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sa·vour
(sā′vər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of savor.
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savour
(ˈseɪvə) orsavor
n
1. the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell
2. a specific taste or smell: the savour of lime.
3. a slight but distinctive quality or trace
4. the power to excite interest: the savour of wit has been lost.
5. archaic reputation
vb
6. (often foll by: of) to possess the taste or smell (of)
7. (often foll by: of) to have a suggestion (of)
8. (Cookery) (tr) to give a taste to; season
9. (tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively
10. (tr) to relish or enjoy
[C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste]
ˈsavourless, ˈsavorless adj
ˈsavorous adj
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savour
Past participle: savoured
Gerund: savouring
| Imperative |
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| savour |
| savour |
| Present |
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| I savour |
| you savour |
| he/she/it savours |
| we savour |
| you savour |
| they savour |
| Preterite |
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| I savoured |
| you savoured |
| he/she/it savoured |
| we savoured |
| you savoured |
| they savoured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am savouring |
| you are savouring |
| he/she/it is savouring |
| we are savouring |
| you are savouring |
| they are savouring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have savoured |
| you have savoured |
| he/she/it has savoured |
| we have savoured |
| you have savoured |
| they have savoured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was savouring |
| you were savouring |
| he/she/it was savouring |
| we were savouring |
| you were savouring |
| they were savouring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had savoured |
| you had savoured |
| he/she/it had savoured |
| we had savoured |
| you had savoured |
| they had savoured |
| Future |
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| I will savour |
| you will savour |
| he/she/it will savour |
| we will savour |
| you will savour |
| they will savour |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have savoured |
| you will have savoured |
| he/she/it will have savoured |
| we will have savoured |
| you will have savoured |
| they will have savoured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be savouring |
| you will be savouring |
| he/she/it will be savouring |
| we will be savouring |
| you will be savouring |
| they will be savouring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been savouring |
| you have been savouring |
| he/she/it has been savouring |
| we have been savouring |
| you have been savouring |
| they have been savouring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been savouring |
| you will have been savouring |
| he/she/it will have been savouring |
| we will have been savouring |
| you will have been savouring |
| they will have been savouring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been savouring |
| you had been savouring |
| he/she/it had been savouring |
| we had been savouring |
| you had been savouring |
| they had been savouring |
| Conditional |
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| I would savour |
| you would savour |
| he/she/it would savour |
| we would savour |
| you would savour |
| they would savour |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have savoured |
| you would have savoured |
| he/she/it would have savoured |
| we would have savoured |
| you would have savoured |
| they would have savoured |
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Noun 1. [画像:savour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth]savour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
Verb 1. savour - have flavor; taste of something
2. savour - give taste to
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
3. savour - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
4. [画像:savour - derive or receive pleasure from]savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
feast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape"
devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
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savour
verb
1. relish, like, delight in, revel in, luxuriate in, gloat over We won't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison.
2. enjoy, appreciate, relish, delight in, revel in, partake of, drool over, luxuriate in, enjoy to the full, smack your lips over Savour the flavour of each mouthful.
noun
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Translations
يَتَذَوَّق، يَتَلَذَّذ
vychutnávat si
nyde
ízlel
njóta bragîsins á
kvepėtiragautiužkanda
baudītizgaršotnobaudīt
kurtarıcı
savour
savor (US) [ˈseɪvəʳ]A. N → sabor m, gusto m
to add savour to sth → dar sabor a algo
it has lost its savour → ha perdido su sabor
to add savour to sth → dar sabor a algo
it has lost its savour → ha perdido su sabor
B. VT → saborear
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savour
[ˈseɪvər] (British) savor (US)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
savour
, (US) savorn
(slight trace) → Spur f; there is a savour of pride in everything he says → in allem, was er sagt, schwingt ein gewisser Stolz mit
(= enjoyable quality) → Reiz m
vt
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savour
savor (Am) [ˈseɪvəʳ]2. vt (also) (fig) → assaporare, gustare
3. vi to savour of sth → sapere di qc
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savour
(American) savor (ˈseivə) verb to eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality. He savoured the delicious soup. proe يَتَذَوَّق، يَتَلَذَّذ вкусвам с наслада saborear vychutnávat si auskosten nyde απολαμβάνω saborear nautides maitsma طعم؛بو nauttia savourer לְהִתעַנֵג עַל- रक्षक sladiti se ízlel menikmati njóta bragðsins á assaporare 味わう 음미하다 ragauti []baudīt; izgaršot menikmati genieten van nyte delektować się خوند كول، مزه كول، ښه بوى كول saborear a savura смаковать vychutnať pokusiti probati njuta av ลิ้มรสด้วยความอร่อย kurtarıcı 品嚐 смакувати, насолоджуватися مزا لے کر دھیرے دھیرے کھانا thưởng thức 品尝
ˈsavoury adjective having a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell. a savoury omelette. geurig لَذيذ пикантен condimentado slaný, pikantní pikant krydret νόστιμος, πικάντικος salado vürtsikas خوش نمك؛تند mausteinen salé טעים जायकेदार pikantan, ukusan pikáns (ízű) sedap bragðmikill saporito 辛口の 자극적인 aštrus, pikantiškas garšīgs; pikants menyelerakan hartig krydret, pikant pikantny خوند مزه، لذت، بوى، بيل خوند، ځانګړى صفت condimentado sărat острый, пикантный pikantný, ostrý pikanten ukusan kryddad, pikant, salt มีรสเค็มหรือรสเผ็ดหรือมีกลิ่น; ไม่หวาน baharatlı, tuzlu 鹹味或辣味的,非甜食的 гострий, пікантний مزیدار ، نمکین có hương vị mặn 有滋味的,咸的或辣的
noun something savoury served with eg alcoholic drinks. geurig طَبَق لَذيذ يُقَدَّم مع المَشْروبات الكُحولِيَّه мезе salgadinhos pikantní předkrm pikante Vor..., Nachspeise snacks αλμυρό που σερβίρεται με αλκοόλ entrante salado, canapé soolanäks غذاي خوش نمك و مختصر suolapala amuse-gueule salé מאכל מְתוּבָּל स्वादिष्ट भोजन, मसालेदार ukusno ínyencfalat, sós harapnivaló, nass (pl. sós mogyoró, olajbogyó stb.) kudapan yang asin rasanya snakk, nasl, snitta stuzzichino 辛口の料理 (짭짤한 음식) 세이버리 užkanda uzkoda makanan tidak manis hartig hapje småsnadder, finkrydret snacks przystawka خوند مزه salgadinhos gustare sărată острая закуска pikantné predjedlo pikanten prigrizek pikantan prilog uz alkohol aptitretare, smårätt อาหารสําหรับกระตุ้นให้หิว baharatlı/tuzlu yemek 鹹味下酒菜 гостра закуска الکحل کے ساتھ پیش کی جانے والا نمکین món ăn mặn dọn vào cuối bữa ăn 开胃菜肴(咸的或辣的食物)
savour of to have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad). Their action savours of rebellion. smaak na يوحي بِ، تَفوحُ مِنه رائِحَة напомням на cheira a zavánět schmecken nach smage af δίνω την εντύπωση, υποδηλώνω, φανερώνω saber a, oler a lõhnama (millegi järele) دلالت كردن بر haiskahtaa sentir qqch. מְרַמֵז עַל में का गंध होना mirisati, imati okus érződik rajta vmi bernada bera keim af sapere di 〜の感じがする (~의) 냄새를 풍기다 kvepėti izklausīties/izskatīties kā; ost pēc berbau; berunsur zwemen naar smake av zakrawać na, pachnieć دلالت کول په saber a a mirosi иметь привкус, признаки zaváňať dišati (po čem) ličiti na lukta, tyda på, vittna om ส่งเค้าไม่ดี belirtileri olmak, bakmak 帶有...(通常為負面)的意味 мати присмак; межувати з اشارہ کرنا، علامت ہونا có hơi hướng, phảng phất 带有...的意味
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