French Conversation · Level 86
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French word
blet
Pronunciation
IPA/blɛ/
Meaning
- adjectiveoverripe
Example
Ne mange pas cette banane, elle est blette.
Don't eat this banana; it's overripe.
More examples
La banane est trop blette pour la salade.
The banana is overly ripe for the salad.
Core concept
A fruit or vegetable so softened by overripening that its flesh is collapsing and no longer suitable for eating raw.
Common phrases
banane blette
overripe banana
poire blette
overripe pear
Similar words
mûr: Ripe and ready to eat, with well-developed sweetness and aroma.
mou: Soft to the touch and easily deformed when pressed.
pourri: Rotten, discolored, slimy, and unfit to eat.
abîmé: Damaged by bruises or dents, with its appearance or quality impaired.
Definition in French
Qualifie un fruit ou un légume devenu trop mûr, mou et souvent pâteux, impropre à une consommation crue.
Word origin
The adjective comes from Old French blet, an old term for fruit softened by ripening, and French has retained it for this stage.
Usage tips
- Blet is masculine and blette is feminine, as in un fruit blet and une banane blette.
Opposites
- fraisfreshadjective
- fermefirmadjective
Related words
- blettirbecome overripeverb
- blettéoverripeadjective