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Vaisselle et argenterie
When it’s your turn to set the table, you definitely need to know the difference between une assiette and une serviette. Check out this lesson to learn the French names for a variety of dishes, silverware, and pots and pans.
| to set the table | mettre la table | |
| breadboard | une planche à pain | |
| napkin | une serviette | |
| napkin ring | un rond de serviette | |
| place mat | un napperon | |
| place setting | un couvert | |
| tablecloth | une nappe | |
| dishes, crockery | la vaisselle | ||
| to do the dishes | faire la vaisselle | ||
| bowl: | small | un bol | |
| large | un saladier | ||
| cup | une tasse | ||
| dish | un plat | ||
| glass wine glass |
un verre un verre à vin |
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| jar | un pot | ||
| mug | une tasse | ||
| plate | une assiette | ||
| saucer | une soucoupe | ||
| tray | un plateau | ||
| vase | un vase | ||
| silverware | l’argenterie (f) | ||
| fork | une fourchette | ||
| knife | un couteau | ||
| spoon | une cuillère | ||
| pots and pans | la batterie de cuisine | ||
| bread/loaf pan | un moule à cake | ||
| cake pan | un moule à gâteaux | ||
| casserole | une cocotte | ||
| cookie sheet, baking tray | une plaque de four | ||
| frying pan | une poêle (à frire) | ||
| mold | un moule | ||
| pie plate | un moule à tarte | ||
| pot | une cocotte, une marmite | ||
| roasting pan | un plat à rôtir | ||
| sauce pan | une casserole | ||
Expressions with dishes
- Avoir du pain sur la planche
- Chanter comme une casserole
- Découvrir le pot aux roses
- Être à côté de la plaque
- Être dans son assiette
- La goutte qui fait déborder le vase
- Tomber dans la marmite
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