English–French
“beef” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/bœf/
Example
On mange souvent du bœuf en hiver.
People often eat beef in winter.
How to say “beef” in French
“Beef” in French is bœuf.
A red-meat cut from cattle, seen as food on a plate rather than as the living animal.
Example sentences with bœuf
Il a commandé un steak de bœuf.
He ordered a beef steak.
Tips for using bœuf
- For meat, bœuf is normally a mass noun with the partitive article, as in du bœuf; un bœuf usually means one animal.