Dessert (en. Dessert)

/dɛ.zɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A sweet dish usually served after the main course.

Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert.

Le gâteau au chocolat est mon dessert préféré.

Any sweet food, often made with fruit, cream, or chocolate.

We chose a fruit mousse as dessert.

Nous avons choisi une mousse aux fruits comme dessert.

The moment of the meal when this sweet dish is consumed.

After dinner, it was time to move on to dessert.

Après le dîner, il était temps de passer au dessert.

From the French 'desservir', meaning 'to clear the table'.

to eat a dessert

To consume a sweet dish at the end of a meal.

manger un dessert

to prepare a dessert

To cook or make a sweet dish.

préparer un dessert

to serve the dessert

To present the sweet dish to the guests after the meal.

servir le dessert

pastry

A type of dessert made primarily with pastry.

pâtisserie

ice cream

Iced dessert, often made with cream or milk.

glace

tart

Dessert consisting of a crust with a sweet filling.

tarte

Sometimes used to refer to a particular treat.

I feel like treating myself to a little dessert tonight.

J'ai envie de me faire un petit dessert ce soir.

Used in a figurative sense to refer to a reward.

After a long day, a good dessert is well-deserved.

Après une longue journée, un bon dessert est bien mérité.