Skip to content

toast

toast

noun TOST Less Common
Food & Drink Dishes

Usage Note

Toast in French refers primarily to a celebratory toast (raising a glass), not a slice of toasted bread — for that, the French say un toast in informal speech but traditionally une tartine grillée or du pain grillé. Porter un toast means to propose a toast. The word is borrowed directly from English.

Examples

"Il porte un toast en l'honneur des mariés."

Natural Translation

He proposes a toast in honour of the newlyweds.

Explore French by topic