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fast-food

fast-food restaurant

noun fahst-FOOD Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: English fast food

Also means

fast food (the food)

Usage Note

Fast-food is an English loanword fully integrated into French; the hyphenated spelling is standard. The Académie française prefers restauration rapide but fast-food dominates in everyday speech. Note that un fast-food refers to the establishment, while la restauration rapide is the broader concept.

Examples

"Ils mangent souvent dans un fast-food."

Natural Translation

They often eat at a fast-food restaurant.

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