bistro

bistʁo

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Definition of bistro - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

établissementpetit café ou restaurant simple et convivial

Nous avons déjeuné dans un charmant bistro du quartier.

estaminet

troquet

patronpersonne qui tient un bistro

Le bistro nous a servi un excellent plat du jour.

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petit café ou restaurant simple et convivial

Expressions with bistro

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café-bistro

établissement qui sert à la fois des boissons et des repas simples

Nous avons ouvert un café-bistro dans le quartier historique.

restaurant-bistro

établissement servant des repas complets dans une ambiance simple et détendue

Ce restaurant-bistro propose une cuisine de saison et des vins locaux.

resto-bistro

établissement de restauration mélange de restaurant et de bistro

Nous avons dîné dans un resto-bistro près de la place.

Origin of bistro

russe, bistro (vite, rapidement)

Terms with bistro included in their meaning

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pinte

établissement

débit de boisson, café ou bistro

zinc

établissement

café ou bistro où on boit un verre

caboulot

bistro

débit de boissons modeste et peu reluisant

resto-bistro

sortie

établissement de restauration mélange de restaurant et de bistro

Examples of bistro in a sentence

Ils se retrouvent chaque soir au même bistro.
Le bistro connaît tous ses clients par leur prénom.
Un vieux bistro raconte des anecdotes derrière son comptoir.

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English:bistro, bistro owner, ...
German:Bistro, Bistrobetreiber, ...
Italian:bistrot, gestore del bistrò, ...
Spanish:bistró, dueño de bistró, ...
Portuguese:bistrô, dono do bistrô, ...
Chinese:小酒馆, 小酒馆老板, ...
Japanese:ビストロ, 店主, ...
Arabic:مقهى صغير, صاحب الحانة, ...
Hebrew:בִּיסְטְרוֹ, בַּעַל בִּיסְטְרוֹ, ...
Russian:бистро, владелец бистро, ...
Ukrainian:бістро, власник бістро, ...
Catalan:bistró, amo de bistrot, ...
Danish:bistro, vært, ...
Dutch:bistro, bistro-eigenaar, ...
Greek:μπιστρό, ιδιοκτήτης μπαρ, ...
Hungarian:bisztró, bisztrótulajdonos, ...
Khmer:ប៊ីស្ត្រូ, ម្ចាស់ប៊ីស្ត្រូ, ...
Korean:비스트로, 주인, ...
Polish:bistro, mała restauracja, ...
Portuguese (BR):bistrô, proprietário do bistrô, ...
Romanian:bistro, proprietar de bistro, ...
Swedish:bistro, krögare, ...
Thai:บิสโทร, เจ้าของร้านบิสโทร, ...
Turkish:bistro, bistro sahibi, ...
Vietnamese:bistro, chủ quán rượu nhỏ, ...

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