Definition von taste
Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present
tense tastes
, present participle tasting
, past tense, past participle tasted
1. unzählbares Substantiv
2. zählbares Substantiv
The taste of something is the individual quality which it has when you put it in your mouth
and which distinguishes it from other things. For example, something may have a sweet, bitter, sour, or salty taste.
I like the taste of fast food too much to give it up. [+ of]
The taste of blood in her throat made her want to vomit.
Nettles are surprisingly good–much like spinach but with a sweetish taste.
3. Singular
If you have a taste of some food or drink, you try a small amount of it in order to see what the flavour is like.
Let them have a taste of cold food but I prefer mine hot. [+ of]
4. Verb [no cont]
If food or drink tastes of something, it has that particular flavour, which you notice when you eat or drink it.
I drank a cup of tea that tasted of diesel. [V of/like n]
It tastes like chocolate. [V + of/like]
The pizza tastes delicious without any cheese at all. [VERB adjective]
5. Verb
If you taste some food or drink, you eat or drink a small amount of it in order to try its flavour,
for example to see if you like it or not.
We tasted the water just to see how salty it was. [VERB noun]
Before proceeding any further, cut off a small bit of the meat and taste it. [VERB noun]
6. Verb [no passive]
If you can taste something that you are eating or drinking, you are aware of its flavour.
You can taste the chilli in the dish but it is a little sweet. [VERB noun]
7. Singular
If you have a taste of a particular way of life or activity, you have a brief experience of it.
But having had a taste of the big time, he won't want to go back to playing in the
reserves.
This voyage was his first taste of freedom. [+ of]
8. Verb [no passive]
If you taste something such as a way of life or a pleasure, you experience it for a short period of time.
Anyone who has tasted this life wants it to carry on for as long as possible. [VERB noun]
9. Singular
If you have a taste for something, you have a liking or preference for it.
She developed a taste for journeys to isolated hazardous regions in North America.
That gave me a taste for reading. [+ for]
10. unzählbares Substantiv
A person's taste is their choice in the things that they like or buy, for example their clothes, possessions, or music. If you say that someone has good taste, you mean that you approve of their choices. If you say that they have poor taste, you disapprove of their choices.
His taste in clothes is extremely good. [+ in]
Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
...a large family with different tastes and preferences.
How could so many people have such bad taste in music?
12.
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Verb transitivWortformen:ˈtasted or ˈtasting
1. Obsolete
to test by touching
2.
to test the flavor of by putting a little in one's mouth
4.
to eat or drink, esp. a small amount of
5.
to receive the sensation of, as for the first time; experience; have
to have tasted freedom at last
Verb intransitiv
7.
to discern or recognize flavors by the sense of taste; have the sense of taste
8.
to eat or drink a small amount (of)
9.
to have the specific taste or flavor
sometimes with of the milk tastes sour; the salad tastes of garlic
10.
Substantiv
12.
13.
the quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
14.
a small amount put into the mouth to test the flavor
15.
the distinguishing flavor of a substance
a chocolate taste
18.
a.
the ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
b.
a specific preference; predilection
a taste for red ties
c.
an attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time
and place
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Wortherkunft von taste
Substantiv
1.
2.
the sensation experienced by means of the taste buds
3.
the act of tasting
7.
the ability to make discerning judgments about aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual matters; discrimination
to have taste
Verb
11.
to distinguish the taste of (a substance) by means of the taste buds
12. (usually tr)
to take a small amount of (a food, liquid, etc) into the mouth, esp in order to test the quality
to taste the wine
13. (often foll by of)
to have a specific flavour or taste
the tea tastes of soap
this apple tastes sour
14. (when intr, usually foll by of)
to have an experience of (something)
to taste success
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Abgeleitete Formen
Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von taste
Häufigkeit
taste in Hospitality
(teɪst)Wortformen:(present) tastes, (past) tasted, (perfect) tasted, (progressive) tasting
Verb
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, cooking)
If you taste some food or drink, you eat or drink a small amount of it in order to try its flavor,
for example, to see if you like it or not.
Taste the food as you cook it and adjust the flavorings if necessary.
Invite the customer to taste the wine before you pour it.
Taste the soup before you add any more salt.
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They have no nutritional value and might distort your taste for real food. The Sun (2017)The fact that they have lost their money without getting a run leaves a bad taste. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The challenge is to make it taste good. Times, Sunday Times (2016)But it leaves a particularly bad taste in my mouth. Times, Sunday Times (2017)Work gives you confidence, drive and a taste for buying the things you want! The Sun (2016)It tastes like mashed potatoes, wetter. The Sun (2017)Until he tasted the drink. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The result is a tortilla of wondrous flavour, the tastes and smells of all of Mexico distilled into a single bite. Times, Sunday Times (2017)This person will help you fulfil your ambitions and enjoy a taste of fame. The Sun (2014)The site brings together people with similar tastes in the same geographical area. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Your skin is getting warmer and your sense of taste and smell have improved. The Sun (2007)The side effects are that it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)They all turn out to have different tastes and requirements. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Do not boil the sauce again or it may split and taste bitter. Times, Sunday Times (2013)This is giving me a little taste of what life could be like. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Who decides what is good taste and what is bad? The Sun (2014)Who is the most famous person to have tasted your food? The Sun (2014)You need to drink the coffee and then think what it tastes like. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Yet the whole situation has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. The Sun (2011)It was as if it had got a taste for blood. The Sun (2010)They should use some of that money to buy some taste. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Why not experiment with it this winter for healthy eating that tastes great? Times, Sunday Times (2008)Taste it and tweak the flavours until it tastes right for you. Times, Sunday Times (2016)What a treat should taste like can vary a lot around the world. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Thousands of university students are getting their first taste of financial freedom this week. Times, Sunday Times (2012)This also means that you experience the real taste of vegetables. The Sun (2012)Sending a food critic to report on a famine was just bad taste. Times, Sunday Times (2016)When first tasted early in the year it seemed dull and very flat. Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)They had to wait six years before they were able finally to enjoy the sweet taste of success. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Thus people with a taste for great variety will be more likely to become entrepreneurs with lower incomes. Times, Sunday Times (2008)They had taken the lady of the forest and minced her into something tasting mostly of ketchup and pickles. Times, Sunday Times (2015)She has style, grace and expensive taste in clothes. Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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Übersetzungen für taste
Britisches Englisch: taste
/teɪst/ NOUN
sense Your sense of taste is your ability to recognize the flavour of things with your tongue.
...an excellent sense of taste.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: taste
- Arabisch: ذَوْق
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: gosto
- Chinesisch: 味道
- Kroatisch: okus
- Tschechisch: chuť
- Dänisch: smag
- Niederländisch: smaak
- Europäisches Spanisch: gusto sabor
- Finnisch: maku
- Französisch: goût
- Deutsch: Geschmack
- Griechisch: γεύση
- Italienisch: gusto
- Japanisch: 味
- Koreanisch: 맛
- Norwegisch: smak
- Polnisch: smak
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: gosto
- Rumänisch: gust
- Russisch: вкус
- Spanisch: gusto sabor
- Schwedisch: smak
- Thai: รสชาติ
- Türkisch: tat
- Ukrainisch: смак
- Vietnamesisch: vị nếm
Britisches Englisch: taste
/teɪst/ VERB
If food or drink tastes of something, it has that particular flavour.
The tea tasted of lemon.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: taste
- Arabisch: يَتَذَوَّقُ
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: saber
- Chinesisch: 品尝
- Kroatisch: imati okus
- Tschechisch: chutnat
- Dänisch: smage
- Niederländisch: proeven
- Europäisches Spanisch: saber
- Finnisch: maistaa
- Französisch: avoir le goût de
- Deutsch: schmecken
- Griechisch: γεύομαι
- Italienisch: assaggiare
- Japanisch: 味をみる
- Koreanisch: 맛보다
- Norwegisch: smake
- Polnisch: skosztować
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: saber
- Rumänisch: a avea gust de
- Russisch: пробовать
- Spanisch: degustar
- Schwedisch: smaka
- Thai: มีรสชาติ
- Türkisch: tatmak
- Ukrainisch: мати смак
- Vietnamesisch: có vị
Britisches Englisch: taste NOUN
choice A person's taste is their choice in the things that they like or buy, for example, their clothes, possessions, or music.
His taste in clothes is extremely good.
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