No. 11,954 in French
tartre
"Tartre" in English means "tartar," referring to a deposit on teeth or a hard residue from wine.
In a sentence
Le tartre se forme souvent sur les dents.
Tartar often forms on teeth.
In this context, 'tartre' refers to calculus or dental tartar, a layer of hardened dental plaque.
Ce vieux chaudron est couvert de tartre.
This old cauldron is covered in scale.
Here, 'tartre' denotes limescale or scaling, typically found on appliances after prolonged exposure to water.
L'acide citrique peut éliminer le tartre efficacement.
Citric acid can effectively remove scale.
In this sentence, 'tartre' still refers to limescale, highlighting its buildup on surfaces that citric acid can remove.
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