french intermediate - culture; pg. 12, café et croissant

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1. À quels lieux le café et le croissant sont-ils associés?

Translation: Where are coffee and croissants typically enjoyed?

  • The ideal breakfast duo is mostly eaten at the café “mais surtout au café”

    • Either standing at the counter if you’re in a hurry →  “debout au comptoir, si on est pressé”

    • Or sitting outside on the terrace if you’ve got time for the morning paper “ou assis dehors en terrassesi on a du temps, avec le journal du matin”

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2. Où peut-on acheter des croissants?

Translation: Where can you buy croissants?

You buy the croissants at a bakery. “Vous achetez les croissants dans une boulangerie.”

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3. Quelles sont les qualités d'un bon croissant?

Translation: What are the characteristics of a good croissant?

The croissant should still be warm, slightly crisp on the outside, and creamy on the inside. “Le croissant doit être encore chaud… légèrement croustillant à l'extérieur, onctueux à l'intérieur.”

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4. Quelles sortes de café peut-on commander?

Translation: What types of coffee can you order?

  • For coffee, there are options;

    • Black or espresso (especially after lunch) “noir ou expresso”

    • Short or long (sometimes double), with or without sugar “court ou allongé, parfois double, avec ou sans sucre”

    • Adding a drop of milk; which it is a hazelnut “une goutte de lait, c’est alors un ‘noisette’”

    • Or adding more milk; which it is a creme “Ou si l’on veut plus de lait, on demandera un ‘crème’”.

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5. Le croissant est-il une << invention > française?

Translation: Is the croissant a French invention?

The croissant probably originated in Vienna “Le croissant est probablement d’origine viennoise”

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6. Quel pays a la réputation de faire un très bon café?

Translation: Which country is known for making excellent coffee?

As for the coffee, the Italians undoubtedly make a much better one. → Quant au café, les Italiens en font incontestablement un bien meilleur.”