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calorie

calorie

noun kah-loh-REE Rare

Usage Note

calorie is used in everyday French exactly as in English — on food labels and in diet talk. The adjective calorique means 'high-calorie' or relates to heat energy in physics. In scientific contexts the large calorie (kilocalorie) is sometimes called a grande calorie to distinguish it from the physical unit.

Examples

"Cette barre contient beaucoup de calories."

Natural Translation

This bar contains a lot of calories.

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