jelly

gelée de fruits

Préparation sucrée et lisse à base de jus de fruits et de sucre, souvent tartinée sur du pain.

En anglais simple : A sweet, smooth food made from fruit juice and sugar, often spread on bread.

• I spread jelly on my toast.
• She made grape jelly yesterday.
• Would you like peanut butter and jelly in your sandwich?

Synonymes : fruit jelly

Expressions courantes : grape jelly, jelly sandwich, jelly on toast

gelée, dessert à la gélatine

Dessert sucré et mou, fait d’eau et de sucre avec un ingrédient gélifiant, qui tremble quand on le bouge.

En anglais simple : A sweet, soft dessert that shakes when moved, made with sugar, water, and a substance that thickens it.

• The children ate strawberry jelly.
• Leave the jelly in the fridge to set.
• She served little jellies with cream at the party.

Synonymes : gelatin dessert

Expressions courantes : strawberry jelly, jelly and cream, bowl of jelly

gel, gelée

Substance molle et épaisse qui garde sa forme mais tremble quand on la bouge.

En anglais simple : A soft, thick substance that holds its shape but shakes when moved.

• The liquid turned into jelly.
• A clear jelly covered the seeds.
• As the mixture cooled, it formed a soft jelly.

Synonymes : gel

Expressions courantes : clear jelly, thick jelly, turn to jelly, petroleum jelly