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Eating and drinking

Learn 5 words for thematic vocabulary: savour, guzzle, nibble, gorge on, acquired taste.

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savour /ˈseɪvə/

смакувати, smakować, genießen, saborear, savourer, assaporare, saborear, tat, تذوق, 品味, 味わう, 맛보다, स्वाद लेना, γεύομαι, ochutnat, savura, genieten, smaka, להתענג, გემო

To enjoy a taste slowly and with attention.

“Take a moment to savour the rich flavour of the soup.”

guzzle /ˈɡʌzəl/

жадібно пити, pić łapczywie, gierig trinken, beber con avidez, boire avec gourmandise, bere avidamente, beba avidamente, açgözlülükle içmek, اشرب بشراهة, 贪婪地喝, 貪欲に飲む, 탐욕스럽게 마시다, लालच से पीना, πιείτε λαίμαργα, pij hltavě, bea cu poftă, gretig drinken, drick girigt, לשתות בתאווה, დალიე ხარბად

To drink a large amount quickly and greedily.

“He would guzzle a whole bottle of juice after football practice.”

nibble /ˈnɪbəl/

є маленькими шматочками, jeść w małych kawałkach, in kleinen Stücken essen, comer en trozos pequeños, manger en petits morceaux, mangiare a pezzetti, coma em pedaços pequenos, küçük parçalar halinde yemek, أكل في قطع صغيرة, 切成小块吃, 小さく分けて食べる, 작은 조각으로 먹다, छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों में खाएं, τρώτε σε μικρά κομμάτια, eat in small pieces, mâncați în bucăți mici, eet in kleine stukjes, äta i små bitar, לאכול בחתיכות קטנות, ჭამე პატარა ნაჭრებად

To eat something in small bites.

“Guests could nibble on olives while dinner was being prepared.”

gorge on /ˈɡɔːdʒ ɒn/

об'їдатися, przejadać się, zu viel essen, comer en exceso, trop manger, mangiare troppo, comer demais, aşırı yemek, وجبة دسمة, 吃得过多, 過食, 과식하다, ज़्यादा खाना, υπερφαγία, overeat, mânca în exces, te veel eten, äta för mycket, לאכול יותר מדי, ზედმეტი ჭამა

To eat far too much of a particular food.

“It is easy to gorge on snacks when you skip lunch.”

acquired taste /əˌkwaɪəd ˈteɪst/

смак, до якого потрібно звикнути, smak, do którego trzeba się przyzwyczaić, ein gewöhnungsbedürftiger Geschmack, un sabor al que cuesta acostumbrarse, un goût auquel il faut un certain temps pour s'y habituer, un gusto a cui ci vuole un po' per abituarsi, um sabor que leva algum tempo para se acostumar, alışmak biraz zaman alan bir tat, طعم يأخذ بعض الوقت للتعود عليه, 需要一些时间去适应的味道, 慣れるのに時間がかかる味, 익숙해지는 데 시간이 걸리는 맛, एक ऐसा स्वाद जिसकी आदत डालने में कुछ समय लगता है, μια γεύση που θέλει λίγη εξοικείωση, chuť, na kterou je potřeba si trochu zvyknout, un gust cu care trebuie să te obișnuiești, een smaak waar je even aan moet wennen, en smak som tar lite att vänja sig vid, טעם שלוקח קצת להתרגל אליו, გემო, რომელსაც გარკვეული შეჩვევა სჭირდება

Something that people often learn to enjoy after trying it several times.

“For many people, strong blue cheese is an acquired taste.”

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