Brûlée (en. Burnt)

/bʁy.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Text: Cream dessert with a caramelized top.

Text: I ordered a crème brûlée at the restaurant.

J'ai commandé une crème brûlée au restaurant.

Text: State of a food that has been burned.

Text: The meat was overcooked and had a burnt taste.

La viande était trop cuite et avait un goût de brûlé.

Text: From the French verb 'brûler', meaning to heat until it burns.

Text: to make a crème brûlée

Text: To prepare this particular dessert.

faire une crème brûlée

Text: homemade crème brûlée

Text: A version made in one's own kitchen.

crème brûlée maison

Text: to love crème brûlée

Text: To express a preference for this dessert.

aimer la crème brûlée

Text: to burn

Text: To subject something to high heat, until carbonized.

brûler

Text: cream

Text: Food substance made from milk, often used in pastry.

crème

Text: caramel

Text: Sugar heated until it becomes liquid and takes on a brown color.

caramel

Text: To have an intense burnt taste.

Text: This dish has a crème brûlée taste, but it's a bit too charred.

Ce plat a un goût crème brûlée, mais il est un peu trop carbonisé.

Text: To refer to a person with a flamboyant personality.

Text: She is so crème brûlée, always full of surprises.

Elle est tellement crème brûlée, toujours pleine de surprises.