taste

sapore, gusto

Sensazione che un cibo, una bevanda o un’altra sostanza produce sulla lingua.

In inglese semplice: The feeling that food, drink, or another substance produces on your tongue.

• The soup has a salty taste.
• A strange taste remained in my mouth.
• Do you like the taste of lemon?

Come si usa: taste of something (I love the taste of fresh strawberries.)

Sinonimi: flavour

Espressioni comuni: sweet taste, bitter taste, taste of something, strange taste

gusto, senso del gusto

Capacità di sentire i sapori con la lingua quando si mangia o si beve.

In inglese semplice: The ability to notice flavours with your tongue when you eat or drink.

• Taste helps us enjoy food.
• She lost her sense of taste during the illness.
• Smell and taste work together when we eat.

Espressioni comuni: sense of taste, loss of taste, taste and smell

gusto, preferenza

Le cose che ti piacciono e la capacità di scegliere ciò che è bello da vedere o ascoltare.

In inglese semplice: The kinds of things you like, and your ability to choose things that look or sound good.

• She has good taste in clothes.
• Our tastes in music are very different.
• Is this painting to your taste?

Come si usa: taste in something (We have similar taste in music.); to someone's taste (The bright wallpaper isn't to my taste.)

Sinonimi: preference, liking

Espressioni comuni: good taste, taste in music, personal taste, to someone's taste

sapere

Avere un determinato sapore quando lo si mangia o beve.

In inglese semplice: To have a particular flavor when you eat or drink it.

• This cake tastes good.
• The water tasted strange yesterday.
• Does the soup taste too salty?

Come si usa: taste + adjective (These apples taste sweet.); taste like something (The sauce tastes like lemon.)

Espressioni comuni: taste good, taste sweet, taste like something

assaggiare

Mangiare o bere una piccola quantità di qualcosa per scoprirne il sapore.

In inglese semplice: To eat or drink a little of something to find out its flavor.

• Taste this cheese.
• She tasted the sauce before adding salt.
• Have you tasted the local bread?

Sinonimi: try, sample

Espressioni comuni: taste something, taste the soup, taste the sauce