butter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for butter in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] N

butter

beurre m

II.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] VB trans

butter bread

beurrer

butter vegetables

mettre du beurre dans

III.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər]

it's her bread and butter

c'est son gagne-pain

(she looks as if) butter wouldn't melt in her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

to go through sth like a knife through butter

rentrer dans qc comme dans du beurre

garlic butter N U

garlic butter

beurre m d'ail

butter knife N

butter knife

couteau m à beurre

butter muslin N

butter muslin

étamine f

butter bean N

butter bean

haricot m de Lima

butter bean

pois m de sept ans

butter dish N

butter dish

beurrier m

dairy butter N

dairy butter

beurre m fermier

cocoa butter N U

cocoa butter

beurre m de cacao

drawn butter N

drawn butter

beurre m fondu (assaisonné)

I.butter up VB [Brit ˈbʌtə -, Am ˈbədər -] inf (butter [sb] up, butter up [sb])

butter up

passer de la pommade à inf

butter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for butter in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] N no pl

butter

beurre m

Phrases:

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

II.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

butter

beurrer

butter up VB trans

butter up

passer de la pommade à

cocoa butter N

cocoa butter

beurre m de cacao

coconut butter N

coconut butter

beurre m de coco

butter-dish N

butter-dish

beurrier m

I.bread and butter N

bread and butter

gagne-pain m

II.bread and butter ADJ

bread and butter

de tous les jours

Translations for butter in the French»English Dictionary

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beurrier (-ière)

butter

beurre

butter

beurrier

butter dish

beurrer

to butter

butter Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

anchovy butter

beurre m d'anchois

peanut oil/butter

huile f /beurre m de cacahuètes

all the butter/my life

tout le beurre/toute ma vie

(sauce made from eggs, butter and cream)

sauce poulette

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fish was spread with butter and eaten like a sandwich.

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Whereas butter is made from the butterfat of milk, modern margarine is made mainly of refined vegetable oil and water, and may also contain milk.

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If you cook the battuto gently in olive oil or butter to coax out the vegetables' sweetness and inviting fragrance, you create a mixture known as soffritto.

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The flavors of the day were lemon sorbet, coffee chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, strawberry, butter pecan, vanilla, chocolate, and, appropriately, birthday cake.

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Butter clams, horse clams, and cockles were dried for trade.

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Gooey butter cake is generally served as a type of coffee cake and not as a formal dessert cake.

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Manufacturing industry (mills, tallow-melting, butter-making, soap, leather, and other works) as well as bread, cattle, suet, and the hair trade developed in the town.

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These proved impractical for transport by road or rail, and so the milk churn was introduced, based on the tall conical shape of the butter churn.

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You've probably heard the stories of huge butter mountains and wine lakes, and moneybags landowners living the high life thanks to subsidies from unwitting urbanites.

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Whizz the flour and butter with a good pinch of salt in a food processor until you have a breadcrumb-like mixture.

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