TASTE


Meaning of TASTE in English

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verb

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BAD : During your visit you'll be able to taste some of the local Catalan specialities.

GOOD : During your visit you'll be able to try some of the local Catalan specialities.

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When you taste something, you put a little into your mouth to see what it is like: 'The chef stirred the soup, tasted it, and then added a little salt. When you have something to eat or drink for the first time, you try it. 'I think I'll try the onion soup. What's it like?'

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See NOTE AT FEEL 2

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noun

1

BAD : I buy all my family's clothes because my husband has such a poor taste.

GOOD : I buy all my family's clothes because my husband has such poor taste.

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have good/poor/little/no taste ( in sth ), (WITHOUT a/an ): 'She certainly has remarkably good taste in clothes.'

2

BAD : We all thought that the joke was of a very bad taste.

GOOD : We all thought that the joke was in very bad taste.

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be in good/poor/bad taste : 'These advertisements are in very bad taste and in my opinion should be banned.'

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