Nouns Flashcards

Important nouns used in discussing wine. (57 cards)

1
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une flûte

A

a flute

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2
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un tire-bouchon

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a corkscrew

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3
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le gibier

A

the game (animal)

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4
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la cuve

A

vat, tank, cistern

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5
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le chêne

A

oak

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6
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une tache

A

a stain

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7
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une vendage

A

a harvest

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8
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le venaison

A

venison

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9
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une tige

A

stem, stalk

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10
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le pépin

A

the seed

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11
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une piquette

A

a cheap wine, plonk

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12
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le foulage

A

the pressing (of grapes)

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13
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le liège

A

the cork

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14
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les jambes

A

legs

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15
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les larmes

A

tears (similar to legs)

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16
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une demie

A

a half bottle

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17
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une coupe

A

a cup

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18
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la vignoble

A

the vineyard

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19
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l’argile (f)

A

clay

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20
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un verre

A

a glass

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21
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la patte

A

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

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22
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la vendange

A

the grape harvest

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23
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un cépage

A

a variety (e.g., of grape)

24
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le tonnelier

25
le pigeage
the recirculation of the marc (residuals of pressed fruit) during wine making process
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le bouc
billy goat
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le tonneau
barrel, cask
28
une carafe
a carafe
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une nuance
a shade, tone
30
un millésime
a vintage
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un apogée
a peak, apex
32
le vigneron / la vigneron(ne)
wine-grower / wine maker
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une papille
a tastebud
34
une bouteille
a bottle
35
le débourbage
clarification, removal of suspended particles
36
la baie
the berry
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le fût
cask, barrel
38
une barrique
barrel, cask
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le marc
the marc (dregs, grounds, residuals of pressed fruit)
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le bourgeon de cassis
black currant buds
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l'humus (m)
organic matter in soil
42
la colle
glue, adhesive
43
un mets
a dish (food)
44
la levure
yeast
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la pellicule
the skin
46
le châtaignier
chestnut tree
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la pierre à fusil
gunflint
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une capsule à vis
a screw top
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un caillou
pebble
50
un chai
wine cellar, warehouse
51
une narine
a nostril
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obésité (f)
obesity
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la suavité
smoothness
54
le buis
box tree
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la lie
deposits of dead yeast that fall to the bottom of the vat during wine making
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le viticulteur / la viticultrice
wine-grower / winemaker
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l'oeuf pourri
rotten egg