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dessert

/dɪˈzɜːrt/

A dessert is a sweet dish that people eat at the end of a meal. It usually consists of foods like cake, fruit, ice cream, or pudding.

Exemples

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1

I am having chocolate cake for dessert tonight.

I will eat a sweet chocolate cake after my main meal tonight.

2

The host served a selection of seasonal fruits for dessert.

The person in charge provided various fruits as the final sweet course.

3

Do you want to share a dessert?

Would you like to eat a sweet treat together?

Famille de mots

Nom
dessert
Apparenté
dessertspoon
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Astuce mémo

Dessert has two 'S's because it is Super Sweet.

Quiz rapide

I am too full for a main meal, but I always have room for _____.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : dessert

Exemples

1

I am having chocolate cake for dessert tonight.

everyday

I will eat a sweet chocolate cake after my main meal tonight.

2

The host served a selection of seasonal fruits for dessert.

formal

The person in charge provided various fruits as the final sweet course.

3

Do you want to share a dessert?

informal

Would you like to eat a sweet treat together?

4

The consumption of dessert is common in many global food cultures.

academic

Eating sweet dishes at the end of a meal happens in many countries.

5

We can finalize the deal over coffee and dessert.

business

We will finish our business agreement while eating something sweet.

Famille de mots

Nom
dessert
Apparenté
dessertspoon

Collocations courantes

delicious dessert a very tasty sweet dish
dessert menu a list of sweet dishes at a restaurant
homemade dessert a sweet dish made at home
order dessert to ask for a sweet dish in a restaurant
skip dessert to decide not to eat a sweet dish

Phrases Courantes

save room for dessert

not eating too much main food so you can eat something sweet later

sweet tooth

a great liking for sweet foods

dessert bar

a buffet table featuring only sweet treats

Souvent confondu avec

dessert vs desert

A 'desert' (one S) is a dry, sandy place like the Sahara, while 'dessert' (two Ss) is something sweet you eat.

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Notes d'usage

The word is almost always used to describe the final sweet course of a lunch or dinner. In British English, 'pudding' is a very common synonym.

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Erreurs courantes

The most common mistake is spelling it with only one 's'. Remember that you usually want two helpings of dessert, so it needs two 's' letters.

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Astuce mémo

Dessert has two 'S's because it is Super Sweet.

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Origine du mot

From the French word 'desservir', which means 'to clear the table' (what you do before the sweet course is served).

Modèles grammaticaux

countable noun (plural: desserts) often used with the preposition 'for' (e.g., fruit for dessert)
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Contexte culturel

In Western culture, dessert is often associated with celebrations like birthdays or weddings.

Quiz rapide

I am too full for a main meal, but I always have room for _____.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : dessert

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