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allappante

English translation: mouth-puckering

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Italian term or phrase:allappante
English translation:mouth-puckering
Entered by: Paola Guzzetta

10:06 May 13, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
/ enologia
Italian term or phrase: allappante
gia`consultato l óttimo glossario di watson.
allappante = mouth-puckering'astringent
trovo sui miei Wein Woerterbuch e dizionario enologico Hoepli
sticky;

che ne dite?
Paola Guzzetta
Italy
Local time: 02:44
definitely NOT sticky
Explanation:
Go with Watson's Glossary. "Allappante" is similar to the kind of feeling you get in your mouth when you eat a green persimmon!
Certainly not sticky, but definitely mouth-puckering.
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Catherine Bolton
Local time: 02:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3definitely NOT sticky
Catherine Bolton
4mouth-puckering
Gian


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
definitely NOT sticky


Explanation:
Go with Watson's Glossary. "Allappante" is similar to the kind of feeling you get in your mouth when you eat a green persimmon!
Certainly not sticky, but definitely mouth-puckering.

Catherine Bolton
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1906

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giuseppina Vecchia
2 mins
agree  Anna Beria: absolutely. Astringent is THE word
4 mins
agree  ogdc
9 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mouth-puckering


Explanation:
che allega i denti o la bocca (=allappare=

Gian
Italy
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 5394
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