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poor [pʊə(r)](a) (not rich → person, area, country) pauvre;∎ a poor man/woman un pauvre/une pauvre;∎ poor people les pauvres mpl;∎ they're too poor to own a car ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ I'm 1,000 francs poorer, I'm poorer by 1,000 francs j'en suis pour 1000 francs;∎ the oil crisis made these countries considerably poorer la crise du pétrole a considérablement appauvri ces pays;∎ poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job(b) (mediocre → output, sales figures) faible, médiocre; (→ land, soil) maigre, pauvre; (→ effort, excuse) piètre; (→ piece of work) médiocre; (→ results) médiocre, piètre; (→ weather, summer) médiocre; (→ quality, condition) mauvais;∎ the match took place in poor light le match a eu lieu alors qu'on n'y voyait pratiquement rien;∎ the joke was in extremely poor taste la plaisanterie était du plus mauvais goût;∎ she has very poor taste in clothes elle s'habille avec un goût douteux;∎ a poor excuse une piètre excuse;∎ poor performance (of company) contre-performance f;∎ the team put in a poor performance l'équipe n'a pas très bien joué;∎ our side put up a very poor show notre équipe a donné un piètre spectacle;∎ to come a poor second (in race) se classer deuxième, loin derrière le vainqueur;∎ in terms of exports, Britain comes a poor second to Japan en matière d'exportations, la Grande-Bretagne est en deuxième position, loin derrière le Japon;∎ I come a very poor second in his affections je n'ai qu'une misérable deuxième place dans son cœur;∎ it's a poor substitute for the real thing c'est loin de valoir l'original;∎ he gave a poor account of himself il ne s'en est pas très bien tiré;∎ there was a poor turnout peu de gens sont venus;∎ his pay is very poor il est très mal payé;∎ don't be such a poor loser! (in game) ne sois pas si mauvais perdant!;∎ I have only a poor understanding of economics je ne comprends pas grand-chose à l'économie;∎ School poor work travail m insuffisant;∎ our chances of success are very poor nos chances de réussite sont bien maigres(c) (weak → memory, sight) mauvais;∎ to be in poor health être en mauvaise santé;∎ I have rather poor sight j'ai une mauvaise vue;∎ I have rather poor hearing j'entends mal(d) (in ability) peu doué;∎ I'm a poor cook je ne suis pas doué pour la cuisine;∎ my spelling/French is poor je ne suis pas fort en orthographe/en français;∎ she's a poor sailor elle n'a pas le pied marin;∎ she's a poor traveller elle supporte mal les voyages;∎ he is very poor at maths/at making speeches il n'est pas doué en maths/pour les discours(e) (inadequate) faible;∎ their food is poor in vitamins leur alimentation est pauvre en vitamines∎ the poor girl! la pauvre (fille)!;∎ poor me! pauvre de moi!;∎ poor (old) Bill le pauvre Bill;∎ I'm so sorry for the poor man comme je le plains, le pauvre homme;∎ to cut a poor figure faire piètre figure∎ the poor les pauvres mpl;∎ the poor are always with us il y a toujours des pauvres parmi nous;∎ the new poor les nouveaux pauvres mpl►► poor box tronc m des pauvres;History poor law = loi sociale dictant les conditions dans lesquelles les pauvres étaient pris en charge par les communes;poor relation parent m pauvre;∎ we're definitely considered the poor relations of the publishing world on nous considère vraiment comme les parents pauvres de l'édition;American pejorative poor White petit(e) blanc (blanche) m,f -
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1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) notar/sentir el sabor2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) probar, degustar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber (a)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar, probar, conocer
2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gusto, paladar2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor, gusto3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prueba, degustación4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gusto por, afición5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gusto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
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- tasty
- tastiness
taste1 n1. gusto2. gusto / sabortaste2 vb1. probarwould you like to taste my fish? ¿quieres probar mi pescado?2. saber / tener un sabortr[teɪst]1 (faculty) gusto2 (flavour) sabor nombre masculino3 (small sample) muestra, poquito; (experience) experiencia4 (ability to make good judgements) gusto; (liking) afición nombre femenino ( for, a), gusto ( for, por)1 (try food) probar; (wine) catar, degustar2 (eat, drink) probar3 (experience) conocer4 (perceive flavour) notar1 saber (of/like, a)■ what does it taste like? ¿a qué sabe?■ it tastes bitter tiene un gusto amargo, sabe a amargo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in bad/poor taste ser de mal gustoto be in good taste ser de buen gustoto give somebody a taste of their own medicine pagar a alguien con la misma moneda, darle a alguien de su medicinato leave a nasty taste in the mouth dejar un mal sabor de bocato taste al gustotaste bud papila gustativa: probar (alimentos), degustar, catar (vinos)taste this soup: prueba esta sopataste vi: saberthis tastes good: esto sabe buenotaste n1) sample: prueba f, bocado m (de comida), trago m (de bebidas)2) flavor: gusto m, sabor m3) : gusto mshe has good taste: tiene buen gustoin bad taste: de mal guston.• boca s.f.• embocadura s.f.• gustación s.f.• gusto s.m.• muestra s.f.• paladar s.m.• regosto s.m.• sabor s.m.• sazón s.f.v.• probar (Comida, bebida) v.v.• ensayar v.• gustar v.• libar v.• notar un gusto de v.• paladear v.• saber (Tener sabor) v.• saborear v.teɪst
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1) ua) ( flavor) sabor m, gusto ma strong taste of garlic — un fuerte sabor or gusto a ajo
the sweet taste of freedom/success — el dulce sabor de la libertad/del éxito
to leave a bad taste in the mouth — dejarle a alguien (un) mal sabor de boca
b) ( sense) gusto m2) (no pl)a) (sample, small amount)can I have a taste of your ice cream? — ¿me dejas probar tu helado?
b) ( experience)a taste of one's own medicine: I'll give her a taste of her own medicine — la voy a tratar como ella trata a los demás, le voy a dar una sopa de su propio chocolate (Méx)
3) c u ( liking) gusto ma taste (FOR something): if you have a taste for adventure... si te gusta la aventura...; to be to one's taste ser* de su (or mi etc) gusto; it's not to everyone's taste no le gusta a todo el mundo, no es del gusto de todo el mundo; add salt to taste añadir sal a voluntad or al gusto; there's no accounting for taste — sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
4) u ( judgment) gusto mshe has excellent taste in clothes — tiene un gusto excelente para vestirse, se viste con muy buen gusto
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a) ( test flavor of) \<\<food/wine\>\> probar*b) ( test quality of) \<\<food\>\> degustar; \<\<wine\>\> catarc) ( perceive flavor)I can't taste the sherry in the soup — la sopa no me sabe a jerez, no le siento gusto a jerez a la sopa (AmL)
d) ( eat) comer, probar*he hadn't tasted food for six days — llevaba seis días sin probar bocado or sin comer nada
e) ( experience) \<\<happiness/freedom\>\> conocer*, disfrutar de
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vi saber*it tastes bitter — tiene (un) sabor or gusto amargo, sabe amargo
this tastes delicious — esto está delicioso or riquísimo
[teɪst]to taste OF something — saber* a algo
1. N1) (=sense) gusto m•
a keen sense of taste — un agudo sentido del gusto•
it's quite sweet to the taste — tiene un gusto bastante dulce al paladar2) (=flavour) sabor m, gusto mit has an odd taste — tiene un sabor or gusto raro
his jokes leave a bad or nasty taste in the mouth — sus chistes te dejan mal sabor de boca
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it has no taste — no sabe a nada, no tiene sabor3) (=small amount)"more wine?" - "just a taste" — -¿más vino? -solo un poco or un poquito
would you like a taste? — ¿quieres probarlo?
may I have a taste? — ¿puedo probarlo?
- give sb a taste of their own medicine- get a taste of one's own medicine4) (=experience) experiencia f; (=sample) muestra fit was her first taste of freedom — fue su primera experiencia de la libertad or su primer contacto con la libertad
now that she has had a taste of stardom, she won't ever be content with ordinariness again — ahora que ha probado las mieles del estrellato or saboreado el estrellato, nunca más se conformará con lo normal y corriente
he's had a taste of prison — ha conocido or probado la cárcel
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to give sb a taste of sth — dar una idea de algo a algn•
it was a taste of things to come — era una muestra de lo que estaba por venir5) (=liking) gusto m•
he was a man of catholic tastes — era un hombre de gustos variados•
a taste for sth, to acquire or develop a taste for sth — tomarle gusto a algo•
we have the same tastes in music — tenemos el mismo gusto para la músicahe has expensive tastes in cars — en cuanto a coches, tiene gustos caros
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season to taste — (Culin) sazonar al gustois it to your taste? — ¿le gusta?, ¿es de su gusto?
- there's no accounting for tasteacquired6) (=discernment) gusto m•
to be in bad taste — ser de mal gustoit would be in bad taste to meet without him — sería de mal gusto reunirnos sin él, reunirnos sin él sería hacerle un desprecio or un feo
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she has very good taste — tiene muy buen gustoto have no taste — [person] no tener gusto
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the house is furnished in impeccable taste — la casa está amueblada con muchísimo gusto or con un gusto exquisito•
to be in poor taste — ser de mal gusto2. VTwine2) (=perceive flavour of)I can't taste the rum in this — no noto el sabor del ron en esto, esto apenas me sabe a ron
3) (=eat) comer, probarI haven't tasted salmon for years — hace años que no como salmón or pruebo el salmón
4) (=experience) [+ success, power] saborear; [+ poverty, loneliness] conocer3.VI (=have flavour) saberthe brandy tasted bitter — el brandy sabía amargo, el brandy tenía un sabor or un gusto amargo
it tastes good — está rico or bueno
it tastes horrible — tiene un sabor horrible, sabe horrible or a rayos *
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to taste like sth — saber a algo•
to taste of sth — saber a algowhat does it taste of? — ¿a qué sabe?
4.CPD* * *[teɪst]
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1) ua) ( flavor) sabor m, gusto ma strong taste of garlic — un fuerte sabor or gusto a ajo
the sweet taste of freedom/success — el dulce sabor de la libertad/del éxito
to leave a bad taste in the mouth — dejarle a alguien (un) mal sabor de boca
b) ( sense) gusto m2) (no pl)a) (sample, small amount)can I have a taste of your ice cream? — ¿me dejas probar tu helado?
b) ( experience)a taste of one's own medicine: I'll give her a taste of her own medicine — la voy a tratar como ella trata a los demás, le voy a dar una sopa de su propio chocolate (Méx)
3) c u ( liking) gusto ma taste (FOR something): if you have a taste for adventure... si te gusta la aventura...; to be to one's taste ser* de su (or mi etc) gusto; it's not to everyone's taste no le gusta a todo el mundo, no es del gusto de todo el mundo; add salt to taste añadir sal a voluntad or al gusto; there's no accounting for taste — sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
4) u ( judgment) gusto mshe has excellent taste in clothes — tiene un gusto excelente para vestirse, se viste con muy buen gusto
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a) ( test flavor of) \<\<food/wine\>\> probar*b) ( test quality of) \<\<food\>\> degustar; \<\<wine\>\> catarc) ( perceive flavor)I can't taste the sherry in the soup — la sopa no me sabe a jerez, no le siento gusto a jerez a la sopa (AmL)
d) ( eat) comer, probar*he hadn't tasted food for six days — llevaba seis días sin probar bocado or sin comer nada
e) ( experience) \<\<happiness/freedom\>\> conocer*, disfrutar de
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vi saber*it tastes bitter — tiene (un) sabor or gusto amargo, sabe amargo
this tastes delicious — esto está delicioso or riquísimo
to taste OF something — saber* a algo
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