madeleine
French → English
(pastry) Madeleine: a small, shell-shaped sponge cake typically from Commercy
Il a acheté une boîte de madeleines de Commercy pour le thé.
(English) He bought a box of Commercy madeleines for tea.
La madeleine est célèbre pour sa forme de coquillage cannelée.
(English) The madeleine is famous for its fluted shell shape.
(metaphor) Proustian trigger: a sensory experience that sparks a vivid childhood memory
L'odeur de la vieille bibliothèque est sa véritable madeleine de Proust.
(English) The smell of the old library is his true Proustian trigger.
Cette chanson agit comme une petite madeleine et le replonge en enfance.
(English) This song acts like a little memory trigger and plunges him back into childhood.
Entry ID: fr:en:madeleine · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary