What does buffet in French mean?

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

The word buffet in French means sideboard, buffet, café, belly, tummy, dresser, self-serve buffet, rustic buffet, salad and vegetable buffet, kitchen cabinet, cold buffet, Buffet Froid, be brave, be courageous, stuff your face. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word buffet

sideboard

nom masculin (meuble de rangement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les assiettes sont rangées dans le buffet. Nos assiettes de Limoges sont exposées dans ce buffet vitré.
Our Limoges plates are on show in that glazed dresser.

buffet

nom masculin (plats en libre service)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le repas se termine par un buffet de desserts.
The meal ends with a dessert buffet.

café

nom masculin (café-restaurant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons mangé au buffet de la gare.
We ate at the station café.

belly, tummy

nom masculin (familier (ventre) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a pris du buffet depuis ses quarante ans.
He's got a belly since he turned forty.

dresser

nom masculin (meuble haut en deux parties) (furniture)

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

self-serve buffet

nom masculin (nourriture servie à profusion)

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

rustic buffet

nom masculin (repas festif) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un buffet campagnard se compose de charcuterie et de vin en tonnelet.

salad and vegetable buffet

nom masculin (service à volonté de crudités)

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

kitchen cabinet

nom masculin (meuble de cuisine)

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

cold buffet

nom masculin (plats en libre service) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce restaurant, un buffet froid est proposé aux clients pour les entrées.

Buffet Froid

nom propre (film français) (film title: French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Buffet Froid est un film de Bertrand Blier sorti en 1979.

be brave, be courageous

locution verbale (familier (être courageux)

stuff your face

locution verbale (populaire (bien manger) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On s'en est mis plein la panse au mariage de Paul et Marie !

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