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frites

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for frites.

Editorial note

Or if someone you really like is coming over for a steak and some beers make steak frites.

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Quick take

french fries

Meaning at a glance

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noun

french fries

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for frites.

noun

french fries

Example sentences

1

Or if someone you really like is coming over for a steak and some beers make steak frites.

2

Well, on that topic, I really wanted a good frites mayo tonight, but all the local barraques à frites are closed, nondedjeu!

3

They missed to register for apple pie and - going all the way - 'pommes frites'?

4

Roland Barthes had an interesting take on the semiology of steak-frites in his book Mythologies.

5

It’s a shame there weren’t any deep sea potatoes to complete the classic mosselen-friet / moules frites / mussel French fries combo.

6

You'd think otherwise if you ever had the steak frites at Les Halles.

7

Try a classic French meal like steak frites or a hearty onion soup.

8

Do you only appreciate a nice steak frites because it makes you full?

9

Even the dank low-end places like Roger the French-fry would give you an edible steak-frites for about a franc, twenty 1967 cents, everything else extra.

10

The street vendor cone of frites with satay sauce I had in Amsterdam was one of the best fry experiences I've had.

11

And if you will, why not those tasty Belgian frites?!

12

Belgium wins on the beer and frites front though.

Quote examples

1

"steak frites lasagna with cream base and avocado mash tartare"

2

"French fries", also known as "Pommes frites", are known as "Chips" in UK.

3

I’m interested to see if the AIs we build will have the ability to identify this, so when someone says “I want a steak frites” the AI doesn’t strictly recommend steak recipes—“they’re asking for steak”—but realized the constellation of what the asker is actually asking for—they’re asking for a recipe that reminds them of when they lived in that apartment in that city X years ago.

4

In Belgium you still have those "french fries vans" ("baraque a frites", which are not necessarily vans btw -- they can be little prefab structures) and there's a difference between the traditional ones, where potatoes are still pealed and sliced, by hand (giving fries all of uneven sizes) and the industrial ones, using factory-made fries.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use frites in a sentence?

Or if someone you really like is coming over for a steak and some beers make steak frites.

What does frites mean?

french fries

What part of speech is frites?

frites is commonly used as noun.