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salade

(French) noun (une salade, des salades)

«salade» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(French) «Salade» is the French word for salad or for lettuce. It sounds like «sa-LAD» to an English ear. It is not an English word, though it appears on menus in English-speaking places. tree →

In the lessons

Heard in French lessons and seen on café menus: «salade niçoise» (a salad with tuna, egg, olives and green beans from Nice), «salade verte» (green salad). In French, «quelle salade!» can also mean «what a mess!» (informal). Phrases: «une salade», «salade de fruits» (fruit salad).

Examples

  • In French, «une salade» means a salad. tree →
  • I ordered a salade niçoise at the café. tree →
  • «Salade de fruits» means fruit salad. tree →
  • The menu said «salade verte», which is a green salad. tree →
  • My French teacher asked, «Tu aimes la salade?» tree →
  • In France, people often eat salade after the main course. tree →

Note

French, feminine: «la salade», «une salade». The final «e» is silent. The English word is «salad» — do not add an «e» in English spelling.

On Mova

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