butter knife

Maria only uses a butter knife to put butter on her pan, which is correct according to the rules of etiquette.
Maria utilise seulement un couteau à beurre pour mettre du beurre sur son pain, ce qui est correct selon les règles de l'étiquette.
You won't be able to cut the bread with the butter knife!
Tu ne pourras pas couper le pain avec le couteau à beurre !
That's not a butter knife. It's a fish knife.
Ce n'est pas un couteau à beurre. C'est un couteau à poisson.
I still don't quite understand what a butter knife is used for. - What is there to understand? It's a knife that cuts butter. That's it.
Je ne comprends toujours pas très bien à quoi sert un couteau à beurre. — Qu'est-ce qu'il y a à comprendre ? C'est un couteau qui coupe le beurre. C'est tout.
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