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richesse alcoolique

English translation: alcohol content

19:59 Oct 8, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / wine tasting vocab
French term or phrase: richesse alcoolique
C’est ainsi qu’on analysera plus précisément les quatre composantes participant à l’équilibre du vin :
acidité, douceur, astringence, et .
cebou
Local time: 09:52
English translation:alcohol content
Explanation:
The standard term for ethanol concentration in alcoholic drinks
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claude-andrew
France
Local time: 09:52
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4 +4alcohol content
claude-andrew
4 +1strength of alcohol
Mike Birch


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
alcohol content


Explanation:
The standard term for ethanol concentration in alcoholic drinks


    Reference: http://www.alcoholcontents.com/wine/
    Reference: http://vinesleuth.com/uncorked/wine-alcohol-content/
claude-andrew
France
Local time: 09:52
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
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agree  B D Finch
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  Melissa Komlos
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disagree  Daryo: wrong viewpoint/intonation: "alcohol content" is coldly clinically neutral, "richesse alcoolique" shows appreciation for the presence of alcohol, otherwise the ST would have simply been “teneur en alcool”
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
strength of alcohol


Explanation:
It can be a good or bad thing, depending on the age of the wine and balance with other aspects of flavour. It is a perception through taste (or smell) rather than a measure of the overall content of alcohol.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-10-08 22:30:25 GMT)
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or change the phrase completely and say "body"

Mike Birch
Local time: 08:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew: Strength (strong) could be enough?
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