- French to English
le biscuit
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (culinary)
a. cookie (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States.
Tu peux m’acheter des biscuits pour le goûter ?Can you buy me some cookies for my afternoon snack?
b. biscuit (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Pour le dernier jour d’école, la maîtresse avait apporté des biscuits et du soda.On the last day of term, the teacher had brought in biscuits and fizzy drinks.
2. (ceramics)
a. bisque
Je vais cuire le biscuit avant de le peindre.I'm going to fire the bisque before painting it.
b. biscuit
Des biscuits du dix-huitième siècle sont exposés dans l’aile du musée consacrée à la sculpture.Eighteenth-century biscuits are on display in the wing of the museum dedicated to sculpture.
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