What does sauce in French mean?

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

The word sauce in French means sauce, drenching, mop up from , sop up from, soak, suit my style, let have it, shoot your load, hot things up, spice things up, bay, bay tree, bay, not know what fate awaits you, dish cooked in sauce, mint sauce, sweet and sour sauce, butter sauce, pepper sauce, wine sauce, barbecue sauce, basquaise sauce, sauce basquaise, white sauce, white kebab sauce, hot sauce, sauce grand veneur, sauce gribiche, gribiche sauce, hollandaise sauce, Madeira wine sauce, mustard vinaigrette, Nantua sauce, hot sauce, ravigote sauce, soy sauce, tartar sauce, tartare sauce, tomato sauce, meat in sauce. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sauce

sauce

nom féminin (liquide condimentaire) (Cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai prévu 4 sauces différentes pour la fondue de demain.
I have planned four different sauces for tomorrow's fondue.

drenching

nom féminin (familier (pluie) (rain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons pris la sauce en rentrant du cinéma.
We got a drenching on our way home from the cinema.

mop up from , sop up from

verbe transitif (éponger la sauce d'un plat) (sauce, gravy)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Prenez du pain pour saucer votre assiette.
Take some bread to mop up the sauce from your plate.

soak

verbe transitif (familier (mouiller par une pluie abondante) (rain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous nous sommes fait saucer en rentrant du cinéma.
We got soaked coming home from the cinema.

suit my style

locution adverbiale (figuré, familier (selon mes méthodes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
I'm just going to change this screen configuration to suit my style.

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.")

hot things up, spice things up

locution verbale (mettre la pression)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa réponse fit monter la sauce au lieu de calmer les esprits.

bay, bay tree

nom masculin (arbuste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les feuilles de laurier sont utilisées pour parfumer les ragoûts.
The leaves of the bay tree are used to add flavor to stews.

bay

nom masculin (condiment alimentaire) (cookery: leaf)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les feuilles de laurier sauce servent souvent à parfumer les ragoûts.

not know what fate awaits you

locution verbale (figuré, familier (ne pas savoir ce qui va arriver)

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

dish cooked in sauce

nom masculin (mets accompagné de préparation liquide) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bœuf bourguignon est un plat en sauce.

mint sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de menthe) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce à la menthe est une sauce faite à partir de fines feuilles de menthe hachées, trempées dans le vinaigre, et d'une petite quantité de sucre.

sweet and sour sauce

nom féminin (sauce sucrée-salée) (cookery)

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

butter sauce

nom masculin (sauce à base de beurre) (food)

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

pepper sauce

nom féminin (sauce relevée au poivre) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le filet de bœuf était accompagné d'une sauce au poivre divine.

wine sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de vin) (cookery)

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

barbecue sauce

nom féminin (sauce brune et condiment)

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

basquaise sauce, sauce basquaise

nom féminin (accompagnement) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce basquaise se cuisine à partir de tomates, oignons et poivrons.

white sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de farine et de beurre) (cookery)

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

white kebab sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de fromage blanc pour kebab) (cookery)

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

hot sauce

nom féminin (sauce piquante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce chili est un condiment fabriqué à base de différents piments.

sauce grand veneur

nom féminin (sauce pour gibier) (cookery)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La sauce grand veneur est une sauce poivrade additionnée d'un fond de gibier et de gelée de groseille.

sauce gribiche, gribiche sauce

nom féminin (sauce moutarde aux œufs) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce gribiche est faite à base de jaunes d'œufs cuits et de moutarde, puis montée à l'huile.

hollandaise sauce

nom féminin (émulsion de beurre, citron et œuf)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce hollandaise accompagne souvent les poissons.

Madeira wine sauce

nom féminin (Cuisine : sauce au vin) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce madère accompagne les viandes saisies et le gibier.

mustard vinaigrette

nom féminin (vinaigrette à la moutarde) (dressing)

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

Nantua sauce

nom féminin (cuisine : sauce) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauce Nantua est une sauce béchamel au beurre d'écrevisse qui accompagne traditionnellement les quenelles de brochet.

hot sauce

nom féminin (sauce aux cornichons) (cookery)

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

ravigote sauce

nom féminin (sauce au vinaigre et aux cornichons) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il servit la viande avec une sauce ravigote.

soy sauce

nom féminin (sauce chinoise salée) (condiment)

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

tartar sauce, tartare sauce

nom féminin (mayonnaise relevée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle accompagne sa viande rouge de sauce tartare.

tomato sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de tomates) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aurais bien fait des spaghetti bolognaises mais je n'ai pas de sauce tomate.

meat in sauce

nom féminin (pièce animale avec un liquide salé) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La blanquette est une viande en sauce.

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