taste

taste
[teɪst] n
1) no pl (flavour) Geschmack m;
she still had the \taste of onions in her mouth sie hatte immer noch den Zwiebelgeschmack im Mund;
sense of \taste Geschmackssinn m;
to leave a bad \taste in the mouth (fig) einen üblen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen
2) (small portion/mouthful of food) [kleiner] Bissen;
just a \taste of cake for me, please für mich bitte nur ein kleines Stückchen Kuchen
3) (liking, fondness) Vorliebe f;
I've never understood Liz's \taste in men ich habe Liz' Geschmack, was Männer anbelangt, nie verstanden;
these olives are an acquired \taste diese Oliven sind gewöhnungsbedürftig;
to be a question of \taste Geschmackssache sein;
to have different \tastes verschiedene Geschmäcker haben;
to have an expensive \taste einen teuren Geschmack haben;
to acquire a \taste for sth an etw dat Geschmack finden;
to get a \taste for sth Gefallen an etw dat finden;
to lose the \taste for sth den Gefallen an etw dat verlieren
4) no pl (aesthetic quality/discernment) Geschmack m;
jokes about death are rather in poor \taste Witze über den Tod sind ziemlich geschmacklos;
to be a matter of [personal] \taste Geschmackssache sein;
bad \taste schlechter Geschmack;
to be in excellent \taste von exzellentem Geschmack zeugen;
to be in terrible \taste äußerst geschmacklos sein;
to have [good] \taste [einen guten] Geschmack haben
5) no pl
(fig: short encounter) Kostprobe f (fig)
to give sb a \taste of the whip jdn die Peitsche spüren lassen;
to have a \taste of sth einen Vorgeschmack von etw dat bekommen vt
1) (perceive flavour)
to \taste sth etw schmecken;
(test) etw probieren [o (geh) kosten];
I can't \taste anything ich schmecke gar nichts
2) (experience briefly)
to \taste sth luxury, success [einmal] etw erleben vi schmecken;
to \taste of sth nach etw dat schmecken;
to \taste bitter/salty/sweet bitter/salzig/süß schmecken;
to \taste like sth wie etw schmecken

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