taste
noun
1 noun sense of tastingblas masc1 2 noun flavourblas masc1 he hates the taste of garlic is fuath leis blas na gairleoigeit has an odd taste tá blas ait airit had no taste ní raibh blas ar bith air, bhí sé leamhShow full entry
3 noun preferencedúil fem2 spéis fem2 it depends on your taste braitheann sé cad a thaitníonn leatit wasn't to his taste níor thaitin sé leis, ní raibh dúil aige annit's too violent for my taste tá sé rófhoréigneach domsatheir hotels cater for all tastes riarann a n-óstáin ar cháchshe has a taste for adventure tá dúil san eachtraíocht aici, taitníonn an eachtraíocht léiI acquired a taste for red wine chuir mé dúil san fhíon deargthey have a strange taste in music is ait an cineál ceoil a thaitníonn leohe has expensive tastes is mór aige rudaí costasacha, tá sé tugtha don daoireadd salt to taste cuir salann air de réir mar is áil leatit's all a matter of taste beatha duine a thoil proverb , ní hionann méin do gach mac proverb 4 noun aesthetic sensebreithiúnas masc1 ciall fem2 tuiscint fem3 she has good taste tá breithiúnas maith aicihe has great taste when it comes to music tá an-chiall don cheol aige, tá cluas iontach don cheol aigeyou have no taste when it comes to wine ní aithneofá fíon ó fhínéagarhe has a unique taste in fashion tá a chiall féin do chúrsaí faisin aige, tá a chuid faisin féin aigeshe has a lousy taste in men ní aithneodh sí bodach thar fhear maithhe dresses with taste bíonn sé gléasta go slachtmharthe posts are always in good taste bíonn na postálacha i gcónaí cuibhiúilthis material is in bad taste tá an t-ábhar seo míchuibhiúilthe story was in the worst possible taste bhí an scéal thar a bheith mí-oiriúnach 5 noun small amountblaiseadh beagwould you like a taste? ar mhaith leat blaiseadh beag?how about a taste of brandy? an ólfá braon beag branda?, an ólfá bolgam branda?a little taste of butter blaiseadh beag ime, rud beag ime, ruainne imea little taste of milk braon beag bainne, scíobas bainnea little taste of salt gráinnín salainn 6 noun brief experienceblaiseadh masc to get a taste of sth blaiseadh a fháil de rudhe got a taste of happiness fuair sé blaiseadh beag den sonasit gives you a taste of the work tugann sé léargas beag duit ar an obairshe's had a taste of prison life tá seal caite sa phríosún aiciit was a taste of things to come blaiseadh a bhí ann ar a raibh amach romhainn
verb
7 verb have specific flavour INTRANSITIVEwhat does it taste like? cén blas atá air?it tastes sweet tá blas milis airthe fish tasted delicious bhí an t-iasc an-bhlasta, bhí an t-iasc go hálainnit tastes of pepper tá blas piobair airthis coffee tastes of nothing níl blas ar bith ar an gcaife seo 8 verb detect flavour INTRANSITIVEblais verb she has lost her ability to taste tá an blas caillte aici, níl sí ábalta aon rud a bhlaiseadh
TRANSITIVEblais verb can you taste the spices? an féidir leat na spíosraí a bhlaiseadh?, an bhfaigheann tú blas na spíosraí?I can taste nothing today níl blas ar aon rud inniu agam
9 verb sample flavour of sth TRANSITIVEblais verb taste the wine first blais an fíon ar dtúshave you ever tasted Thai food? ar bhlais tú bia na Téalainne riamh? 10 verb eat, drink TRANSITIVEblais verb blais deI haven't tasted roast pork for years ní raibh muiceoil rósta agam le blianta, níor ith mé muiceoil rósta le bliantaI've never tasted alcohol níor bhlais mé den alcól riamh, níor bhain mé riamh don deochI haven't tasted food since this morning níor bhlais mé greim ó mhaidin, níor ith mé dada ó mhaidin 11 verb experience TRANSITIVEI'd love to taste the country life ba bhreá liom blaiseadh de shaol na tuaithe a fháilthey haven't tasted failure yet níor theip fós orthushe's now tasting freedom tá saoirse anois aicihe tasted success with his novel d'éirigh go maith lena úrscéal