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1 ability
(a) (mental or physical) capacité f, capacités fpl, aptitude f;∎ he has great ability il a beaucoup de capacités, il est très capable;∎ to lack ability manquer de capacités;∎ do you feel you have the necessary ability to run the project? croyez-vous avoir les capacités nécessaires pour gérer le projet?;∎ children at different levels of ability/of different abilities des enfants de niveaux intellectuels différents/aux compétences diverses;∎ I'll do it to the best of my ability je le ferai du mieux que je peux, je ferai de mon mieux∎ her acting ability or abilities remained unrecognized ses talents d'actrice sont restés méconnus -
2 copyright
noun ((usually abbreviated to ©) the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and also to perform, translate, film, or record such a work.) droit d'auteur -
3 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) étudier2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) examiner2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) étude2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) étude3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) bureau -
4 taste
taste [teɪst]goût ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) saveur ⇒ 1 (b) bouchée ⇒ 1 (c) goutte ⇒ 1 (c) aperçu ⇒ 1 (f) sentir ⇒ 2 (a) goûter à ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d) manger ⇒ 2 (c) boire ⇒ 2 (c)1 noun∎ to lose one's sense of taste perdre le goût, specialist term être atteint d'agueusie;∎ to be sweet/salty to the taste avoir un goût sucré/salé∎ these apples have a lovely/strange taste ces pommes sont délicieuses/ont un drôle de goût;∎ this cheese doesn't have much taste ce fromage n'a pas beaucoup de goût ou est assez fade;∎ the cake has a taste of almonds/a burnt taste le gâteau a un goût d'amandes/de brûlé;∎ add sugar to taste ajouter du sucre à volonté;∎ to leave a bad taste in the mouth (food) laisser un mauvais goût dans la bouche; figurative laisser un mauvais souvenir ou un goût amer∎ can I have a taste of the chocolate cake? est-ce que je peux goûter au gâteau au chocolat?;∎ would you like (to have) a taste? voulez-vous goûter?(d) (liking, preference) goût m, penchant m;∎ to have expensive/simple tastes avoir des goûts de luxe/simples;∎ to develop a taste for sth prendre goût à qch;∎ to have a taste for sth avoir un penchant ou un faible pour qch;∎ it's a matter of taste c'est (une) affaire de goût;∎ musical/artistic tastes goûts mpl musicaux/artistiques;∎ I don't share his taste in music je ne partage pas ses goûts en (matière de) musique, nous n'avons pas les mêmes goûts en (matière de) musique;∎ is it to your taste? est-ce à votre goût?, est-ce que cela vous convient?, cela vous plaît?;∎ did you find it to your taste? l'avez-vous trouvé à votre goût?(e) (discernment) goût m;∎ to have good taste avoir du goût, avoir bon goût;∎ they have no taste ils n'ont aucun goût;∎ she has good taste in clothes elle s'habille avec goût;∎ they don't have much taste when it comes to art en matière d'art, ils n'ont pas beaucoup de goût;∎ the joke was in extremely bad taste la plaisanterie était de très mauvais goût;∎ it's bad taste to ask personal questions il est de mauvais goût de poser des questions indiscrètes∎ to have a taste of freedom/happiness avoir un aperçu de la liberté/du bonheur;∎ the sweet taste of success les joies fpl ou les délices fpl de la réussite;∎ he's already had a taste of prison life il a déjà tâté ou goûté de la prison;∎ the experience gave me a taste of life in the army l'expérience m'a donné un aperçu de la vie militaire;∎ to give sb a taste of the whip faire tâter du fouet à qn;∎ a taste of things to come un avant-goût de l'avenir(a) (flavour, ingredient) sentir (le goût de);∎ can you taste the brandy in it? est-ce que vous sentez le (goût du) cognac?;∎ you can hardly taste the mint on sent à peine (le goût de) la menthe∎ have you tasted the sauce? avez-vous goûté (à) la sauce?;∎ I've never tasted oysters before je n'ai jamais mangé d'huîtres;∎ you don't often get a chance to taste such good wine on n'a pas souvent l'occasion de boire un aussi bon vin(d) (experience → happiness, success) goûter, connaître∎ (food) to taste good/bad avoir bon/mauvais goût;∎ to taste salty avoir un goût salé;∎ to taste funny avoir un drôle de goût;∎ it tastes fine to me moi je trouve ça bon;∎ it tastes like chicken cela a un goût de poulet;∎ to taste of sth avoir le ou un goût de qch;∎ it doesn't taste of anything cela n'a aucun goût►► taste bud papille f gustative
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