Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
atramentaire
English translation:
thin and astringent
Added to glossary by
Maya Jurt
Jan 10, 2002 17:01
22 yrs ago
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French term
France
large number of industrial translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
atramentaire
French to English
Other
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Wine-growing, oenology
Wine-growing.
unpleasant 'inky' taste in wine
unpleasant 'inky' taste in wine
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | thin and astringent |
Maya Jurt
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| 4 +1 | inky//unpleasant? |
Guy Bray
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| 4 | hard |
Suzanne Bernard
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Proposed translations
+5
12 mins
Selected
thin and astringent
Here, I would need to see the whole sentence to propose a better answer.
atramentaire adj.
Déf. :
Qui est à la fois très maigre et très astringent.
Note(s) :
Terme dont l'usage est discutable.
atramentaire adj.
Déf. :
Qui est à la fois très maigre et très astringent.
Note(s) :
Terme dont l'usage est discutable.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
18 mins
inky//unpleasant?
according to the Gd. dict. ter. it's a questionable term anyway (they don't even give a translation).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Beria
: but you will find it used in a lot of oenological sites...
2 mins
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20 mins
Suzanne Bernard
Native in French
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English
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hard
hard
A wine that has not aged enough to achieve a proper balance, hard wines have a high acidity and/or tannin content leading to a sensation of dryness in the mouth, a degree of puckery-ness. Useful for detecting young red wines suitable for aging. Characteristic preferred in dry white wines that will accompany shellfish.
Also used to describe an unpleasant taste caused by excessive acidity due to the processing of unripe grape material.
A wine that has not aged enough to achieve a proper balance, hard wines have a high acidity and/or tannin content leading to a sensation of dryness in the mouth, a degree of puckery-ness. Useful for detecting young red wines suitable for aging. Characteristic preferred in dry white wines that will accompany shellfish.
Also used to describe an unpleasant taste caused by excessive acidity due to the processing of unripe grape material.
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