Bread Vocabulary in French

A intermediate list of 20 French words for bread vocabulary, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French English Example sentence
le pain bread Le pain est au cœur du repas français.
Bread is at the heart of the French meal.
le pain de campagne farmhouse bread Le pain de campagne est rustique.
Farmhouse bread is rustic.
une baguette a baguette La baguette est croustillante.
The baguette is crusty.
la farine flour La farine est tamisée.
The flour is sifted.
le levain bread yeast Le levain fait lever la pâte.
The yeast makes the dough rise.
l’eau water L’eau hydrate la pâte.
Water hydrates the dough.
la pâte dough La pâte repose une heure.
The dough rests for an hour.
pétrir to knead Le boulanger pétrit la pâte.
The baker kneads the dough.
le pétrin the kneading-machine Le pétrin mélange les ingrédients.
The kneading-machine mixes the ingredients.
laisser reposer leave to rest Laissez reposer la pâte.
Leave the dough to rest.
lever to rise La pâte lève doucement.
The dough rises slowly.
cuire au four to bake Le pain cuit au four.
The bread bakes in the oven.
couper en tranches to slice Coupez le pain en tranches.
Slice the bread.
une tranche a slice Une tranche de pain beurrée.
A buttered slice of bread.
la croûte crust La croûte est dorée.
The crust is golden.
croustillant crusty/crunchy (m) Le pain est croustillant.
The bread is crusty.
la mie the soft white part of bread La mie est moelleuse.
The soft white part is fluffy.
la boulangerie the bakery La boulangerie embaume le quartier.
The bakery perfumes the neighbourhood.
le boulanger baker (m) Le boulanger se lève à l’aube.
The baker gets up at dawn.
la boulangère baker (f) La boulangère sert le client.
The baker serves the customer.

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