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1 Aigre-doux
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2 aigre-doux
adjective[sauce] sweet and sour ; [fruit, propos] bitter-sweet* * *1) Culinaire [fruit, goût] bitter-sweet; [cuisine, sauce] sweet and sour2) fig [propos, communiqué] barbed* * *ɛɡʀədu, dus adj (aigre-douce)1) (au goût) (fruit) bittersweet, (sauce) sweet and sour2) (ton) bittersweet* * *2 fig [propos, communiqué] barbed.( féminin aigre-douce, pluriel masculin aigres-doux, pluriel féminin aigres-douces) [ɛgrədu, ɛgrədus] adjectif -
3 sauce
sauce [sos]feminine noun• sauce béarnaise/blanche béarnaise/white sauce• sauce piquante/tomate piquant/tomato sauce• sauce madère/hollandaise Madeira/hollandaise sauce• mettre or servir qch à toutes les sauces to adapt sth to suit any purpose* * *sosnom féminin Culinaire saucesauce tomate/au vin — tomato/wine sauce
viande/plat en sauce — meat/dish with sauce
(r)allonger la sauce — fig to spin things out
••je me demande à quelle sauce on va me manger — (colloq) I wonder what's in store for me
prendre la sauce — (colloq) to get soaked ou drenched
* * *sos nfsauce, (avec un rôti) gravy* * *sauce nf Culin sauce; viande/plat en sauce meat/dish with sauce; allonger une sauce to thin a sauce; (r)allonger la sauce fig to spin things out.sauce aigre-douce sweet and sour sauce; sauce béarnaise bearnaise sauce; sauce béchamel béchamel sauce; sauce blanche white sauce; sauce aux câpres caper sauce; sauce chasseur mushroom and wine sauce; sauce hollandaise hollandaise sauce; sauce madère madeira sauce; rognons sauce madère kidneys in madeira sauce; sauce marchand de vin wine sauce; sauce piquante piquant ou spicy sauce; sauce suprême supreme sauce; poulet sauce suprême chicken supreme; sauce tomate tomato sauce; sauce au vin wine sauce.mettre qch à toutes les sauces to adapt sth to any purpose; je me demande à quelle sauce on va me manger I wonder what's in store for me; prendre la sauce○ to get soaked ou drenched.[sos] nom féminin[de salade] salad dressing[vinaigrette] French dressing[jus de viande] gravysauce/à la moutarde/aux câpres mustard/caper saucesauce béarnaise/hollandaise béarnaise/hollandaise saucesauce madère/piquante Madeira/hot saucesauce béchamel béchamel ou white saucemettre ou servir quelque chose à toute les sauces to make something fit every occasionje me demande à quelle sauce nous allons être mangés I wonder what lies in store for us ou what they're going to do to us2. (familier) [pluie]prendre ou recevoir la sauce to get soaked ou drenched3. (familier) [courant électrique] juice————————en sauce locution adjectivaleviande/poisson en sauce meat/fish served in a sauce
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