Usage Note
Sucre is the uncountable noun for sugar. Pain de sucre (sugarloaf) lends its name to the famous mountain in Rio de Janeiro. The idiom casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un means to talk badly about someone behind their back. Sucré (adjective) means sweet, contrasting with salé (savoury) — the sucré-salé contrast is central in French cooking.
Examples
"Tu veux du sucre dans ton café?"
Natural Translation
Do you want sugar in your coffee?
Literal Translation
You want some sugar in your coffee
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