dessert
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
3 sur 5I am having chocolate cake for dessert tonight.
I will eat a sweet chocolate cake after my main meal tonight.
The host served a selection of seasonal fruits for dessert.
The person in charge provided various fruits as the final sweet course.
Do you want to share a dessert?
Would you like to eat a sweet treat together?
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
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
I am having chocolate cake for dessert tonight.
everydayI will eat a sweet chocolate cake after my main meal tonight.
The host served a selection of seasonal fruits for dessert.
formalThe person in charge provided various fruits as the final sweet course.
Do you want to share a dessert?
informalWould you like to eat a sweet treat together?
The consumption of dessert is common in many global food cultures.
academicEating sweet dishes at the end of a meal happens in many countries.
We can finalize the deal over coffee and dessert.
businessWe will finish our business agreement while eating something sweet.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
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
A 'desert' (one S) is a dry, sandy place like the Sahara, while 'dessert' (two Ss) is something sweet you eat.
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.
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.
Astuce mémo
Dessert has two 'S's because it is Super Sweet.
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
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
Grammaire lie
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