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# champagne

«champagne» in Mova's school dictionary: **A sparkling (fizzy) white or pink wine made in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (champagne – uncountable; a champagne, champagnes for kinds or glasses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sparkling (fizzy) white or pink wine made in the Champagne area of France, drunk at celebrations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#m1)

2) Loosely, any fizzy wine (though strictly only wine from Champagne may be called champagne). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#m2)

3) A pale golden-cream colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

An adult drink with alcohol; children do not drink it. At weddings, New Year and big wins adults «pop the champagne» and make a toast. Racing drivers spray champagne after a win. In The Wind in the Willows Toad's grand life includes fine food and drink. In geography: Champagne is a region in north-east France. Phrases: «a glass of champagne», «pop the cork», «champagne lifestyle» (very rich living).

### examples

- The grown-ups drank champagne at midnight on New Year's Eve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x1)
- The winner sprayed champagne over the crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x2)
- At the wedding, everyone raised a glass of champagne for a toast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x3)
- Champagne comes from a region of France with the same name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x4)
- We children had fizzy apple juice instead of champagne. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x5)
- The bride's dress was a soft champagne colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x6)
- ‘Well,’ said the King, ‘since you are so kind as to ask me, I prefer champagne to anything else.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/#x7)

### note

It contains alcohol, which is not safe for children. Said «sham-PAYN» (from French, so «ch» sounds like «sh»). Usually uncountable. The region is written with a capital C: Champagne.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «champagne» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/champagne/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.