Meaning of garšot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to taste good, to please (to produce a pleasant feeling in the mouth because of its flavor)
   intransitive, third-person, transitive, usually
2. to taste like (to have a specific taste)
   intransitive, third-person, transitive, usually
3. to taste, to degustate (to put in one's mouth and experience the flavor of something, usually in order to judge or evaluate it)
   intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“augļi garšoja lieliski”

the fruit tasted great

“tas negaršo slikti”

this doesn't taste bad

“šis ēdiens viņam garšo”

this food pleases (lit. tastes) him

“cīsiņi Lipstam vienmēr garšojuši”

sausages have always pleased (= tasted) Lipsts (i.e., Lipsts has always liked sausages)

“brokastis bija sevišķi izmeklētas un gardas; man visvairāk garšoja jūras krabji un vīnogas”

the breakfast was especially exquisite and delicious; most of all the sea crabs and the grapes pleased (lit. tasted) me

“sene garšo pēc riekstiem”

(this) mushroom tastes like nuts

“šķidrums garšo pēc benzīna”

(this) liquid tastes like gasoline

“garšot sviestu, sieru, vīnu”

to taste the butter, the cheese, the wine

“garšot ievārijumu, salātus”

to taste the jam, the salad

“augļi jau zēniem bija pazīstami; tos varēja arī negaršot”

the boys already knew (those) fruits; they could also not (= didn't have to) taste them

“viņa sīkiem gabaliņiem, kā garšodama, lika mutē pildīto zivi”

she put the stuffed fish in her mouth in very small pieces, as if degustating it

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