flavor

goût, saveur

Ce que l’on sent dans la bouche en mangeant ou en buvant.

En anglais simple : The taste of a food or drink.

• This soup has a rich flavor.
• I love the flavor of fresh strawberries.
• A little salt brings out the flavor.

Comment l'utiliser : flavor of something (The flavor of the sauce is quite strong.)

Synonymes : taste

Expressions courantes : rich flavor, flavor of something, strong flavor

arôme

Substance ajoutée à un aliment pour lui donner une saveur particulière.

En anglais simple : Something added to food to give it a particular taste.

• The label lists an artificial flavor.
• They added a lemon flavor to the sweets.
• This drink contains natural flavors.

Synonymes : flavoring

Expressions courantes : artificial flavor, natural flavor, add flavor

caractère, ambiance

Caractère ou impression particulière qui se dégage d’un lieu, d’un événement ou d’une chose.

En anglais simple : The special character or feeling of a place, event, or other thing.

• The market has a local flavor.
• Her stories capture the flavor of village life.
• Traditional music gave the festival a distinctive flavor.

Comment l'utiliser : flavor of something (The film captures the flavor of the city.)

Synonymes : character, feel

Expressions courantes : local flavor, distinctive flavor, flavor of something

type, variante

Un type ou une version particulière de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A particular type or version of something.

• Which flavor of Linux do you use?
• The software comes in several flavors.
• They chose a different flavor of the same system.

Comment l'utiliser : flavor of something (This flavor of the program runs on older computers.)

Synonymes : type, kind, version, variant

Expressions courantes : flavor of something, different flavor, another flavor

aromatiser, assaisonner

Ajouter quelque chose à un aliment ou une boisson pour en modifier ou améliorer le goût.

En anglais simple : To add something to food or drink to change or improve its taste.

• Use herbs to flavor the soup.
• She flavored the rice with garlic.
• How do you flavor your homemade ice cream?

Comment l'utiliser : flavor something with something (He flavored the cake with orange juice.)

Synonymes : season

Expressions courantes : flavor something with something, flavor a sauce, flavor a drink