dessert
The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etcThe last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
» What would you like for dessert?
Was möchtest du zum Nachtisch?
Что бы ты хотел на десерт?
Что бы ты хотела на десерт?
Что бы вы хотели на десерт?
Що б ти хотів на десерт?
Що б ви хотіли на десерт?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
Can I see the dessert menu, please?
a dish served as the last course of a meal
(countable, uncountable)A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.
Trifle is a favourite dessert of the English, but rivalled by pavlova in Australia and New Zealand.
Nachtisch, Nachspeise, Dessert
десе́ртdesért, сла́дкоеsládkoje
десе́ртdesért, соло́дкеsolódke
Examples
397 sentencesWhat would you like for dessert?
Що б ти хотів на десерт?
ruЧто бы ты хотел на десерт?
deWas möchtest du zum Nachtisch?
What's your favorite type of dessert?
Який твій улюблений вид десерту?
I ate a banana for dessert.
Я з'їв банан на десерт.
ruНа десерт я съел банан.
Tom didn't let Mary eat his dessert.
Том не дав Мері з'їсти його десерт.
We had chocolate ice cream for dessert.
На десерт у нас було шоколадне морозиво.
ruНа десерт у нас было шоколадное мороженое.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French dessert, from desservir (“disserve”), from dés- (“dis-”) and sBorrowed from Middle French dessert, from desservir (“disserve”), from dés- (“dis-”) and servir (“serve”), thus literally meaning “removal of what has been served”.
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Forms
plural: dessertsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
10 patterns- eat dessert
- cream for dessert
- pie for dessert
- ate his dessert
- cake for dessert
- room for dessert
- favorite dessert
- didn't eat dessert
- wouldn't eat dessert
- any dessert