What does alimentaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word alimentaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alimentaire in French.

The word alimentaire in French means dietary, food, put food on the table, food grade, food additive, food-processing, food-processing industry, food aid, food allergy, nutritional intake, dietary intake, food bank, bolus, food voucher, food chain, food donations, dietary supplement, food supplement, eating behaviour, dietary behaviour, food crisis, food poisoning outbreak, outbreak of food poisoning, foodstuff, agri-food company, feed meal, dietary fibre, food industry sectors, clingfilm, cling film, food wastage, edible gelatine, cooking oil, food industry, food poisoning, link in the food chain, meal moth, child support, alimony, food product, diet, diet, food security, eating disorder. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alimentaire

dietary

adjectif (relatif à la nourriture)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il faut respecter quelques précautions alimentaires si l'on ne veut pas attraper la tourista.
Some dietary precautions have to be respect if you want to avoid getting tourist tummy.

food

adjectif (lié à la production de nourriture)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Nous sommes de plus en plus dépendants des industries alimentaires.
We are more and more dependent on the food industries.

put food on the table

adjectif (qui permet la subsistance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
C'est pour lui comme pour d'autres un travail alimentaire.
For him, as for others, it's a job to put food on the table.

food grade

adjectif (non nocif pour les aliments)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle conserve son poisson au réfrigérateur avec un film plastique alimentaire.
She keeps her fish in the fridge covered with food grade plastic wrap.

food additive

nom masculin (correcteur améliorant les aliments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les amateurs des produits bio sont de farouches opposants aux additifs alimentaires qui modifient goût et aspect des aliments.

food-processing

adjectif (relatif à l'agro-alimentaire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je préfère les petits producteurs aux grosses firmes agro-alimentaires.

food-processing industry

nom masculin (industrie de culture alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le but de l'agro-alimentaire est de transformer les produits agricoles en alimentation.

food aid

nom féminin (distribution humanitaire de nourriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food allergy

nom féminin (réaction défensive à une nourriture) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a de plus en plus d'allergies alimentaires aux fruits à coque.
There are more and more cases of nut allergies.

nutritional intake, dietary intake

nom masculin (ration énergétique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food bank

nom féminin (réserve d'alimentation pour défavorisés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bolus

nom masculin (aliments mâchés et salivés) (digestion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food voucher

nom masculin (ticket alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food chain

nom féminin (hiérarchie de prédateurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food donations

nom féminin (collecte pour les nécéssiteux)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

dietary supplement, food supplement

nom masculin (substance nutritionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vitamines sont considérées comme des compléments alimentaires.

eating behaviour, dietary behaviour

nom masculin (habitude, façon de manger) (UK, people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food crisis

nom féminin (disette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise alimentaire a conduit ce pays à la famine.

food poisoning outbreak, outbreak of food poisoning

nom féminin (intoxication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
quand plus de dix personnes souffrent d'une intoxication alimentaire, c'est une crise alimentaire.

foodstuff

nom féminin (produit comestible) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les œufs sont des denrées alimentaires très fragiles.

agri-food company

nom féminin (industrie de nourriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

feed meal

locution verbale (farine comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dietary fibre

nom féminin (élément présent dans les végétaux) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'amidon est un type de fibre alimentaire.

food industry sectors

nom féminin (industries produisant des aliments)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

clingfilm, cling film

nom masculin (papier de protection pour alimentation) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food wastage

nom masculin (gâchis de nourriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

edible gelatine

nom féminin (aide culinaire d'origine animale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cooking oil

nom féminin (huile comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food industry

nom féminin (préparation d'aliments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'industrie alimentaire fait des recherches afin d'obtenir des produits avec une meilleure saveur.

food poisoning

nom féminin (empoisonnement alimentaire bactérien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

link in the food chain

nom masculin (proie ou prédateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

meal moth

nom féminin (pyrale de la farine) (insect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On trouve des mites alimentaires dans la farine.

child support

nom féminin (aide financière pour les enfants) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean verse une pension alimentaire pour sa fille Chloé.

alimony

nom féminin (familier (aide financière pour ex-conjoint) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Thomas verse une pension alimentaire à Claire après leur divorce.

food product

nom masculin (denrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un produit alimentaire est une denrée destinée à être ingérée par l'être humain.

diet

nom masculin (habitudes alimentaires) (what you eat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne prête pas d'attention particulière à mon régime alimentaire.

diet

nom masculin (contraintes alimentaires) (limits to what you eat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin imposa un régime alimentaire au patient.

food security

nom féminin (accès assuré à la nourriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains pays ne sont pas encore en sécurité alimentaire.

eating disorder

nom masculin (façon de manger anormale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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