GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
05:54 Apr 12, 2012 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / vines and wine | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Selected response from: Isabelle Johnson Italy Local time: 13:39 | ||||
Grading comment
|
Summary of reference entries provided | |||
---|---|---|---|
KudoZ Entry |
|
Discussion entries: 1 | |
---|---|
drink Explanation: as in easy to drink, ready to drink. For easy to drink: Easy Drinking Wine | 'Easy to drink' isn't an insult when it comes to ... articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/05/food/fo-easydrink5 5 Aug 2009 – "Easy to drink" used to be praise for wine. Now it's an insult.Many retailers won't write "easy to drink" on sales materials, and sommeliers won't . |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
drinkable/easy on the palate Explanation: couple of ideas -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2012-04-12 06:16:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- although "drinkable" is pretty negative -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2012-04-12 06:34:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- maybe "palatable" |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
"utility wine" / "little" wine / plonk / Explanation: I love "utility wine"! I started congratulaing myself for having invented a nice neologism... but the googled it only to discove that it's already there in force! Have a look! A "drink-easy" ... reminds me of Truman Capote's definition of Kurt Vonnegut as "the most easily understood sophisticated American writer". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2012-04-12 06:48:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- then |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
ready for drinking Explanation: http://www.nj.com/homegarden/entertaining/index.ssf/2012/02/... A spicy Spanish red ready for drinking |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
table wine (drink) Explanation: I think this is the most common way of describing ordinary day to day wine. "Drink" covers all sorts of drinks, not just wines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_wine |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
4 hrs |
Reference: KudoZ Entry Reference information: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/wine_oenology_v... |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.