La cuisson biscuit se tient dans le four.

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Breakdown of La cuisson biscuit se tient dans le four.

• se tenir: to take place
• le four: the oven
• la cuisson biscuit: the bisque firing

Questions & Answers about La cuisson biscuit se tient dans le four.

Why is it la cuisson and not le cuisson?

Because cuisson is a feminine noun in French, so it takes la.

• la cuisson = the cooking / baking / firing
• not le cuisson

This is something you usually just have to learn with the noun.

What exactly does cuisson biscuit mean?

In a ceramics context, cuisson biscuit is a technical expression. It refers to the first firing of clay objects, often called bisque firing in English.

So here biscuit does not mean an English-style biscuit or cookie. It is a specialized word used in pottery and ceramics.

Outside that technical context, many learners would expect biscuit to mean a food item, which is why this phrase can look confusing at first.

Why is there no de between cuisson and biscuit?