What does vin in French mean?

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

The word vin in French means wine, get happy after a few drinks, turn nasty after a few drinks, get sad after a few drinks, wine bar, carafe of wine, wine cellar, wine cooler, coq au vin, ferment their wine, beef cooked in red wine with shallots, grand vin, great wine, burgundy, burgundy, put a little water in the wine, wine merchant, wine trader, vintner, pitcher of wine, bribe, Once you've put your hand to the plough, there's no turning back, colour of a wine, wine sauce, birthmark, take bribes, wine glass, glass of wine, glass of wine, wine by the glass, white wine, oaky wine, corked wine, mulled wine, fortified wine, protected designation of origin wine, reception, barley wine, wine from a single cépage, single cépage wine, varietal wine, dessert wine, communion wine, straw wine, raisin wine, palm wine, country wine, table wine, semi-dry wine, medium dry wine, sweet wine, local wine, vin jaune, dessert wine, sweet dessert wine, sparkling wine, sparkling wine, vin nouveau, vin de primeur, nouveau, vin de primeur, nouveau, resinated wine, rosé wine, red wine, dry wine, wine aged in casks, wine vinegar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vin

wine

nom masculin (jus de raisin fermenté) (alcohol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bon vin réjouit le cœur de l'homme.
Good wine delights the heart of man.

get happy after a few drinks

locution verbale (être joyeux quand on est soûl)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

turn nasty after a few drinks

locution verbale (être méchant quand on est soûl)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get sad after a few drinks

locution verbale (être triste quand on est soûl)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

wine bar

nom masculin (débit de boisson spécialisé en vin)

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

carafe of wine

nom féminin (pichet rempli de vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous commandons une carafe de vin pour accompagner notre déjeuner.

wine cellar

nom féminin (pièce pour le vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette maison comprend un grand sous-sol dans lequel se trouve une cave à vin, où l'on peut mettre une table et des chaises pour y faire des dégustations.
This house comes with a large basement, including a wine cellar in which a table and chairs can be set up to hold tastings.

wine cooler

nom féminin (armoire réfrigérée pour vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme il n'y avait pas de sous-sol dans mon pavillon, j'ai acheté une cave à vin.
As my house does not have a cellar, I bought a wine cooler.

coq au vin

nom masculin (plat en sauce) (French cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce restaurant sert du coq au vin.
This restaurant serves coq au vin.

ferment their wine

locution verbale (dessaouler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

beef cooked in red wine with shallots

nom féminin (pièce de bœuf cuisinée au vin) (meat dish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'entrecôte marchand de vin se cuisine au vin rouge avec des échalotes.

grand vin, great wine

nom masculin (vin reconnu)

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

burgundy

adjectif invariable (rouge violacé) (color)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hier il portait une cravate lie-de-vin.

burgundy

nom masculin invariable (rouge violacé) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lie-de-vin se situe entre le rouge et le violet.

put a little water in the wine

locution verbale (figuré (tempérer son avis)

wine merchant, wine trader, vintner

(commerçant en vin)

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

pitcher of wine

nom masculin (carafe de vin)

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

bribe

nom masculin (dessous-de-table)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet entrepreneur a obtenu le marché contre des pots-de-vin.

Once you've put your hand to the plough, there's no turning back

(Il est trop tard pour changer d'avis) (UK, figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

colour of a wine

nom féminin (teinte d'un vin) (UK)

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

wine sauce

nom féminin (sauce à base de vin) (cookery)

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

birthmark

nom féminin (type d'angiome)

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

take bribes

locution verbale (être corrompu)

Ce politique aurait touché des pots-de-vin pour financer sa campagne.

wine glass

nom masculin (récipient pour vin) (drinking vessel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les verres à vin sont rangés dans le placard au-dessus de l'évier.

glass of wine

nom masculin (quantité de vin) (quantity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'OMS recommande de ne pas dépasser 3 verres de vin par jour.

glass of wine

nom masculin (verre rempli de vin) (drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Moi, je vais prendre un verre de vin avec mon entrecôte, et toi ?

wine by the glass

nom masculin (vin qu'on peut consommer au verre)

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

white wine

nom masculin (type de vin) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin blanc est issu de raisins blancs ou de raisins noirs à jus blanc.

oaky wine

nom masculin (vin élevé en fûts) (alcoholic drink)

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

corked wine

nom masculin (vin dégradé par le liège)

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

mulled wine

nom masculin (mélange chaud de vin et d'épices) (alcoholic drink)

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

fortified wine

nom masculin (vin doux à base de moût) (alcoholic drink)

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

protected designation of origin wine

nom masculin (vin certifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Pommard est un vin d'appellation contrôlée.

reception

nom masculin (apéritif de mariage)

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

barley wine

nom masculin (sorte de bière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin d'orge est fabriqué à partir d’orge germée et fermentée.

wine from a single cépage, single cépage wine

nom masculin (vin issu d'un seul cépage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Allemagne produit des vins de cépage.

varietal wine

nom masculin (vin privilégiant le cépage au terroir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vins du Nouveau monde sont des vins de cépages.

dessert wine

nom masculin (vin moelleux, sucré)

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

communion wine

nom masculin (vin consacré pour la messe) (religion)

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

straw wine, raisin wine

nom masculin (vin de raisins passerillés)

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

palm wine

nom masculin (boisson alcoolisée) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin de palme est obtenu par fermentation naturelle de sève de palmier.

country wine

nom masculin (France (type d'appellation de vin) (alcoholic drink)

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

table wine

nom masculin (vin de consommation très courante) (alcoholic drink)

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

semi-dry wine, medium dry wine

nom masculin (vin un peu sucré) (alcoholic drink)

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

sweet wine

nom masculin (vin muté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vins doux sont des vins sucrés.

local wine

nom masculin (vin local) (alcoholic drink)

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

vin jaune

nom masculin (vin issu de cépage savagnin) (French wine)

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

dessert wine, sweet dessert wine

nom masculin (vin de raisins riches en sucre)

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

sparkling wine

nom masculin (vin festif) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils servirent du vin mousseux pour le dessert en famille.

sparkling wine

nom masculin (type de vin effervescent) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vins effervescents sont classés en perlant, pétillants et mousseux.

vin nouveau

nom masculin (vin à élevage très court) (wine: French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque automne, au moment des vendanges, il y a des dégustations de vins nouveaux.

vin de primeur, nouveau

nom masculin (vin commercialisé juste après récolte) (Gallicism)

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

vin de primeur, nouveau

nom masculin (vin acheté avant sa fin d'élevage) (Gallicism)

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

resinated wine

nom masculin (vin à la résine de pin) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Grèce produit des vins résinés.

rosé wine

nom masculin (vin issu de macération courte) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin rosé est issu de macération courte de raisins noirs à jus noir ou de raisins noirs à jus blanc. Le Tavel est un vin rosé du Rhône. Les estivants apprécient les vins rosés de Provence.

red wine

nom masculin (vin issu de raisins rouges) (alcoholic drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Pétrus est un célèbre vin rouge du Bordelais. Il y a peu de vins rouges effervescents.

dry wine

nom masculin (vin contenant peu de sucre) (alcoholic drink)

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

wine aged in casks

nom masculin (vin ayant vieilli en fût) (alcoholic drink)

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

wine vinegar

nom masculin (vinaigre à base de vin)

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

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