French Conversation · Level 145
30 words
French word
restauration
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁɛstoʁasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounrestaurant industry
Example
La restauration propose souvent des plats à emporter.
The restaurant industry often offers takeout dishes.
More examples
La restauration rapide propose souvent des menus à petit prix.
Fast food often offers low-priced menus.
Core concept
A food-service operation seen as a whole, including dining in, catering, canteens, and takeaway.
Common phrases
restauration rapide
fast-food service
restauration collective
institutional food service
restauration à emporter
takeout service
Similar words
restaurant: An eating place where customers order and eat meals at their tables.
cafétéria: A self-service eating place where customers choose food from a counter.
traiteur: A business that prepares food to order for delivery or takeaway.
restauration rapide: A fast-food business serving meals quickly after they are ordered.
Definition in French
Désigne l'activité commerciale liée à la fourniture de repas et boissons au public, incluant restaurants, traiteurs et services de cantine.
Word origin
Restauration is related to restaurer, from Latin restaurare; French extended the older idea of restoration to the organized provision of food and drink.
Usage tips
- Restauration does not normally mean the act of eating, for which expressions such as prendre un repas or aller au restaurant are used.
Other meanings
- restaurantnoun
- restorationnoun
Related words
- restaurerrestoreverb
- restaurantrestaurantnoun
- restaurateurrestaurateurnoun