Raisin, nm : grape

The French word « raisin » looks exactly the same as the same as the English word “raisin.”

The most common meaning of “raisin” in English is “dried grape.”

In French, « raisin » means grape, and « raisin sec » refers to a dried grape, or a sultana.

Le raisin sert à fabriquer le vin.
Grapes are used to make wine.

Brian mange toujours des raisins secs avec son déjeuner.
Brian always eats raisins with his lunch.

  
Ma mère fait pousser du raisin dans son jardin.
My mother grows grapes in her garden.

Elle a pris un raisin de la grappe et l’a mangé.
She picked a grape off the bunch and ate it.