thé/te/
noun · A1 · Frequency 1151
nounmasculine
Meanings
tea (especially made from leaves of the tea plant)
Refers to the beverage made by infusing leaves of the tea plant, a common drink.
the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Refers to the tea plant itself, the source of tea leaves.
Examples
Je prends un thé vert après le déjeuner.
I have green tea after lunch.
Le thé a refroidi pendant que je répondais à mes messages.
The tea went cold while I was replying to my messages.
Elle ajoute une tranche de citron dans son thé.
She adds a slice of lemon to her tea.
Collocations
- boire du théto drink tea
Common mistakes
boire de le thé
boire du thé
When the preposition de is followed by the masculine singular definite article le, they must contract to du; de le is not used.
Related words
synonyminfusioninfusion (beverage)
synonymCamellia sinensisscientific name of tea plant
nounmasculine
Meanings
tea (especially made from leaves of the tea plant)
Refers to the beverage made by infusing leaves of the tea plant, a common drink.
the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Refers to the tea plant itself, the source of tea leaves.
Examples
Le salon de thé propose des thés verts venus de plusieurs régions.
The tea room offers green teas from several regions.
Nous avons acheté des thés parfumés pour les invités.
We bought flavored teas for the guests.
Ces thés se préparent avec une eau moins chaude que le café.
These teas are prepared with water that is cooler than the water used for coffee.