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en vrille

English translation: turn in part to tendrils

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French term or phrase:en vrille
English translation:turn in part to tendrils
Entered by: jmleger

15:50 Jan 31, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
French term or phrase: en vrille
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."

MTIA!
Vicky James
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:16
turn in part to tendrils
Explanation:
I would say
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jmleger
Local time: 10:16
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5turn in part to tendrils
jmleger
4began to in part spin.... OR twist
Sylvie Gadness


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
turn in part to tendrils


Explanation:
I would say

jmleger
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
began to in part spin.... OR twist


Explanation:
twisting motion during ascent or descent (tornado, water going down the drain), the shape of a drill bit.


Example sentence(s):
  • 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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Sylvie Gadness
United States
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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