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taste

 
 
/teɪst/ noun

Translation

FOOD [C, U] the flavour of a particular food in your mouth
tat, lezzet
a sweet/bitter taste It's got quite a strong taste.1095
ABILITY [U] the ability to feel different flavours in your mouth
tat, tat alma, lezzet
When you've got a cold you often lose your sense of taste.10951079
a taste a small amount of food that you have in order to try it
tadımlık, yudum
Could I have just a taste of the sauce?8551258
WHAT YOU LIKE [C, U] the particular things you like, such as styles of music, clothes, decoration, etc
zevk, haz, hoşlanma
I don't like his taste in music. It's okay, but it's not really to my taste.940
ART/STYLE ETC [U] the ability to judge what is attractive or suitable, especially in things related to art, style, beauty, etc
beğeni, zevk, tad alma, haz duyma
Everything in his house is beautiful - he's got very good taste.1110
be in good taste to be acceptable in a way that will not upset or anger people
uygun/hoş/güzel olmak
1010
be in bad/poor taste to be unacceptable in a way that will upset or anger people
uygunsuz/tatsız/iğrenç olmak
He told a joke about a plane crash which I thought was in rather poor taste.21101021
a taste for sth when you like or enjoy something
hoşlanma, zevk
I've developed a bit of a taste for opera. Over the years I've lost my taste for travel.940
taste of sth when you do or experience something new for a short time
yeni bir zevk/tat/beğeni
That was my first taste of Mexican culture.2113
(Definition of taste noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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