What does tarte in French mean?

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

The word tarte in French means tart, clout, smack, lousy, trashy, give a slap, give a smack, It's no picnic!, long point collar, pastry base, pie plate, pie pastry, pie crust dough, cake slice, cake server, pie server, onion tart, onion flan, onion quiche, custard pie, lemon pie, lemon meringue pie, apple tart, tarte flambée, savory tart, tarte tatin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tarte

tart

nom féminin (dessert, plat aux fruits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie aime les tartes à la rhubarbe.
Julie likes rhubarb tarts.

clout, smack

nom féminin (populaire (baffe) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand il est rentré chez lui, son père lui a collé une de ces tartes !
When he got home, his father gave him such a smack!

lousy, trashy

adjectif (familier (médiocre, bête) (figurative, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette série télévisée est plutôt tarte.
This television series is pretty trashy.

give a slap, give a smack

(populaire (gifler [qqn])

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

It's no picnic!

(familier (ce n'est pas facile) (informal)

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

long point collar

nom masculin (col à larges et longues pointes)

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

pastry base

nom masculin (pâte sans garniture) (Cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voici une recette pour réussir un fond de tarte délicieux à tous les coups.

pie plate

nom masculin (Cuisine : moule à bords bas)

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

pie pastry, pie crust dough

nom féminin (préparation de fond de tarte) (cooking, baking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pâtes à tarte peuvent être brisées, feuilletées ou sablées.
Pie pastry (or: pie crust dough) can be flaky, puff-pastry, or shortcrust.

cake slice, cake server, pie server

nom féminin (cuillère à servir les gâteaux)

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

onion tart, onion flan, onion quiche

nom féminin (oignons sur pâte aplatie au rouleau) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce soir, nous mangerons une tarte à l'oignon avec une salade verte.

custard pie

nom féminin (type de tarte)

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

lemon pie

nom féminin (dessert)

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

lemon meringue pie

nom féminin (dessert au citron)

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

apple tart

nom féminin (tarte à base de pommes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons mangé une tarte aux pommes avec un verre de cidre.

tarte flambée

nom féminin (tarte aux oignons et lardons) (Alsace dish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tartes flambées viennent d'Alsace.

savory tart

nom féminin (éléments salés sur pâte aplatie au rouleau) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec les légumes de son jardin, Marie réalise de délicieuses tartes salées.

tarte tatin

nom féminin (tarte retournée) (French dessert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour faire une tarte Tatin, il faut cuire en premier les pommes dans le moule et ensuite les recouvrir d'une pâte que l'on fait cuire.

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