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liquorista

English translation: purveyors of spirits and cordials

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Italian term or phrase:liquorista
English translation:purveyors of spirits and cordials
Entered by: CLS Lexi-tech

05:17 Sep 27, 2001
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: liquorista
"Liquoristi per antica tradizione...."

This is for the same brochure for the "bottega da vino", so I'm hoping to find very precise (historic) expressions. I could use "liqueur distillers" (or producers, makers, etc.), but maybe there's something more appropriate for an historic context....
Grey Drane (X)
United States
Local time: 00:04
spirits and cordials shop
Explanation:
liquorista
(Garzanti)
Fonetica: [li-quo-rì-sta]
Definizione: s. m. e f. [pl. m. -sti] chi fabbrica o vende liquori e altri alcolici.

liqueur
(Webster)
Liqueur \Li`queur"\ (l[-e]`k[~e]r"), n. [F. See {Liquor}.] An aromatic alcoholic cordial.
Note: Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic or flavoring agents.


how about using "spirits and cordials" which is pretty old-fashioned? Nobody calls them "cordials" any more.
Also, I would not use "distillers" because some of the liqueurs are made by using an alcohol base and infusing numerous different ingredients.

According to the Italian definition, liquorista refers to those who make and/or sell liquers and spirits in general.
Again, shop might be in order since it includes both the sense of a place where something is produced or made, and/or sold.

buon lavoro

paola l m
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CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 00:04
Grading comment
It's not exactly the answer I was looking for because the term referred to the person, not the shop, but the explanation was so complete that it gave me some other ideas and deserves Kudos anyway. Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
4spirits and cordials shop
CLS Lexi-tech
4distillers of fine spirits
Giles Watson
4distillers
Audrey
3liquorist
Ilde Grimaldi


  

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liquorist


Explanation:
dizionario
liquorista
1 ($ distillatore) distiller, liquorist
2 (il negoziante) dealer in spirits.


Ilde Grimaldi
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 208
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spirits and cordials shop


Explanation:
liquorista
(Garzanti)
Fonetica: [li-quo-rì-sta]
Definizione: s. m. e f. [pl. m. -sti] chi fabbrica o vende liquori e altri alcolici.

liqueur
(Webster)
Liqueur \Li`queur"\ (l[-e]`k[~e]r"), n. [F. See {Liquor}.] An aromatic alcoholic cordial.
Note: Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic or flavoring agents.


how about using "spirits and cordials" which is pretty old-fashioned? Nobody calls them "cordials" any more.
Also, I would not use "distillers" because some of the liqueurs are made by using an alcohol base and infusing numerous different ingredients.

According to the Italian definition, liquorista refers to those who make and/or sell liquers and spirits in general.
Again, shop might be in order since it includes both the sense of a place where something is produced or made, and/or sold.

buon lavoro

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1505
Grading comment
It's not exactly the answer I was looking for because the term referred to the person, not the shop, but the explanation was so complete that it gave me some other ideas and deserves Kudos anyway. Thanks again!
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distillers of fine spirits


Explanation:
Perhaps this could do the trick if it's for a brochure.

HTH

Giles

Giles Watson
Italy
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distillers


Explanation:
io direi semplicemente "distillers" che è la traduzione data per"chi fabbrica liquori" nella nuova edizione del dizionario Garzanti.
Audrey

Audrey
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