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confection

/kənˈfɛk.ʃən/

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

Translations

confectionnoun

confections

/kənˈfɛk.ʃən/

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

friandisePour un bonbon ou une douceur sucrée.

She bought a confection for the children.

Elle a acheté une friandise pour les enfants.

confectionPour la préparation ou l’élaboration d’un dessert, d’un gâteau ou d’une recette.

The confection of the wedding cake took several days to complete.

La confection du gâteau de mariage a pris plusieurs jours.

Additional translations

créationPour une réalisation élégante ou très travaillée, souvent au sens figuré.

préparationSens ancien et médical.

Synonyms

confectionnoun

A sweet food item made from sugar or chocolate, often including other ingredients such as nuts or fruit.

The bakery is famous for its delicious confections, especially the chocolate truffles.

The act or process of preparing or making something, especially a sweet dish or dessert.

The confection of the wedding cake took several days to complete.

A piece of fine craftsmanship or elaborate construction, often used metaphorically.

The designer's latest dress is a stunning confection of silk and lace.

(archaic) A soft medicinal preparation, usually sweetened, used to make a drug more palatable.

In the eighteenth century, pharmacists often dispensed a cinnamon confection to ease stomach ailments.