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casserole

saucepan

noun kahs-ROL Rare

Usage Note

Casserole in French refers strictly to a saucepan or cooking pot, not a baked dish as in English. The English 'casserole dish' is called un plat allant au four or un plat à gratin in French. The informal expression chanter comme une casserole means 'to sing terribly.'

Examples

"Elle fait chauffer l'eau dans une casserole."

Natural Translation

She is heating water in a saucepan.

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