English–French

“finely chop” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/sizəle/

Example

Je vais ciseler le persil pour la sauce.

I am going to finely chop the parsley for the sauce.

Illustration for ciseler (finely chop)

How to say “finely chop” in French

“Finely chop” in French is ciseler.

A blade turns herbs or garnishes into a neat scatter of tiny, even pieces that release their aroma.

Full entry for ciseler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ciseler

Je peux ciseler la ciboulette pour l'omelette.

I can finely chop the chives for the omelet.

Tips for using ciseler

  • In the present tense, ciseler changes to je cisèle and ils cisèlent, but keeps the unaccented stem in nous ciselons.

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