consommation

consumption, use

noun kohn-sohm-mah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

drink (in a café)

Usage Note

Consommation covers energy/resource consumption (consommation d'électricité) and, in a café context, refers to any drink ordered at the bar. A waiter may ask quelle est votre consommation? to enquire what you ordered. The verb consommer means both to consume and to complete (as in consommer un mariage).

Examples

"La consommation d'eau a augmenté cet été."

Natural Translation

Water consumption increased this summer.

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