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civic knot
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yes, and yes
very useful and flexible word

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you can also hear "café court" (court meaning short) which specifically means with less water (but as much ground coffee)

viral flax
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Note that coffee culture in France (unless you're in a Starbucks or anglo-style coffee shop) is quite different.

If you order a "café" the default is just an espresso. As Flynn mentioned that could be modified by "court" (or "long") to describe how much water is put through the coffee puck in the espresso machine.

So, generally, you don't actually specify a small or large coffee, you just say the type of coffee you want. And if you go to Starbucks you get to use their pseudo-Italian sizing (which I refuse de use, I just say petit, moyen, grand and stare at them blankly)

civic knot
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thank you, I know very little about coffee chatsalut

harsh garden
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I know that in Starbucks you can get the coffee ml reduced.
But what if you want to say that to a friend who's making coffee for you ?

Would you say you want a 'weak' coffee/ ? ((If you want your coffee to be less strong)
@civic knot @viral flax

civic knot
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you could say "pas très fort" for instance

harsh garden
viral flax
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If you want it to be weak, you could order either a café long or a café allongé, OR you could order un américano, which is an espresso with hot water poured over

Since espresso is the default, the only way to adjust it is to put more or less water through, or to add water afterwards.

The flavor will be different: a café court is quite concentrated, an espresso is also concentrated but not as much as a court, an americano is just a diluted espresso, and a café allongé has a bit more extracted from the grounds than an americano, but is quite similar

harsh garden
safe wadi
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I love this topic! how would i ask for a latte? or a coffee with milk?

civic knot