zest

zeste

Fine couche extérieure colorée du citron, de l’orange ou d’un autre agrume, utilisée pour parfumer les aliments.

En anglais simple : The thin coloured outer skin of a lemon, orange, or similar fruit, used to add flavour.

• Add some lemon zest.
• She mixed orange zest into the cake batter.
• The recipe calls for the zest of two limes.

Synonymes : peel, rind

Expressions courantes : lemon zest, grated zest, orange zest

enthousiasme, entrain

Énergie et enthousiasme qui donnent envie de faire des choses et de profiter de la vie.

En anglais simple : Strong energy and excitement about doing things and enjoying life.

• She works with real zest.
• His zest for life inspired his friends.
• The children approached every new activity with zest.

Comment l'utiliser : zest for something (Travelling gave her a new zest for life.)

Synonymes : enthusiasm, gusto, relish

Contraires : apathy

Expressions courantes : zest for life, with great zest, renewed zest

piquant, saveur

Goût intense, frais ou piquant qui rend un aliment plus agréable.

En anglais simple : A strong, fresh, or exciting taste that makes food more enjoyable.

• The sauce needs more zest.
• A little chilli adds zest to this soup.
• Fresh ginger gave the dish a welcome zest.

Comment l'utiliser : add zest to something (Fresh herbs add zest to the sauce.)

Synonymes : zing, piquancy

Contraires : blandness

Expressions courantes : add zest, extra zest, zest to something

entrain, vivacité

Énergie et vivacité dans la façon de jouer de la musique ou de chanter.

En anglais simple : Lively energy in the way music is played or sung.

• The band played with zest.
• Her singing brought zest to the final chorus.
• The performance lacked the zest of their earlier concerts.

Synonymes : energy, vigour, liveliness

Contraires : listlessness

Expressions courantes : play with zest, sing with zest, musical zest

zester

Retirer en râpant ou en grattant la fine couche colorée de la peau d’un agrume.

En anglais simple : To scrape or grate the thin coloured outer skin from a lemon, orange, or similar fruit.

• Zest the lemon first.
• She zested two oranges for the cake.
• Have you zested the lime before squeezing it?

Expressions courantes : zest a lemon, zest an orange, zest the lime