French word

frais

Pronunciation

IPA/fʁɛ/

Meaning

  • adjectivefresh

Example

Le pain est frais.

The bread is fresh.

Illustration for frais (fresh)

More examples

J'achète des légumes frais au marché.

I buy fresh vegetables at the market.

Core concept

Something kept in good condition and close to its original, lively state, including food or a comfortably cool temperature.

Common phrases

  • légumes frais

    fresh vegetables

  • pain frais

    fresh bread

Similar words

nouveau: Recently made or only just begun.
récent: Happening or produced a short time ago.
rafraîchissant: Giving a pleasantly cool and refreshing sensation.

Definition in French

Qui a la qualité d'être neuf ou bien conservé, et qui peut aussi décrire une température agréablement fraîche.

Word origin

French frais is inherited through Old French from Frankish *frisk, a Germanic relative of English fresh, whose sense broadened from newness to coolness.

Usage tips

  • The adjective frais differs from the usually plural noun les frais, which means costs or expenses.

Other meanings

  • cooladjective
  • expensesnoun

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