tarte à la crème

la tarte à la crème
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. custard pie
J'ai préparé une tarte à la crème pour le dessert.I made a custard pie for dessert.
2.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(commonplace)
a. cliché
Dire que tous les Français portent des bérets, c'est une tarte à la crème.Saying that all French people wear berets is a cliché.
b. cliche
Une des tartes à la crème des films d'action, c'est le héros qui sauve tout le monde.One of the action movies cliches is the hero who saves everyone.
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