Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à peine teintée d'or vert
English translation:
tinged with a golden-green hue
Added to glossary by
NancyLynn
Feb 16, 2005 13:22
19 yrs ago
French term
à peine teintée d'or vert
French to English
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Any suggestions? It is easily translatable but good to share!!
Context: Le sol constitué de marnes jurassiques, le célèbre kimméridgien, permet au cépage Chardonnay de s’exprimer de façon unique et transcendante en produisant « ce vin sec, finement parfumé, léger, vif qui surprend l’œil par son étonnante limpidité à peine teintée d’or vert »
Context: Le sol constitué de marnes jurassiques, le célèbre kimméridgien, permet au cépage Chardonnay de s’exprimer de façon unique et transcendante en produisant « ce vin sec, finement parfumé, léger, vif qui surprend l’œil par son étonnante limpidité à peine teintée d’or vert »
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | tinged with a golden-green hue |
NancyLynn
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| 5 | gently gilded greenish-gold |
Patrice
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| 4 | tinged with a green gold hue |
Michele Fauble
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| 3 | with a mere hint of golden green |
HelenY
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Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
French term (edited):
� peine teint�e d'or vert
Selected
tinged with a golden-green hue
this dry wine, finely aromatic, light, lively, surprises the eye with its extraordinary clarity barely tinted with gold and green
or its clarity tinged with a golden-green hue
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Note added at 31 mins (2005-02-16 13:54:42 GMT)
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cloaked in - surrounded by; how about steeped, another choice? :-D we could go on all day, I think we need a sample of the stuff to really know what we\'re talking about LOL
or its clarity tinged with a golden-green hue
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Note added at 31 mins (2005-02-16 13:54:42 GMT)
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cloaked in - surrounded by; how about steeped, another choice? :-D we could go on all day, I think we need a sample of the stuff to really know what we\'re talking about LOL
Peer comment(s):
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French Foodie
: nice
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thanks - I did work in a wine bar for 9 years ;-)
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HelenY
: very good. Think I'd go with tinged
59 mins
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thanks - I did work in a wine bar for 9 years ;-)
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Rosebud
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thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks - I did use cloaked in the end though!!!"
1 hr
French term (edited):
� peine teint�e d'or vert
with a mere hint of golden green
less poetic...
5 hrs
French term (edited):
� peine teint�e d'or vert
tinged with a green gold hue
the variety's typical 'green-gold' hue, it bursts ...
www.beerworks.ca/Wines_N-Z.htm
.. The 2001 bottling presents the green gold hue typical of cool-climate Chardonnay. The floral and fruity bouquet of this wine with mineral and toasty elements ...
www.drfrankwines.com/drfwinefacts.html
A dry white, with a green-gold hue. ...
www.marypawlewines.com/wines. asp?country=french&style=white
Pale green-gold hue with a vigorous bead. Mature aromas of yeast,charred oak and buttered bread. ...
www.palmbayimports.com/xq/asp/WID.1066/ VID.301/qx/reviews_by_wine_archive.html -
... The colour is light straw with a fresh green gold hue. The nose shows citrus peel & savoury notes. A very complex wine also exhibiting honey, lanolin and fresh ...
www.getwinesdirect.com/product1.aspx?UserID=114060& SessionID=qtUxT5ybVKXFgdCmwe5S&SID=1&Produ...
... Pale, green-gold hue; a little slender and mineralish on the palate; some floral notes and ...
www.turtlecreekwine.com/kk_publicity.htm
... Chablis with a green-gold hue; lovely concentration and superb acidity from this technically sophisticated domaine. If you like this wine: Find Similar. ...
www.bbr.com/GB/db/product/ 44259B?sort_order_F=R&ID=null
www.beerworks.ca/Wines_N-Z.htm
.. The 2001 bottling presents the green gold hue typical of cool-climate Chardonnay. The floral and fruity bouquet of this wine with mineral and toasty elements ...
www.drfrankwines.com/drfwinefacts.html
A dry white, with a green-gold hue. ...
www.marypawlewines.com/wines. asp?country=french&style=white
Pale green-gold hue with a vigorous bead. Mature aromas of yeast,charred oak and buttered bread. ...
www.palmbayimports.com/xq/asp/WID.1066/ VID.301/qx/reviews_by_wine_archive.html -
... The colour is light straw with a fresh green gold hue. The nose shows citrus peel & savoury notes. A very complex wine also exhibiting honey, lanolin and fresh ...
www.getwinesdirect.com/product1.aspx?UserID=114060& SessionID=qtUxT5ybVKXFgdCmwe5S&SID=1&Produ...
... Pale, green-gold hue; a little slender and mineralish on the palate; some floral notes and ...
www.turtlecreekwine.com/kk_publicity.htm
... Chablis with a green-gold hue; lovely concentration and superb acidity from this technically sophisticated domaine. If you like this wine: Find Similar. ...
www.bbr.com/GB/db/product/ 44259B?sort_order_F=R&ID=null
6 hrs
French term (edited):
� peine teint�e d'or vert
gently gilded greenish-gold
Couldn't resist getting in on this...nice break in the day. (And yes, I know what comments I'm going to get on this!)
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