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le buffet
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (furniture)
a. sideboard
Ma grand-mère range sa vaisselle dans le buffet.My grandmother keeps her china in the sideboard.
b. credenza
Il y a un grand plateau dans le buffet. Tu peux aller me le chercher ?There's a large platter in the credenza. Can you get it for me?
c. cabinet
Les verres à vin sont dans le buffet de la salle à manger.The wine glasses are in the cabinet in the dining room.
a. buffet
À l’heure du déjeuner, le restaurant propose un buffet avec toutes sortes de sandwiches et de salades.At lunchtime, the restaurant offers a buffet with all kinds of sandwiches and salads.
3. (old-fashioned) (dining facility at a train station or on a train)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. buffet (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
Mangeons au buffet de la gare avant de prendre le train.Let's eat at the train station buffet before taking the train.
4. (colloquial) (puffy stomach)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. belly (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Joseph commençait à prendre du buffet, alors il s’est remis au vélo.Joseph was starting to get a belly, so he took up cycling again.
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