No. 4,792 in French

recette

Recipe; a set of instructions for preparing a dish.

In a sentence

J'ai trouvé une merveilleuse recette de gâteau au chocolat dans ce livre.
I found a wonderful chocolate cake recipe in this book.
The term 'recette' in this sentence is used in its primary sense to refer to a set of culinary instructions for preparing a dish.
Sa recette du succès repose sur le travail acharné et l'innovation.
His recipe for success is based on hard work and innovation.
Here, 'recette' is used metaphorically, referring to the necessary steps or method to achieve a certain goal, in this case, success.
La recette totale de la vente des billets est impressionnante.
The total revenue from ticket sales is impressive.
In this context, 'recette' refers to monetary income or revenue derived from a particular activity, specifically financial earnings.

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