On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Espagnole. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Espagnole in a sentence
Espagnole meaning
A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.
Using Espagnole
- The main meaning on this page is: A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.
- In the example corpus, espagnole often appears in combinations such as: l'heure espagnole, rapsodie espagnole.
Context around Espagnole
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Espagnole
- In this selection, "espagnole" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heure, rapsodie and symphonie stand out and add context to how "espagnole" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include called sauce espagnole or spanish and etymology although espagnole is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "espagnole" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with espagnole
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No such reservations, though, with the final work, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnole. (13 words)
Dudamel used Ravel’s exquisite interplay of instrumental timbres to enliven the moods of “Rapsodie Espagnole,” which opened the concert. (20 words)
Etymology Although espagnole is the French word for Spanish, the sauce's connection to Spanish cuisine is argued by French cooks. (21 words)
According to Louis Diat, the creator of vichyssoise and the author of the classic Gourmet's Basic French Cookbook: "There is a story that explains why the most important basic brown sauce in French cuisine is called sauce espagnole, or Spanish sauce. (42 words)
Quoted in Goddard, p. 292 Original setting for Daphnis et Chloé by Leon Bakst (1912) For all Ravel's orchestral mastery, only four of his works were conceived as concert works for symphony orchestra: Rapsodie espagnole, La valse and the two concertos. (42 words)
La cloche engloutie after Hauptmann 's The Sunken Bell occupied him intermittently from 1906 to 1912, Ravel destroyed the sketches for both these works, except for a "Symphonie horlogère" which he incorporated into the opening of L'heure espagnole. (39 words)
Example sentences (9)
On the same Thursday, the Youth Philharmonic of Colombia will play Bizet’s Carmen Suite No.1; Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, among other compositions.
Dudamel used Ravel’s exquisite interplay of instrumental timbres to enliven the moods of “Rapsodie Espagnole,” which opened the concert.
No such reservations, though, with the final work, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnole.
According to Louis Diat, the creator of vichyssoise and the author of the classic Gourmet's Basic French Cookbook: "There is a story that explains why the most important basic brown sauce in French cuisine is called sauce espagnole, or Spanish sauce.
Etymology Although espagnole is the French word for Spanish, the sauce's connection to Spanish cuisine is argued by French cooks.
For 2013–15 Operabase records eight productions around the world of L'heure espagnole and twenty-four of L'enfant et les sortilèges.
La cloche engloutie after Hauptmann 's The Sunken Bell occupied him intermittently from 1906 to 1912, Ravel destroyed the sketches for both these works, except for a "Symphonie horlogère" which he incorporated into the opening of L'heure espagnole.
Lesure and Nectoux, p. 10 The following year Daphnis et Chloé and L'heure espagnole were successfully revived at the Paris Opéra.
Quoted in Goddard, p. 292 Original setting for Daphnis et Chloé by Leon Bakst (1912) For all Ravel's orchestral mastery, only four of his works were conceived as concert works for symphony orchestra: Rapsodie espagnole, La valse and the two concertos.
Common combinations with espagnole
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- l'heure espagnole 3×
- rapsodie espagnole 2×