taste

taste
teist
1. verb
1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) notar/sentir el sabor
2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) probar, degustar
3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber (a)
4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear
5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar, probar, conocer

2. noun
1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gusto, paladar
2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor, gusto
3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prueba, degustación
4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gusto por, afición
5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gusto
- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- -tasting
- tasty
- tastiness

taste1 n
1. gusto
he has terrible taste in clothes tiene muy mal gusto para vestirse
2. gusto / sabor
this yoghurt has a funny taste este yogur tiene un sabor raro
taste2 vb
1. probar
would you like to taste my fish? ¿quieres probar mi pescado?
2. saber / tener un sabor
this chocolate tastes of almonds este chocolate sabe a almendras
El gerundio de taste se escribe tasting
taste
tr[teɪst]
noun
1 (faculty) gusto
2 (flavour) sabor nombre masculino
it's got a sweet taste tiene un sabor dulce
it is sweet to the taste es dulce al paladar
this cheese hasn't got much taste este queso no tiene sabor
this fish's got a strange taste to it este pescado tiene un gusto raro
it's an acquired taste es un gusto adquirido
3 (small sample) muestra, poquito; (experience) experiencia
have a taste of this cake prueba este pastel
she had a taste of independence conoció la independencia
4 (ability to make good judgements) gusto; (liking) afición nombre femenino (for, a), gusto (for, por)
he's got good taste in clothes tiene muy buen gusto para vestirse
pop music is not to my taste la música pop no es de mi gusto
transitive verb
1 (try food) probar; (wine) catar, degustar
2 (eat, drink) probar
this is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted es el pastel más delicioso que he probado
3 (experience) conocer
4 (perceive flavour) notar
you can taste the pepper in this stew se nota la pimienta en este estofado
intransitive verb
1 saber (of/like, a)
what does it taste like? ¿a qué sabe?
it tastes bitter tiene un gusto amargo, sabe a amargo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in bad/poor taste ser de mal gusto
to be in good taste ser de buen gusto
to give somebody a taste of their own medicine pagar a alguien con la misma moneda, darle a alguien de su medicina
to leave a nasty taste in the mouth dejar un mal sabor de boca
to taste al gusto
taste bud papila gustativa
taste ['teɪst] v, tasted ; tasting vt
: probar (alimentos), degustar, catar (vinos)
taste this soup: prueba esta sopa
taste vi
: saber
this tastes good: esto sabe bueno
taste n
1) sample: prueba f, bocado m (de comida), trago m (de bebidas)
2) flavor: gusto m, sabor m
3) : gusto m
she has good taste: tiene buen gusto
in bad taste: de mal gusto
taste
n.
boca s.f.
embocadura s.f.
gustación s.f.
gusto s.m.
muestra s.f.
paladar s.m.
regosto s.m.
sabor s.m.
sazón s.f.
sorbo s.m. (Food, drink)
v.
probar (Comida, bebida) v.
v.
ensayar v.
gustar v.
libar v.
notar un gusto de v.
paladear v.
saber (Tener sabor) v.
saborear v.
teɪst
I
noun
1) u
a) (flavor) sabor m, gusto m

a strong taste of garlic — un fuerte sabor or gusto a ajo

it has no taste — no sabe a nada

the sweet taste of freedom/success — el dulce sabor de la libertad/del éxito

to leave a bad taste in the mouth — dejarle a alguien (un) mal sabor de boca

b) (sense) gusto m
2) (no pl)
a) (sample, small amount)

can I have a taste of your ice cream? — ¿me dejas probar tu helado?

b) (experience)

we got a taste of what was to come — fue un anticipo de lo que nos esperaba

it was their first taste of democracy — era su primera experiencia de la democracia

a taste of one's own medicine: I'll give her a taste of her own medicine — la voy a tratar como ella trata a los demás, le voy a dar una sopa de su propio chocolate (Méx)

3) c u (liking) gusto m

a taste (FOR something): if you have a taste for adventure ... si te gusta la aventura ...; to be to one's taste ser* de su (or mi etc) gusto; it's not to everyone's taste no le gusta a todo el mundo, no es del gusto de todo el mundo; add salt to taste añadir sal a voluntad or al gusto; there's no accounting for taste — sobre gustos no hay nada escrito

4) u (judgment) gusto m

she has excellent taste in clothes — tiene un gusto excelente para vestirse, se viste con muy buen gusto

in bad taste — de mal gusto

in extremely poor taste — de pésimo gusto


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (test flavor of) \<\<food/wine\>\> probar*
b) (test quality of) \<\<food\>\> degustar; \<\<wine\>\> catar
c) (perceive flavor)

I can't taste the sherry in the soup — la sopa no me sabe a jerez, no le siento gusto a jerez a la sopa (AmL)

d) (eat) comer, probar*

he hadn't tasted food for six days — llevaba seis días sin probar bocado or sin comer nada

e) (experience) \<\<happiness/freedom\>\> conocer*, disfrutar de

2.
vi saber*

it tastes bitter — tiene (un) sabor or gusto amargo, sabe amargo

this tastes delicious — esto está delicioso or riquísimo

to taste OF something — saber* a algo

[teɪst]
1. N
1) (=sense) gusto m

a keen sense of taste — un agudo sentido del gusto

it's quite sweet to the taste — tiene un gusto bastante dulce al paladar

2) (=flavour) sabor m, gusto m

it has an odd taste — tiene un sabor or gusto raro

to leave a bad or nasty taste in the mouth — (fig) dejar mal sabor de boca

his jokes leave a bad or nasty taste in the mouth — sus chistes te dejan mal sabor de boca

it has no taste — no sabe a nada, no tiene sabor

3) (=small amount)

"more wine?" - "just a taste" — -¿más vino? -solo un poco or un poquito

would you like a taste? — ¿quieres probarlo?

may I have a taste? — ¿puedo probarlo?

- give sb a taste of their own medicine
- get a taste of one's own medicine
4) (=experience) experiencia f; (=sample) muestra f

it was her first taste of freedom — fue su primera experiencia de la libertad or su primer contacto con la libertad

we got a taste of his anger — nos ofreció una muestra de su enfado

now that she has had a taste of stardom, she won't ever be content with ordinariness again — ahora que ha probado las mieles del estrellato or saboreado el estrellato, nunca más se conformará con lo normal y corriente

he's had a taste of prison — ha conocido or probado la cárcel

to give sb a taste of sth — dar una idea de algo a algn

it gave him a taste of military life — le dio una idea de lo que era la vida militar

it was a taste of things to come — era una muestra de lo que estaba por venir

5) (=liking) gusto m

tastes differ — los gustos cambian

he was a man of catholic tastes — era un hombre de gustos variados

a taste for sth, to acquire or develop a taste for sth — tomarle gusto a algo

it gave him a taste for reading — esto hizo que le tomara gusto a la lectura

she has a taste for adventure — le gusta la aventura

we have the same tastes in music — tenemos el mismo gusto para la música

he has expensive tastes in cars — en cuanto a coches, tiene gustos caros

season to taste — (Culin) sazonar al gusto

it's not to my taste — no es de mi gusto

is it to your taste? — ¿le gusta?, ¿es de su gusto?

- there's no accounting for taste
acquired
6) (=discernment) gusto m

people of taste — la gente con gusto

to be in bad taste — ser de mal gusto

it would be in bad taste to meet without him — sería de mal gusto reunirnos sin él, reunirnos sin él sería hacerle un desprecio or un feo

she has very good taste — tiene muy buen gusto

his taste in clothes is extremely good — viste con muchísimo gusto

I don't think that remark was in very good taste — no me pareció un comentario de muy buen gusto

to have taste — [person] tener gusto

to have no taste — [person] no tener gusto

the house is furnished in impeccable taste — la casa está amueblada con muchísimo gusto or con un gusto exquisito

to be in poor taste — ser de mal gusto

2. VT
1) (=sample) [+ food, drink] probar; (at tasting) degustar, catar

just taste this — pruebe esto

wine
2) (=perceive flavour of)

I can't taste the rum in this — no noto el sabor del ron en esto, esto apenas me sabe a ron

I can't taste anything when I have a cold — la comida no me sabe a nada cuando estoy resfriado

3) (=eat) comer, probar

I haven't tasted salmon for years — hace años que no como salmón or pruebo el salmón

he had not tasted food for a week — llevaba una semana sin probar bocado

4) (=experience) [+ success, power] saborear; [+ poverty, loneliness] conocer
3.
VI (=have flavour) saber

the brandy tasted bitter — el brandy sabía amargo, el brandy tenía un sabor or un gusto amargo

it tastes good — está rico or bueno

it tastes all right to me — a mí me sabe bien

it tastes horrible — tiene un sabor horrible, sabe horrible or a rayos *

to taste like sth — saber a algo

the meat tasted like chicken — la carne sabía a pollo

to taste of sth — saber a algo

what does it taste of? — ¿a qué sabe?

4.
CPD

taste bud N — papila f gustativa

* * *
[teɪst]
I
noun
1) u
a) (flavor) sabor m, gusto m

a strong taste of garlic — un fuerte sabor or gusto a ajo

it has no taste — no sabe a nada

the sweet taste of freedom/success — el dulce sabor de la libertad/del éxito

to leave a bad taste in the mouth — dejarle a alguien (un) mal sabor de boca

b) (sense) gusto m
2) (no pl)
a) (sample, small amount)

can I have a taste of your ice cream? — ¿me dejas probar tu helado?

b) (experience)

we got a taste of what was to come — fue un anticipo de lo que nos esperaba

it was their first taste of democracy — era su primera experiencia de la democracia

a taste of one's own medicine: I'll give her a taste of her own medicine — la voy a tratar como ella trata a los demás, le voy a dar una sopa de su propio chocolate (Méx)

3) c u (liking) gusto m

a taste (FOR something): if you have a taste for adventure ... si te gusta la aventura ...; to be to one's taste ser* de su (or mi etc) gusto; it's not to everyone's taste no le gusta a todo el mundo, no es del gusto de todo el mundo; add salt to taste añadir sal a voluntad or al gusto; there's no accounting for taste — sobre gustos no hay nada escrito

4) u (judgment) gusto m

she has excellent taste in clothes — tiene un gusto excelente para vestirse, se viste con muy buen gusto

in bad taste — de mal gusto

in extremely poor taste — de pésimo gusto


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (test flavor of) \<\<food/wine\>\> probar*
b) (test quality of) \<\<food\>\> degustar; \<\<wine\>\> catar
c) (perceive flavor)

I can't taste the sherry in the soup — la sopa no me sabe a jerez, no le siento gusto a jerez a la sopa (AmL)

d) (eat) comer, probar*

he hadn't tasted food for six days — llevaba seis días sin probar bocado or sin comer nada

e) (experience) \<\<happiness/freedom\>\> conocer*, disfrutar de

2.
vi saber*

it tastes bitter — tiene (un) sabor or gusto amargo, sabe amargo

this tastes delicious — esto está delicioso or riquísimo

to taste OF something — saber* a algo


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