French Conversation · Level 92
60 words
French word
tremper
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁɑ̃pe/
Meaning
- verbdip
Example
Elle trempe les biscuits dans le thé.
She dips the biscuits in tea.
More examples
Ne trempe pas ton téléphone dans l'eau.
Don't dip your phone in water.
Core concept
An object is held partly or fully in liquid, becoming moist as the liquid enters it.
Common phrases
tremper un biscuit dans le thé
dip a biscuit in tea
tremper le pain dans la soupe
dip bread in soup
Similar words
mouiller: To wet a person or object's surface with water or another liquid.
plonger: To plunge something forcefully or deeply into liquid.
Definition in French
Mettre une chose dans un liquide pour qu'elle absorbe du liquide ou devienne humide.
Word origin
The verb continues Old French tremper, which derives from Latin temperare and acquired the French sense of immersing something to moisten it.
Usage tips
- With a reflexive subject, se tremper means to become wet, while tremper takes the wetted object directly.