Nouns Flashcards

Important nouns used in discussing wine.

1
Q

une flûte

A

a flute

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2
Q

un tire-bouchon

A

a corkscrew

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3
Q

le gibier

A

the game (animal)

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4
Q

la cuve

A

vat, tank, cistern

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5
Q

le chêne

A

oak

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6
Q

une tache

A

a stain

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7
Q

une vendage

A

a harvest

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8
Q

le venaison

A

venison

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9
Q

une tige

A

stem, stalk

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10
Q

le pépin

A

the seed

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11
Q

une piquette

A

a cheap wine, plonk

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12
Q

le foulage

A

the pressing (of grapes)

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13
Q

le liège

A

the cork

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14
Q

les jambes

A

legs

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15
Q

les larmes

A

tears (similar to legs)

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16
Q

une demie

A

a half bottle

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17
Q

une coupe

A

a cup

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18
Q

la vignoble

A

the vineyard

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19
Q

l’argile (f)

A

clay

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20
Q

un verre

A

a glass

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21
Q

la patte

A

the touch (e.g., of the wine maker)

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22
Q

la vendange

A

the grape harvest

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23
Q

un cépage

A

a variety (e.g., of grape)

24
Q

le tonnelier

A

barrel maker

25
Q

le pigeage

A

the recirculation of the marc (residuals of pressed fruit) during wine making process

26
Q

le bouc

A

billy goat

27
Q

le tonneau

A

barrel, cask

28
Q

une carafe

A

a carafe

29
Q

une nuance

A

a shade, tone

30
Q

un millésime

A

a vintage

31
Q

un apogée

A

a peak, apex

32
Q

le vigneron / la vigneron(ne)

A

wine-grower / wine maker

33
Q

une papille

A

a tastebud

34
Q

une bouteille

A

a bottle

35
Q

le débourbage

A

clarification, removal of suspended particles

36
Q

la baie

A

the berry

37
Q

le fût

A

cask, barrel

38
Q

une barrique

A

barrel, cask

39
Q

le marc

A

the marc (dregs, grounds, residuals of pressed fruit)

40
Q

le bourgeon de cassis

A

black currant buds

41
Q

l’humus (m)

A

organic matter in soil

42
Q

la colle

A

glue, adhesive

43
Q

un mets

A

a dish (food)

44
Q

la levure

A

yeast

45
Q

la pellicule

A

the skin

46
Q

le châtaignier

A

chestnut tree

47
Q

la pierre à fusil

A

gunflint

48
Q

une capsule à vis

A

a screw top

49
Q

un caillou

A

pebble

50
Q

un chai

A

wine cellar, warehouse

51
Q

une narine

A

a nostril

52
Q

obésité (f)

A

obesity

53
Q

la suavité

A

smoothness

54
Q

le buis

A

box tree

55
Q

la lie

A

deposits of dead yeast that fall to the bottom of the vat during wine making

56
Q

le viticulteur / la viticultrice

A

wine-grower / winemaker

57
Q

l’oeuf pourri

A

rotten egg