Le livre English File - Intermédiaire - Leçon 1A

things that people and animals eat, such as meat or vegetables

nourriture

flesh from a fish that we use as food

poisson

any sea creature that is eaten as food such as fish, shrimp, seaweed, and shellfish

fruits de mer, produits de la mer

the meat of a crab that can be eaten

crabe

the meat of a lobster as food

homard

an edible bivalve mollusk with a dark shell that is found in saltwater or freshwater habitats

moule

a marine crustacean with a compressed abdomen that is cooked as food

crevette

a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments

saumon

a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

calmar

a type of large fish that is found in warm seas

thon

the flesh of animals and birds that we can eat as food

viande

meat that is from a cow

bœuf

the flesh of a chicken that we use as food

poulet

meat of a duck, eaten as food

canard

meat that is from a young sheep

agneau

meat from a pig, eaten as food

viande de porc

something we can eat that grows on trees, plants, or bushes

fruit

a plant or a part of it that we can eat either raw or cooked

légume

a vegetable with glossy, deep purple skin and firm, white flesh

aubergine

a vegetable with a round and dark red root that is eaten as food

betterave, betterave rouge

a large round vegetable with thick white, green or purple leaves, eaten raw or cooked

chou

a small and round fruit with mainly red skin and a pit

cerise

a long and thin vegetable with dark green skin

courgette

a long fruit that has thin green skin and is used a lot in salads

concombre

a purple or green fruit that is round, small, and grows in bunches on a vine

raisin

a type of green vegetable that is long and thin and is used in cooking

haricots verts

a juicy sour fruit that is round and has thick yellow skin

citron

a sweet yellow fruit with a thin skin that grows in hot areas

mango

a variety of fruits with yellow, green, or orange skin or juicy flesh that contains many seeds in its center

melon

a soft and juicy fruit that has a pit in the middle and its skin has extremely little hairs on it

pêche

a sweet yellow or green bell-shaped fruit with a lot of juice

poire

an edible soft berry that is red or black in color and grows on bushes

framboise

a type of pepper with a very hot taste that is red in color

poivron rouge

the act of preparing food by heat or mixing different ingredients

cuisine

cooked with dry heat, particularly in an oven

cuit au four, cuit

cooked in extremely hot liquids

bouilli, cuit à l'eau

cooked in very hot oil

frit, frite

having been cooked over direct heat, often on a grill, resulting in a charred or seared exterior

grillé, cuit au grill

a piece of meat that is cooked in an oven or is prepared for doing so

rôti

cooked using the steam of boiling water

vapeur, cuit à la vapeur