What does sucre in French mean?

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

The word sucre in French means sugar, sugar, lustre terminal, sweet, sweet, sugary food, sweet food, sweet, sugar, sweeten, sweeten, do out of, put your fingers in the till, feather your own nest, person who has a sweet tooth, person with a sweet tooth, sugar beet, sugar house, sugar shack, sugar cane, talk about behind his/her back, sugar diabetes, sugar maple, be all sweetness and light, sweetened condensed milk, not be going to melt, sugar-free, sugarloaf, sugar loaf, Sugarloaf Mountain, sugar paste, sugar refinery, sachet of sugar, sugar free, sugar candy, maple sugar, candy cane, sweetie, sweetheart, beet sugar, cane sugar, caster sugar, spun sugar, icing sugar, icing sugar, slow burning carbohydrates, slow-release carbohydrates, brown sugar, caster sugar, vanilla sugar, sweet and savoury, sweet and savoury, sugar content. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sucre

sugar

nom masculin (substance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas manger trop de sucre. Le sucre peut être extrait de la canne à sucre ou de la betterave.

sugar

nom masculin (morceau) (spoonfuls)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Veux-tu un sucre dans ton café ? Je prendrai deux sucres avec mon thé.
Do you want a sugar lump in your coffee?

lustre terminal

nom masculin (familier, figuré (assemblage électrique) (electrical: UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'électricien utilise un sucre pour assembler les fils.

sweet

adjectif (qui contient du sucre) (food, taste)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce café est trop sucré à mon goût.
This coffee is too sweet for my taste.

sweet

adjectif (par opposition à salé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je préfère les crêpes sucrées aux crêpes salées. Au petit déjeuner, je préfère manger des plats sucrés plutôt que des plats salés.
I prefer sweet pancakes to savory pancakes. For breakfast, I prefer sweet dishes to savoury ones.

sugary food, sweet food

nom masculin (nourriture sucrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas manger trop de sucré entre les repas. Mon frère préfère le salé au sucré.
My brother prefers sweet to savoury.

sweet

adjectif (figuré (doux) (voice)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
On la reconnaissait à sa voix sucrée.
She was recognisable by her sweet voice.

sugar, sweeten

verbe transitif (ajouter du sucre à [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Zut, j'ai oublié de sucrer ma tarte aux abricots !

sweeten

verbe transitif (ajouter [qch] qui à le goût du sucre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle sucre son thé avec du miel.

do out of

verbe transitif (familier (supprimer [qch]) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le patron lui a sucré ses avantages.

put your fingers in the till, feather your own nest

verbe pronominal (familier (s'accorder de l'argent) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tu t'es sucré avant de donner les bénéfices au trésorier, n'est-ce pas ?

person who has a sweet tooth, person with a sweet tooth

nom masculin ([qqn] aimant les aliments sucrés) (figurative)

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

sugar beet

nom féminin (plante utilisée pour faire du sucre)

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

sugar house, sugar shack

nom féminin (Canada (fabrique de sirop d'érable)

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

sugar cane

nom féminin (végétal dont on tire du sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rhum est issu de la distillation de la canne à sucre.
Rum is made by distilling sugar cane.

talk about behind his/her back

(familier (critiquer [qqn] absent)

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

sugar diabetes

nom masculin (déficience hormonal pancréatique)

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

sugar maple

nom masculin (variété d'érable)

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

be all sweetness and light

locution verbale (familier (faire montre d'hypocrisie)

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

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.

not be going to melt

locution verbale (figuré (ne pas craindre la pluie) (figurative)

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

sugar-free

locution adjectivale (sans sucre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

sugarloaf, sugar loaf

nom masculin (bloc de sucre conique) (food)

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

Sugarloaf Mountain

nom propre masculin (pic célèbre de Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)

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

sugar paste

nom féminin (pâte alimentaire sucrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce cours, nous allons apprendre à faire et modeler de la pâte à sucre. // Le gâteau est couvert de fleurs en pâte à sucre.

sugar refinery

nom féminin (usine de production de sucre) (factory)

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

sachet of sugar

nom masculin (petit récipient de sucre) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai besoin d'un sachet de sucre vanillé pour faire ce flan.

sugar free

locution adjectivale (sans adjonction de sucre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pour garder la ligne, je mange des yaourts sans sucre.

sugar candy

nom masculin (type de sucre) (UK)

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

maple sugar

nom masculin (sucre issu de l'érable)

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

candy cane

nom masculin (bonbon, friandise) (in cane shape)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sucre d'orge est mauvais pour les dents. Ma mamie m'a donné un sucre d'orge.
My grandma gave me a barley sugar.

sweetie, sweetheart

nom masculin (familier (terme affectueux) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je t'aime, mon petit sucre d'orge.
I love you, my little sugar plum.

beet sugar

nom masculin (sucre issu de la betterave)

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

cane sugar

nom masculin (sucre issu de la canne à sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sucre de canne est déconseillé aux diabétiques.

caster sugar

nom masculin (sucre en grains fins) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut environ 150 grammes de sucre en poudre pour faire une tarte au citron.
You will need around one hundred and fifty grams of caster sugar to make a lemon tart.

spun sugar

nom masculin (sucre effilé pour décorer)

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

icing sugar

nom masculin (sucre en poudre très fine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mémé saupoudrait toujours ses gâteaux au chocolat de sucre glace.
My grandma always sprinkled icing sugar on top of her chocolate cakes.

icing sugar

nom masculin (Belgique (sucre glace) (UK)

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

slow burning carbohydrates, slow-release carbohydrates

nom masculin (sucre d'assimilation lente)

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

brown sugar

nom masculin (sucre moins raffiné que le blanc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mathias ne met que du sucre roux dans son café.

caster sugar

nom masculin (sucre en grains très fins) (UK)

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

vanilla sugar

nom masculin (sucre parfumé à la vanille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un peu de sucre vanillé et ma pâte à gâteau sera prête !
A touch of vanilla sugar and my cake batter will be ready!

sweet and savoury

locution adjectivale (sucré et salé) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle servit son poulet avec une sauce sucrée-salée.
She served her chicken with a sweet and sour sauce.

sweet and savoury

nom masculin (goût sucré salé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'ai pas aimé ce foie gras à la compote d'ananas parce que je n'aime pas le sucré-salé.

sugar content

nom féminin (aliment : pourcentage de sucres)

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

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