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tasting

/ˈteɪstɪŋ/

tastingnoun

tastings

/ˈteɪstɪŋ/

Translations

dégustationPour l’action ou le processus de goûter des aliments ou des boissons afin d’en juger la qualité.

Proper tasting of olive oil requires a neutral palate.

La dégustation correcte de l’huile d’olive exige un palais neutre.

dégustationPour un événement au cours duquel des échantillons de nourriture ou de boisson sont proposés.

The cheese tasting was a highlight of the food festival.

La dégustation de fromages a été un moment fort du festival gastronomique.

Additional translations

échantillonPour désigner une petite quantité de nourriture ou de boisson servant à évaluer la qualité.

Definitions

A small amount of food or drink taken to assess its quality.

The bartender offered us a tasting of the new craft beer.

An event where samples of food or drink are offered for tasting.

The cheese tasting was a highlight of the food festival.

The act or process of sampling food or drink to judge its quality.

Proper tasting of olive oil requires a neutral palate.

Synonyms

tastinggerund / present participle

/ˈteɪstɪŋ/

Present participle of ‘taste’ used attributively (e.g., tasting spoon, tasting menu).

Translations

de dégustationEmploi attributif pour ce qui sert à goûter ou à tester la saveur d’un aliment ou d’une boisson.

The chef kept a separate tasting spoon for checking the seasoning.

Le chef gardait une cuillère de dégustation séparée pour vérifier l’assaisonnement.

Definitions

Relating to or used for sampling food or drink.

The chef kept a separate tasting spoon for checking the seasoning.

Synonyms

tastenoun

Definitions

The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

The taste of the freshly baked bread was delightful.

A person's liking for particular flavors or foods.

She has a taste for spicy dishes.

A small amount of food or drink taken to assess its flavor.

He took a taste of the soup to see if it needed more salt.

A person's ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard.

Her taste in art is impeccable.

A brief experience of something, giving a slight idea of what it is like.

The internship gave him a taste of what working in the industry would be like.

The distinctive flavor of a food or drink perceived when it is eaten or drunk.

There was a sharp, lemony taste to the sauce.

tasteverb

tasting

ing-form

tasted

Past Simple

tasted

Past Participle

tasting

ing-form

/teɪst/

Translations

goûter

She tasted the soup to see if it needed more salt.

Elle a goûté la soupe pour voir si elle avait besoin de plus de sel.

Additional translations

avoir le goût dePour indiquer la saveur d’un aliment ou d’une boisson.

Definitions

To perceive or distinguish the flavor of something by taking it into the mouth.

She tasted the soup to see if it needed more salt.

To have a particular flavor when eaten or drunk.

The cake tastes delicious with the added vanilla.

To sample or experience something briefly.

He tasted success for the first time after winning the competition.

To have a brief or initial experience of something.

She tasted freedom when she moved out of her parents' house.

Synonyms

tasteadjective

Definitions

Relating to flavour or the sense of taste when used before another noun.

The panel conducted a taste test of the new soft drinks.