Hello people,

I'm trying to translate some English recipes into French but there's a few words I don't really get. Is there someone who could help me please ?

What does ' Tbs. ' mean when one talks about ' 1 Tbs. butter ', for instance ?

When ' cup ' is refered to a ' half a cup of sugar ' for instance, is that a capuccino cup or espresso cup ?

I'm sorry for my stupid words ;o((

But thank you for your answers if you know them ! )

 

Hi,

Usually, the abbreviation is tbsp. for tablespoon. Be careful not to confuse with tsp. teaspoon.
A cup is 8 ounces.

(I'm sorry, I haven't yet learned to cook in metric!)

 

table spoon: l'equivalent d'une cuillère

 

Thank you all for your quick answers !

Et merci à vous Wildan1 pour les précisions que vous avez apportées en ce qui concerne le " cup " !

 

That's odd, Wildan, I learned it somewhat differently.

To me, a cuiller à soupe is 4 teaspoons, larger than a cuiller à table. And a cuiller à thé is larger than a cuiller à café.

Hang on, here's a good explanation: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%C3%A9s_de_mesure_pour_la_cuisine

 

A tablespoon is 15 ml.