Translation for "breadcrumbs"?

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Translation for "breadcrumbs"?

I used "la chapelure." for breadcrumbs which was marked as incorrect. The exercise wanted "les miettes de pain". According to the dictionary I used, both are correct. Can anyone clarify? Thanks

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A family day at the park"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Patrick ,

The word 'chapelure' is used in cooking for coating a piece of meat or fish before cooking it and you wouldn’t take this to feed the ducks.
So, 'miettes de pain' is the only possibility here.

Bonne Continuation!

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Patrick K. asked:

Translation for "breadcrumbs"?

I used "la chapelure." for breadcrumbs which was marked as incorrect. The exercise wanted "les miettes de pain". According to the dictionary I used, both are correct. Can anyone clarify? Thanks

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