taste

taste
taste [teɪst]
1. noun
goût m
• it left a nasty taste in his mouth ça lui a laissé un mauvais goût dans la bouche ; (figurative) ça lui a laissé un goût amer
• to have (good) taste avoir du goût
• he has no taste il n'a aucun goût
• in good/bad taste de bon/mauvais goût
• the house is furnished in impeccable taste la maison est meublée avec beaucoup de goût
• to have a taste of sth [+ food] goûter (à) qch ; [+ power, freedom] goûter à qch
• would you like a taste (of it)? voulez-vous (y) goûter ?
• I gave him a taste of the wine je lui ai fait goûter le vin
• it gave him a taste of military life cela lui a donné un aperçu de la vie militaire
• to give sb a taste of his own medicine rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce
• it was a taste of things to come c'était un avant-goût de l'avenir
• to have a taste for ... avoir un penchant pour ...
• to develop a taste for ... prendre goût à ...
• sweeten to taste sucrer à volonté
• it's a matter of taste c'est affaire de goût
• there's no accounting for taste des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas
• her novels are too violent for my taste ses romans sont trop violents à mon goût
• his taste in music ses goûts musicaux
• she has expensive tastes elle a des goûts de luxe
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = perceive flavour of) sentir (le goût de)
• I can't taste the garlic je ne sens pas le goût de l'ail
• I can't taste anything when I have a cold je trouve tout insipide quand j'ai un rhume
   b. ( = sample) [+ food, drink, power, freedom] goûter à ; (to test) [+ food] goûter ; [+ wine] (at table) goûter ; (at wine-tasting) déguster
• just taste this! goûtez-moi ça !
• I have never tasted snails je n'ai jamais mangé d'escargots
3. intransitive verb
• to taste bitter avoir un goût amer
• to taste good avoir bon goût
• to taste of sth avoir un goût de qch
• it doesn't taste of anything in particular cela n'a pas de goût spécial
4. compounds
► taste bud noun papille f gustative
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[teɪst] 1.
noun
1) (sensation, sense) goût m

to leave a bad ou nasty taste in the mouth — lit, fig laisser un arrière-goût

have a taste of this — goûtes-en un peu

add just a taste of brandy — ajoutez une goutte de cognac

2) (brief experience) gen expérience f; (foretaste) avant-goût m

a taste of life in a big city — un aperçu de la vie dans une grande ville

3) (liking, preference) goût m

to acquire ou develop a taste for something — prendre goût à quelque chose

is this to your taste? — est-ce que ceci vous convient?

there's no accounting for tastes — chacun ses goûts

add salt to taste — saler à volonté

4) (sense of beauty, appropriateness) goût m

she has exquisite taste in clothes — elle s'habille avec un goût exquis

that's a matter of taste — ça dépend des goûts

it would be in bad ou poor taste to do — ce serait de mauvais goût de faire

2.
transitive verb
1) (perceive flavour) sentir (le goût de)
2) (try) goûter
3) fig (experience) goûter à [freedom, success, power]; connaître [failure, hardship]
3.
intransitive verb (have flavour)

to taste sweet — avoir un goût sucré

to taste horrible — avoir mauvais goût

the milk tastes off to me — je crois que ce lait est tourné

to taste like something — avoir le goût de quelque chose

it tastes of pineapple — cela a un goût d'ananas


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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