Mar 26, 2009 14:02
15 yrs ago
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French term
vin de plaisir
French to English
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
qu'est-ce qu'un vin de plaisir? comment le traduire?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | ... |
Amy Cheshire
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| 4 +1 | a quaffer/(easy-)quaffing wine |
wfarkas (X)
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| 4 -1 | Plonk |
kashew
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Proposed translations
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depends on your audience, it could be a 'fun wine'
'vin de plaisir' usually evokes a 'ready-to-drink' wine as opposed to a 'grand vin'. It's often used for 'vin de pays'.
You could use 'easy-drinking' wine, but again depends on what wine it actually is and the market being aimed at...
Hope this helps!
'vin de plaisir' usually evokes a 'ready-to-drink' wine as opposed to a 'grand vin'. It's often used for 'vin de pays'.
You could use 'easy-drinking' wine, but again depends on what wine it actually is and the market being aimed at...
Hope this helps!
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cmwilliams (X)
: I would leave it in French with an explanation in French. This site uses 'everyday drinking wines' http://www.lescaves.co.uk/wine/region/morocco_lebanon
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Jean-Louis S.
53 mins
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jean-jacques alexandre
: agree /CMW
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kashew
: Enter fun wine - I'll vote for you!
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Sheila Wilson
: easy-drinking, unless the context suggests something more specific such as fun
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Enrique Huber (X)
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Comment: "thanks for the suggestions. It seems that cmwilliams was right too so I think I'll choose ready-to-drink or everyday drinking wine. "
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50 mins
Plonk
Plonk, as a disparaging term for cheap wine, especially cheap red wine, is now widely known in the UK and also to a lesser extent in the USA. It’s so fixed a part of British English that many people are surprised to hear that it’s originally Australian.
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cmwilliams (X)
: I wouldn't use this as it has a negative connotation. "Vin de plaisir" is not a slang term - just means everyday drinking wine and am fairly certain it does not carry such a negative image as 'plonk'.
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a quaffer/(easy-)quaffing wine
Uncomplicated, enjoyable, easy-drinking everyday wine
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