What does tartine in French mean?

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

The word tartine in French means bread and +[spread], screed, ream, spread, churn out, write reams, slice of bread and butter, piece of bread and butter, slice of buttered bread, bread and butter, slice of bread and jam, piece of bread and jam, slice of bread and honey, piece of bread and honey. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tartine

bread and +[spread]

nom féminin (pain et aliment étalé) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je mange toujours deux tartines de beurre au petit déjeuner. Ma maman me faisait toujours des tartines de confiture pour le petit déjeuner.
I always eat two slices of bread and butter for breakfast.

screed, ream

nom féminin (familier (écrit ou oral trop long) (written)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Soyez concis, pas la peine d'écrire des tartines ! Nous avons eu droit à toute une tartine sur ses malheurs.
We were treated to quite a diatribe about his misfortunes.

spread

verbe transitif (étaler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Chaque matin, Jeanne tartine du beurre et de la confiture sur son pain.
Every morning, Joan spreads butter and jam on her bread.

churn out

verbe transitif (familier (écrire beaucoup) (figurative, 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.")
Ma sœur tartine des pages et des pages sur sa vie amoureuse.
My sister churns out pages and pages on her love life.

write reams

locution verbale (familier (écrire beaucoup) (figurative)

slice of bread and butter, piece of bread and butter, slice of buttered bread

nom féminin (tartine de beurre) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, je déjeune de deux tartines beurrées.

bread and butter

nom féminin (tartine recouverte de beurre) (uncountable)

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

slice of bread and jam, piece of bread and jam

nom féminin (tranche de pain agrémentée) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, je déjeune de deux tartines de confiture.

slice of bread and honey, piece of bread and honey

nom féminin (tranche de pain agrémentée) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, je déjeune de deux tartines de miel.

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