flavour

flavour
flavour, flavor (US) [ˈfleɪvər]
1. noun
goût m ; [of ice cream] parfum m
• the film gives the flavour of Paris in the twenties le film rend bien l'atmosphère du Paris des années vingt
• to be (the) flavour of the month (inf) être la coqueluche du moment
2. transitive verb
(with fruit, spirits) parfumer (with à ) ; (with herbs) assaisonner
• to flavour a sauce with garlic relever une sauce avec de l'ail
• pineapple-flavoured (parfumé) à l'ananas
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1.
GB, flavor US ['fleɪvə(r)] noun
1) Culinary goût m; (subtler) saveur f

coffee flavour — au café

full of flavour — plein de saveurs

2) (atmosphere) (of period, place) atmosphère f; (hint) idée f
2.
transitive verb
1) Culinary (improve taste) donner du goût à; (add specific taste) parfumer (with à)
2) fig assaisonner (with de)
••

to be flavour of the month — (colloq) [thing] être en vogue; [person] être la coqueluche du moment


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