plus de vin
In French, "more wine" is translated as plus de vin.
The phrase plus de vin is used to refer to an additional amount of wine.
Which one should you use?
In the presence of the negation ne… pas, plus de vin changes meaning from "more wine" to "no more wine."
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, Canada, one may use the phrase Est-ce que je pourrais avoir plus de vin, s'il vous plaît? to ask for more wine.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing "more" of an uncountable noun like wine, you must use the partitive construction plus de rather than just plus.
Did you know?
- In spoken French, the 's' in plus is silent when it means 'no more', but it is pronounced when it means 'an additional amount' as in plus de vin.
- In a French restaurant, asking directly for plus de vin can sound quite blunt or demanding. To sound more elegant and polite, it is better to use the phrase un autre verre de vin, which means 'another glass of wine'.
- The word vin shares a common ancestor with the English word 'vine' and the much more distant English word 'wine'. They all stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *wóyh₁nom, which refers to the plant or the drink.
Examples in context
- Ils n'ont plus de vin.They have no more wine.This sentence shows how plus de vin is used to say they have no more wine.Tatoeba #960007 by sacredceltic, translation #34320 by CK
- Il ne reste plus de vin.There's no more wine left.This sentence shows how plus de vin is used to say there is no more wine left.Tatoeba #12683069 by Olcyx, translation #8811510 by CK
- Aimeriez-vous un peu plus de vin ?Would you like more wine?This sentence shows how to use plus de vin to ask if someone would like more wine.Tatoeba #10080644 by Rovo, translation #2644648 by CK
- Une autre bouteille de vin, s'il vous plaît.Another bottle of wine, please.
- Encore un verre de vin, s'il te plaît.Another glass of wine, please.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are eating dinner at a restaurant.
- LéaTu veux plus de vin, Nathan ?Do you want more wine, Nathan?
- NathanOui, s'il te plaît, Léa.Yes, please, Léa.
- LéaJe vais demander plus de vin au serveur.I will ask the waiter for more wine.
- NathanC'est très gentil, merci.That is very kind, thank you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, plus, vin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
