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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