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nude; in French, literally, in a natural manner or way (au is the contraction of à le, masculine form of à la). It means "in an unaltered way" and can be used either for people or things. For people, it rather refers to a person who does not use make-up or artificial manners (un entretien au naturel = a backstage interview). For things, it ...
It has published thirteen editions of the dictionary, of which three were preliminary, eight were complete, and two were supplements for specialised words. [2] The completed edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, the first official dictionary of the French language, was presented upon completion by the Académie to King Louis XIV.
Coq au vin (/ ˌ k ɒ k oʊ ˈ v æ̃ /; [1] French: [kɔk o vɛ̃], "rooster/cock with wine") is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic.A red Burgundy wine is typically used, [2] though many regions of France make variants using local wines, such as coq au vin jaune (), coq au riesling (), coq au pourpre or coq au violet (Beaujolais nouveau), and ...
Opposition is a semantic relation in which one word has a sense or meaning that negates or, in terms of a scale, is distant from a related word.Some words lack a lexical opposite due to an accidental gap in the language's lexicon.
Three bottles of eau de vie.The flavors are framboise (raspberry), zinfandel grape, and Kirsch (cherry).. An eau de vie [A] (French for spirit, [1] lit. ' water of life ') is a clear, colourless fruit brandy that is produced by means of fermentation and double distillation.
Vin de France is a designation for table wine from France that has been in use since 2010, when it started to replace the former vin de table category. [1] Vin de France wines may indicate grape variety (for example Chardonnay or Merlot) and vintage on the label, [2] but are not labelled by region or appellation; they are labelled only as coming from France.
Place the mushrooms, onions, rosemary and chicken into a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Stir the cornstarch, soup and wine in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken and vegetables.
Vin jaune (French for "yellow wine") is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast , known as the voile , on the wine's surface.