buffet
A buffet is a heavy blow or strike, particularly one delivered with the hand or a weapon; metaphorically, it refers to a sudden shock, misfortune, or series of adverse circumstances that cause distress. In a social context, it also refers to a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.
Exemples
3 sur 5The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.
The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.
The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.
The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.
After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.
After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of a 'buff' person giving someone a 'buffet' (blow) while standing at a 'buffet' (food table).
Quiz rapide
The small company managed to survive the ______ of the market crash through careful diversification.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : buffet
Exemples
The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.
everydayThe hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.
The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.
formalThe institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.
After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.
informalAfter that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.
The coastal structures must be designed to withstand the constant buffet of salt spray and gale-force winds.
academicThe coastal structures must be designed to withstand the constant buffet of salt spray and gale-force winds.
Our quarterly earnings took a buffet due to the unexpected rise in raw material costs.
businessOur quarterly earnings took a buffet due to the unexpected rise in raw material costs.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
a buffet of choices
a wide and diverse variety of options
buffeted by fate
pushed around or harmed by unlucky circumstances
cold buffet
a self-service meal consisting of cold foods
Souvent confondu avec
The food sense is usually pronounced /bʊˈfeɪ/, while the blow/strike sense is pronounced /ˈbʌfɪt/.
Notes d'usage
When using 'buffet' as a noun meaning a blow or shock, it is often used in literary or academic contexts. In everyday speech, it almost exclusively refers to the self-service meal.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often use the French-influenced pronunciation (/bʊˈfeɪ/) for the academic sense of 'a strike or blow', which should be pronounced like 'bucket' (/ˈbʌfɪt/).
Astuce mémo
Think of a 'buff' person giving someone a 'buffet' (blow) while standing at a 'buffet' (food table).
Origine du mot
From the Old French 'bufe', meaning a blow, slap, or puff of wind.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
The 'buffet' style of dining became highly popular in 20th-century Western culture as a symbol of abundance and casual social interaction.
Quiz rapide
The small company managed to survive the ______ of the market crash through careful diversification.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : buffet
Grammaire lie
Vocabulaire associé
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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