Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en vrille
English translation:
turn in part to tendrils
Added to glossary by
jmleger
Jan 31, 2014 15:50
10 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
en vrille
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
From a winemaker's harvest report:
"Le mois de mai, à la fois froid et pluvieux, laisse filer les inflorescences qui se transforment en partie en vrille."
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"Le mois de mai, à la fois froid et pluvieux, laisse filer les inflorescences qui se transforment en partie en vrille."
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | turn in part to tendrils |
jmleger
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| 4 | began to in part spin.... OR twist |
Sylvie Gadness
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Feb 2, 2014 21:21: jmleger Created KOG entry
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turn in part to tendrils
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began to in part spin.... OR twist
twisting motion during ascent or descent (tornado, water going down the drain), the shape of a drill bit.
Example sentence:
The water started spinning then went down the drain.
The The design of a textile may be determined by the twist of fibres in the yarn
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