(a) coffee; grain de ~ coffee bean; ~ en grains whole coffee, coffee beans; ~ moulu ground coffee; ~ en poudre, ~ instantané instant (coffee); ~ vert unroasted coffee; ~ torréfié roasted coffee; ~ décaféineé decaffeinated coffee, decaf (Infml); ~ léger/serré weak/strong coffee; ~ noir, ~ nature black coffee; ~ au lait white coffee, coffee with milk; ~ crème coffee with cream; au ~ coffee ice cream; ~ express espresso (coffee); ~ filtre filter coffee; ~ liégeois coffee ice cream with whipped cream; ~ lyophilisé freeze-dried instant coffee; ~ turc Turkish coffee

(b) coffee (break); prendre un petit ~ to have a quick coffee; on peut en parler au ~ let's talk about it over coffee; ~ complet continental breakfast

(c) bar, cafe; ~ tabac bar and newsagent's; (fig) propos de ~ du commerce barroom politics