petite cuillère

teaspoon

→ petit
phrase Rare #52,503
teaspoon Literally, “small spoon”; it refers to a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee, or for eating from small dishes.
FR: Ajoute une petite cuillère de sucre dans mon café, s'il te plaît.
EN: Add a teaspoon of sugar to my coffee, please.

Elle remua son thé avec sa petite cuillère en or.

She stirred her tea with her little gold spoon.

Maintenant, il a compris, il va reposer sa petite cuillère.

Now he understands; he’s going to put his teaspoon down again.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)