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fiacco

English translation: flaccid wine

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Italian term or phrase:vino flaccido
English translation:flaccid wine
Entered by: Paola Guzzetta

11:28 May 11, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
/ enologia
Italian term or phrase: fiacco
Si dice di un vino poco equilibrato e con caratteristiche gusto-olfattive deboli.

weak, non dovrebbe essere perche`corrisponde a "debole" ovvero Si dice di un vino privo di carattere e, soprattutto, di scarsa gradazione alcolica.
Paola Guzzetta
Italy
Local time: 09:24
flaccid
Explanation:
si dice di vino molle, senza consistenza, contenente zuccheri in eccesso a scapito dell'acidità.


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Summary of answers provided
4 +1weak
Gian
5flaccid
Tanuki (X)
4thin or watery
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
4a flat wine
swisstell
4feeble
Floriana (X)


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thin or watery


Explanation:
exp.

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: French
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
weak


Explanation:
http://www.winematch.com/WineCuisine/file15/page15.html

Gian
Italy
Local time: 09:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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a flat wine


Explanation:
is what it is

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 09:24
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feeble


Explanation:
Questa parola sembra rispondere esattamente alle tue esigenze. Vedi la definizione enologica sotto.

PS: durante questa traduzione, ogni tanto la sera vai ad ubriacarti? :-)


    Reference: http://www.simpleinternet.com/recipes/dictionary.pl?2625
Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
flaccid


Explanation:
si dice di vino molle, senza consistenza, contenente zuccheri in eccesso a scapito dell'acidità.


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Tanuki (X)
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