taste (1) — EN↔HI

taste1

/teɪst टेस्‍ट्‌/ noun

1 [sing.] the particular quality of different foods or drinks that allows you to recognize them when you put them in your mouth; flavour अलग-अलग खाद्यों या पेयों का अपना-अपना स्‍वाद; ज़ायक़ा

I don’t like the taste of this coffee.

a sweet/bitter/sour/salty taste

2 [U] the ability to recognize the flavour of food or drink खाद्यों या पेयों का ज़ायक़ा पहचानने की शक्ति

I’ve got such a bad cold that I seem to have lost my sense of taste.

3 [C, usually sing.] a taste (of something) a small amount of something to eat or drink that you have in order to see what it is like चखने के लिए ली गई खाद्य या पेय की अल्‍प मात्रा

Have a taste of this cheese to see if you like it.

4 [sing.] a short experience of something किसी वस्‍तु का संक्षिप्‍त अनुभव

That was my first taste of success.

5 [U] the ability to decide if things are suitable, of good quality, etc. वस्‍तुओं की गुणवत्ता आदि को जानने की शक्ति; आस्‍वादन शक्ति

He has excellent taste in music.

6 [sing.] a taste (for something) what a person likes or prefers किसी चीज़ के लिए पसंद या प्राथमिकता; रुचि

She has developed a taste for modern art.

IDM

(be) in bad, poor, etc. taste (used about somebody’s behaviour) (to be) unpleasant and not suitable (किसी के आचरण का) विक्षोभकारी और अनुपयुक्त होना; भद्दा होना

Some of his comments were in very bad taste.