What does vendange in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vendange in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vendange in French.

The word vendange in French means harvest, grape harvest, grape crop, crop of grapes, harvest grapes, pick grapes, make a hash of, green harvest, late-harvest wine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vendange

harvest, grape harvest

nom féminin (récolte du raisin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pendant les vendanges, les vignes résonnent des rires des vendangeurs.
During the harvest, the vines echo with the laughter of the grape harvesters.

grape crop, crop of grapes

nom féminin (raisin récolté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa vendange est partie directement chez un négociant.
His grape crop was sent immediately to a dealer.

harvest grapes, pick grapes

verbe transitif (récolter le raisin)

On vendange généralement en septembre.
Grapes are usually harvested in September.

make a hash of

verbe transitif (argot (rater complètement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce sportif a vendangé sa frappe.
That sportsman made a hash of his kick.

green harvest

nom féminin (suppression de grappes) (grape growing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vendanges en vert permettent de limiter la quantité de raisins en augmentant la qualité.

late-harvest wine

nom féminin (vin sucré issu d'une vendange tardive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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