What does lait in French mean?

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

The word lait in French means milk, milk, lotion, milk, milk-fed lamb, young lamb, lactate, milk churn, lap it up, carton of milk, it/that goes down a treat, it/that slips down easily, milky coffee, milk tanker, milk chocolate, hot chocolate, suckling pig, dulce de leche, cradle cap, baby tooth, milk tooth, be a hothead, be a hot-head, foster brother, unpasteurized cheese, chocolate milk, curds, condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, condensed milk, unpasteurized milk, asses' milk, beauty milk, buttermilk, goat's milk, coconut milk, growing-up milk, eggnog, egg nog, lotion, cream, cow's milk, makeup remover, cleansing cream, cleansing milk, skimmed milk, powdered milk, whole milk, fermented milk, curdled milk, farmhouse milk, milkshake, homogenized milk, UHT milk, long-life milk, mother's milk, formula, formula milk, baby formula, pasteurized milk, infant formula, first infant formula, infant formula milk, reconstituted milk, buttermilk, lactation, drop of milk, pack of milk, milk roll, whey, rice pudding, he/she is barely out of the cradle, he's barely out of short pants, foster sister, hotheaded, hot-headed, keep a close eye on, breast pump, cash cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lait

milk

nom masculin (aliment) (dairy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait maternel est le meilleur aliment pour un bébé.
Breast milk is the best food for babies.

milk, lotion

nom masculin (liquide émulsion) (beauty)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il existe de nombreux laits corporels.
There are lots of body lotions.

milk

nom masculin (qui ressemble au lait) (liquid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cuisine asiatique utilise le lait de coco.
Asian cooking uses coconut milk.

milk-fed lamb, young lamb

nom masculin (petit de la brebis nourri au lait) (baby sheep)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La viande des agneaux de lait est très tendre.

lactate

locution verbale (produire du lait pour allaiter)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

milk churn

nom masculin (flacon pour le lait)

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

lap it up

locution verbale (être ravi) (figurative, informal, praise)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En colonie de vacances, mes enfants boivent du petit-lait.
My kids were in seventh heaven at the holiday resort.

carton of milk

nom féminin (flacon UHT 1 litre)

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

it/that goes down a treat, it/that slips down easily

(Ça se boit très facilement) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La sangria, ça se boit comme du petit-lait.

milky coffee

nom masculin (café avec du lait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux français boivent du café au lait au petit déjeuner.
Many French people drink milky coffee at breakfast.

milk tanker

nom masculin (camion de transport du lait)

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

milk chocolate

nom masculin (produit solide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au goûter, je mange du chocolat au lait avec un bout de pain.

hot chocolate

nom masculin (boisson chocolatée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, je bois du chocolat au lait.

suckling pig

nom masculin (jeune cochon de moins de 6 mois) (animal)

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

dulce de leche

nom féminin (mélange de lait et sucre caramélisé)

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

cradle cap

nom féminin (dermatite du nourrisson) (scalp condition)

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

baby tooth, milk tooth

nom féminin (dent non définitive)

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

be a hothead, be a hot-head

locution verbale (familier (s'emporter facilement) (figurative, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On ne peut rien te dire, tu t'emportes tout de suite, tu es vraiment soupe au lait !
No one can say anything to you without you getting mad straightaway. You're a real hothead!

foster brother

nom masculin (enfant nourri au même sein)

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

unpasteurized cheese

nom masculin (fromage au lait non pasteurisé) (dairy product)

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

chocolate milk

nom masculin (mélange de lait et de chocolat) (drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour te réchauffer, je t'offre un lait au chocolat.

curds

nom masculin (lait fermenté, aigre)

Jean boit un verre de lait caillé chaque matin.

condensed milk

nom masculin (lait à moitié déshydraté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous emportons un tube de lait concentré en randonnée.

sweetened condensed milk

nom masculin (lait à moitié déshydraté avec du sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour cette recette de flan à la noix de coco, il faut utiliser du lait concentré sucré.

condensed milk

nom masculin (anglicisme (lait concentré)

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

unpasteurized milk

nom masculin (lait non pasteurisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En vacances, nous avons goûté du lait cru à la ferme.

asses' milk

nom masculin (lait équin)

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

beauty milk

nom masculin (produit de maquillage) (skincare product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque soir avant de se coucher, cette jeune femme nettoie la peau de son visage avec du lait de beauté.

buttermilk

nom masculin (babeurre, petit lait) (dairy product)

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

goat's milk

nom masculin (lait issu de la chèvre) (produce milk)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait de chèvre est comestible comme le lait de vache ou de brebis.

coconut milk

nom masculin (lait de noix de coco)

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

growing-up milk

nom masculin (lait pour nourrisson) (formula)

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

eggnog, egg nog

nom masculin (boisson de Noël à base de lait) (festive drink)

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

lotion, cream

nom masculin (produit de soins) (skincare product)

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

cow's milk

nom masculin (lait issu de la vache) (dairy product)

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

makeup remover, cleansing cream, cleansing milk

nom masculin (produit retirant le maquillage)

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

skimmed milk

nom masculin (lait épuré de sa crème) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils préfère le lait cru au lait écrémé.

powdered milk

nom masculin (lait déshydraté)

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

whole milk

nom masculin (lait non écrémé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais mes yaourts au lait entier.

fermented milk, curdled milk

nom masculin (lait fait de bactéries) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le yaourt est un lait fermenté.

farmhouse milk

nom masculin (lait d'une ferme, non industriel)

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

milkshake

nom masculin (milk-shake) (drink)

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

homogenized milk

nom masculin (lait sans globules gras) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait homogénéisé subit une opération qui consiste à réduire la taille des globules gras pour éviter la formation de la crème.

UHT milk, long-life milk

nom masculin (lait stérilisé pour durer)

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

mother's milk

nom masculin (lait de sa mère)

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

formula, formula milk, baby formula

nom masculin (lait modifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait maternisé est un lait de vache dont la composition est modifiée pour la rapprocher de celle du lait de femme.

pasteurized milk

nom masculin (lait de conservation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait pasteurisé se garde plus longtemps.

infant formula, first infant formula, infant formula milk

nom masculin (lait utilisé jusqu'à 5 mois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait de premier âge est le premier lait artificiel pour nourrissons de la naissance à cinq mois.

reconstituted milk

nom masculin (type de lait en poudre)

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

buttermilk

nom masculin (Bretagne (lait fermenté) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait ribot est du lait baratté, une sorte de babeurre.

lactation

nom féminin (production de lait maternel)

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

drop of milk

nom masculin (petite dose de lait) (in tea, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oui, merci, je prendrais bien un nuage de lait dans mon thé.

pack of milk

nom masculin (ensemble de 6 litres de lait)

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

milk roll

nom masculin (type de viennoiserie) (food)

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

whey

nom masculin (résidu du lait, lactosérum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On donne souvent le petit-lait aux cochons.

rice pudding

nom masculin (riz cuit au lait) (food)

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

he/she is barely out of the cradle, he's barely out of short pants

(péjoratif (il est encore très jeune)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

foster sister

nom féminin (vieilli (fille nourrie par la même femme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma cousine est aussi ma sœur de lait car j'ai été nourri par ma tante.

hotheaded, hot-headed

(familier (susceptible) (figurative, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fais attention à ce que tu lui dis, Pierre est soupe au lait !

keep a close eye on

locution verbale (surveiller très attentivement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

breast pump

nom masculin invariable (appareil pour tirer du lait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les femmes ayant du mal à allaiter peuvent utiliser un tire-lait.

cash cow

nom féminin (figuré, familier ([qqn] dont on peut tirer de l'argent) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prend ses parents pour des vaches à lait.
He thinks his parents are nothing but a cash cow.

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