"Lui offre del vino alle donne."

Translation: He serves wine to the women.

[Ispirac]

I wrote sentense on different way "He offers some wine to the women" and that was acceptable.

[Marninger]

Offrire = to offer, - e.g. to ask somebody if they want a glass of wine.

Servire = to serve, - to perform duties or services for somebody, e.g. to pour wine or give somebody an already filled glass.

1. He probably first ask them if they want wine (which in practise is to make them an offer) . . .

2. They may say "no thank you", - but if they accept his offer . .

3. he will serve them some wine.

This is a well integrated and almost ritual process where in English we tend to focus on the serving but in Italian the focus tends to be on the offering.

I would probably even ask "Do they serve wine at the bar?, - if I want to know if they offer to sell wine by the glass there . . . so I can buy one and they then will serve it to me.

[MarkHopman]

OK, so why are there suggestions for "serving wine" and "offering some wine"? Somebody please clarify this. I put "He offers wine to the women" and it was incorrect.

[TheFinkie]

I can't see how this could be wrong. I'm reporting now, but perhaps someone could shed some light on what is wrong here.

[007fashiongirl]

Its so stressful, im slightky confused too. You are not alone.

[007fashiongirl]

*slightly

[kathy_faraone]

Same for me.

[Sherpa264]

Yes please do

[Marninger]

I think you just mist the "some" part . .

del vino = some wine

[SPARCO95]

How come "del vino" is not translated as "the wine"?

[TiagoMoita_PT]

THE WINE would be IL VINO

[Soddhi]

I hadn't tried this before, but I put 'the ladies' instead of the formal 'women' and it was incorrect. Could someone explain it to me? What's the word for lady then?

[camato777]

signora

[RobertVell2]

By their own translation it says offers

[Bill98991]

According to WordReference.com, "offrire" --> offer, donate, give, treat, buy. Nowhere does it say "serve"

[xyphax]

I put 'he offers some of the women's wine'. Can anyone tell me why that is incorrect?

[AaronDandr]

Because "the women's wine" is "il vino delle donne"

[palmitynka]

Your sentence in Italin would be "lui offre del vino delle donne". Correctly the wine doesn't belong to women, is just offered "to=alle" them.

[jfiterre]

My answer should be acceptable

[gokcegucin]

What does del stands for

[Bill98991]

del (di il) is used as a partitive adjective meaning "some" Literally he is saying, "I serve some wine to the women."

di la = della della frutta some fruit

di le = delle delle scarpe some shoes

di i = dei dei ragazzi some boys

di gli = degli degli uomini some men

[H.G.Stolk27]

Sanji....

[Ace839574]

Why is it 'del vino' instead of 'il vino'?

[TheFinkie]

It implies "some wine" rather than "the wine". Both (del and il) would be acceptable if translating in the other direction.

[Duke_of_Earle]

In English, "to offer" is not the equivalent of "to serve". A person gets wine when it is served, but a person may refuse wine when it is offered. The folks of DL may not understand the nuances of English, and the languate does have some.

[jaime276787]

Offre for me is offer, serve is sometging different. Olease explain why is serve

[Marninger]

I think "to serve" and "to offer" perhaps have been a bit mixed up in English. I might e.g. ask "Do they serve wine at the bar", - if I want to know if they offer to sell wine by the glass there.

Servire = to serve, - to perform duties or services for somebody, e.g. to pour wine or give somebody an already filled glass.

Offrire = to offer, - e.g. to ask somebody if they want a glass of wine.

I think if "Lui" is a waiter he is most probably asking the ladies if they want some wine . . . and if they say "No thank you" he will not serve them any wine.

[Angie922492]

I responded "He offers wine to the women." NOT ACCEPTED! Disheartened! Will report.