Would "Tranchez finement le poivron vert" be OK? And "tranchez en rondelles"!

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Would "Tranchez finement le poivron vert" be OK? And "tranchez en rondelles"!

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Salad Niçoise recipe"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

Asked 5 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ian,

You can 'couper les radis en rondelles', couper le concombre/les tomates en tranches fines.

Trancher sounds a bit too brutal to me , think 'guillotine'!

Like05 years ago

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Would "Tranchez finement le poivron vert" be OK? And "tranchez en rondelles"!

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