French dictionary
sucre/sykʁ/
noun · A1 · Frequency 2152
nounmasculine
Meanings
sugar
Refers to the chemical substance commonly used in food.
Examples
Je mets une cuillère de sucre dans mon café du matin.
I put a spoonful of sugar in my morning coffee.
Cette recette demande moins de sucre que la précédente.
This recipe calls for less sugar than the previous one.
Le sucre caramélise rapidement dans cette poêle chaude.
The sugar caramelizes quickly in this hot pan.
Collocations
- sucre blancwhite sugar
- sucre glaceicing sugar
- sucre d'orgecandy cane
Common mistakes
la sucre
le sucre
sucre is a masculine noun; incorrect use of feminine article.
un sucre
un bonbon
‘sucre’ means sugar, ‘bonbon’ means candy; confusing the two.
Related words
synonymsaccharosesucrose
- antonymselsalt