What does cuve in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word cuve in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuve in French.
The word cuve in French means vat, sleep it off, sleep off, get over, ferment, mash tun, tank bottom. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cuve
vatnom féminin (récipient profond) (wine) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les vins sont parfois élevés en cuve inox. Wine is often aged in stainless steel vats. |
sleep it offverbe intransitif (familier (digérer l'alcool) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Patrick a bu toute la soirée et maintenant, il cuve. |
sleep offverbe transitif (familier (digérer l'alcool) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Il a cuvé son vin toute la matinée. He spent all morning sleeping off the wine. |
get oververbe transitif (apaiser un sentiment) (informal) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) J'ai mis trois jours à cuver ma déception. It took me three days to get over my disappointment. |
fermentverbe intransitif (fermenter dans une cuve) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ce vin doit cuver pendant six mois. This wine has to ferment for six months. |
mash tunnom féminin (cuve pour fabrication de bière) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
tank bottomnom masculin (péjoratif (contenu du fond d'une cuve) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Son moteur toussote car Pierre a dû faire son plein avec un fond de cuve. |
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