #13863459 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13863456 by Ioan_Cristian
- Très délicieux !Very delicious!This sentence is useful for an exclamation.Tatoeba #13252168 by atitarev, translation #13051271 by ntsereteli
- Ce dessert est vraiment délicieux!This dessert is really delicious!
- C'est le gâteau le plus délicieux que j'ai jamais goûté!This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted!
Example conversation
Chloé and Gabriel are eating dinner at a restaurant.
- ChloéEst-ce que tu aimes ton plat, Gabriel ?Do you like your dish, Gabriel?
- GabrielOui, c'est très délicieux !Yes, it is very delicious!
- ChloéMoi aussi, j'adore cette sauce.Me too, I love this sauce.
- GabrielOn devrait revenir ici bientôt.We should come back here soon.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries délicieux, très, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
