wine
gb/wˈaɪn/ us/wˈaɪn/
A2
Inglese
~ 1400
bor, misebor, úrvacsorai bor, nyafog
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
bor
A1
Schema d'uso:
drink [wine]
We ordered a bottle of red wine with dinner.
Vacsora mellé rendeltünk egy üveg vörösbort.
This region is famous for its sparkling wines.
Ez a régió híres a pezsgőborairól.
She poured herself a small glass of white wine.
The winery produces organic wine without chemicals.
I prefer sweet wine to dry wine.
Esempi per chi studia
I drink red wine with dinner.
Vacsorához vörösbort iszom.
He bought a bottle of wine.
Vett egy üveg bort.
She likes sweet wine.
We had white wine at the party.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wine' with 'vine' because they sound similar, but 'vine' is the plant and 'wine' is the drink.
Significato
Alcoholic drink from fermented grapes
Collocazioni
red wine
|white wine
|glass of wine
|bottle of wine
|wine tasting
Sinonimi
vino (Informal or borrowed term from Italian/Spanish, often used for stylistic effect.)
Contrari
non-alcoholic beverage (Refers to drinks without alcohol, opposite in alcoholic content.)
Temi
food
|daily life
|culture
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A drink with alcohol made from grapes or other fruits.
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes or other fruits.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
2
misebor
B2
The priest blessed the communion wine.
A pap megáldotta a misebort.
Altar wine is kept in a special cabinet.
A misebort egy külön szekrényben tartják.
They donated bottles of sacramental wine to the church.
Esempi per chi studia
The church uses wine in the service.
Az egyház bort használ a szertartás során.
The priest drinks the altar wine.
A pap megissza a misebort.
People drink communion wine at church.
Significato
Wine used in religious rituals
Collocazioni
communion wine
|altar wine
Sinonimi
sacramental wine (Specifically refers to wine consecrated for religious use.)
Temi
religion
|culture
|food_drink
Definizione
Wine used for special church services.
Wine used in religious ceremonies, especially in Christian communion services.
VERBO
C1
INFORMAL
3
nyafog
B1
Schema d'uso:
wine about [something]
Stop wining about your job and do something about it.
Ne nyafogj már a munkád miatt, hanem tegyél ellene valamit.
He’s always wining about the weather.
Mindig az időjárás miatt nyafog.
They spent the evening wining over minor issues.
Esempi per chi studia
He likes to wine about his homework.
Szeret nyafogni a házi feladata miatt.
She wines when she is tired.
Nyafog, amikor fáradt.
They wine about the food.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this joke spelling with the correct 'whine', which is unrelated to the drink 'wine'.
Significato
To complain like whining
Sinonimi
whine (Standard spelling for this meaning; 'wine' is a playful misspelling.)
Temi
emotions
|informal speech
|communication
Definizione
To complain like you are whining (joking use).
(Rare, humorous) To complain in a drawn-out or whining manner, often as a play on words with 'whine'.
Grammatica
Forma base
wine
IPA
GB/wˈaɪn/
US/wˈaɪn/
Sillabe e accento
wine (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wine)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: wine
- Plural: wine, wines
Famiglia di parole
Forms
wines
noun
Related words
winery
noun
winemaker
noun
winemaking
noun
wineglass
noun
Advanced or less common
vinous
adjective
Espressioni
like a fine wine
1/lˈaɪk ə fˈaɪn wˈaɪn/
idiom
informal
Improve with age or time
Used to say that someone or something gets better as they get older.
Esempi
- Her voice is like a fine wine—it just gets better over the years.
- Their relationship has aged like a fine wine.
spend more time on wine than on the corkscrew
1/spˈɛnd mˈɔɹ tˈaɪm ˈɔn wˈaɪn ðən ˈɔn ðə kˈɔɹkskɹˌu/
idiom
informal
Focus on less important details
To spend too much time on small things instead of the main thing (figurative use).
Esempi
- In project planning, don't spend more time on the wine than on the corkscrew.
- He tends to spend more time on the wine than on the corkscrew when organizing events.
wine country
1/wˈaɪn kˈʌntɹi/
fixed phrase
Region for growing grapes for wine
An area where many grapes are grown and wine is made.
Esempi
- We took a trip through California's wine country.
- Wine country is beautiful in the autumn.
wine and dine
1/wˈaɪn ˈænd dˈaɪn/
idiom
Entertain with meals and drinks
To give someone nice food and drinks, often to please or impress them.
Esempi
- They wined and dined their clients to secure the deal.
- They wined and dined the clients before signing the deal.
- He loves to wine and dine his friends when they visit.
- He wined and dined her all weekend.