noun

[C, U]

A liquid or semi-liquid preparation served with food to add flavor, moisture, or richness; a sauce.

/sos/

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old French sauce, from Latin salsa, feminine of salsus, meaning “salted.”

Examples

La sauce tomate mijote doucement.

/la sos tɔmat miʒɔt dusmɑ̃/

The tomato sauce is simmering gently.

Ajoute un peu de sauce au plat.

/aʒut œ̃ pø də sos o pla/

Add a little sauce to the dish.

Synonyms

Collocations

sauce tomate

sauce béchamel

sauce piquante

préparer une sauce

napper de sauce

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noun

[C]

A particular style, treatment, or interpretation of something, especially in the expression “à la sauce …” meaning “in the style of …”.

/sos/

Pronunciation

Etymology

Figurative extension of the culinary sense, referring to the way something is “seasoned” or adapted.

Examples

Le réalisateur a présenté le conte à la sauce moderne.

/lə ʁealizatœʁ a pʁezɑ̃te lə kɔ̃t a la sos mɔdɛʁn/

The director presented the tale in a modern style.

Ils ont revisité ce classique à la sauce parisienne.

/ilz ɔ̃ ʁəvizite sə klasik a la sos paʁizjɛn/

They reworked this classic in a Parisian style.

Synonyms

Collocations

à la sauce moderne

à la sauce française

à la sauce américaine

revisiter à la sauce

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noun

[C, U]

A liquid or semi-liquid preparation served with food to add flavor, moisture, or richness; a sauce.

/sos/

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old French sauce, from Latin salsa, feminine of salsus, meaning “salted.”

Examples

La sauce tomate mijote doucement.

/la sos tɔmat miʒɔt dusmɑ̃/

The tomato sauce is simmering gently.

Ajoute un peu de sauce au plat.

/aʒut œ̃ pø də sos o pla/

Add a little sauce to the dish.

Synonyms

Collocations

sauce tomate

sauce béchamel

sauce piquante

préparer une sauce

napper de sauce

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noun

[C]

A particular style, treatment, or interpretation of something, especially in the expression “à la sauce …” meaning “in the style of …”.

/sos/

Pronunciation

Etymology

Figurative extension of the culinary sense, referring to the way something is “seasoned” or adapted.

Examples

Le réalisateur a présenté le conte à la sauce moderne.

/lə ʁealizatœʁ a pʁezɑ̃te lə kɔ̃t a la sos mɔdɛʁn/

The director presented the tale in a modern style.

Ils ont revisité ce classique à la sauce parisienne.

/ilz ɔ̃ ʁəvizite sə klasik a la sos paʁizjɛn/

They reworked this classic in a Parisian style.

Synonyms

Collocations

à la sauce moderne

à la sauce française

à la sauce américaine

revisiter à la sauce

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