What does purée in French mean?

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

The word purée in French means mashed potatoes, purée, Sugar!, Fudge!, let have it, shoot your load, be in a fix, be in a jam, potato masher, pea soup, pea souper, mashed potatoes, instant mashed potatoes, purée, crush to a pulp. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word purée

mashed potatoes

nom féminin (pommes de terre écrasées)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Hier soir, j'ai mangé de la purée avec du jambon.
Last night I ate mashed potatoes and ham.

purée

(aliments écrasés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi, j'ai mangé du bœuf avec de la purée de carottes.
For lunch today, I ate beef with carrot purée.

Sugar!, Fudge!

interjection (familier (exprime l'exaspération)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Purée ! Je me suis encore trompé de destinataire !
Sugar! I've sent it to the wrong person again!

let have it

locution verbale (familier (faire [qch] à fond)

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

shoot your load

locution verbale (vulgaire (éjaculer) (vulgar, ejaculate)

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

be in a fix, be in a jam

nom féminin (familier (connaître une mauvaise passe)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marguerite ne travaille plus, elle est dans la purée.
Maggie's lost her job; she's in a fix.

potato masher

nom masculin (outil de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je préfère la purée faite au presse-purée que celle faite au mixeur.

pea soup, pea souper

nom féminin (figuré (épais brouillard) (figurative: fog)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eh bien, on ne voit rien du tout avec cette purée de pois !

mashed potatoes

nom féminin (plat : pommes de terre broyées)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ce mardi, à la cantine c'était jambon et purée de pommes de terre.

instant mashed potatoes

nom féminin (purée déshydratée)

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

purée

locution verbale (écraser, broyer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il réduit les carottes en purée pour sa mousse de légumes.

crush to a pulp

locution verbale (figuré, familier (anéantir) (figurative)

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

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