Meaning of gaume | Babel Free

Definitions

1. taste (aesthetic and cultural discernment, the sense of what is aesthetically or culturally better)
   declension-5, feminine
2. locative singular of gaume
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. taste (someone's individual preferences)
   declension-5, feminine
4. style, cuisine (following a certain recipe or culinary tradition)
   declension-5, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“laba gaume”

good taste

“ģērbties ar gaumi”

to dress with taste

“izkopt muzikālo gaumi”

to cultivate musical taste

“lēta, slikta gaume”

cheap, poor taste

“mākslinieka gaumi vispirms nosaka prasme atšķirt labu darbu no slikta”

an artist's taste is first of all expressed (as the) capacity to distinguish good work from bad

“tāds darbs ir viņa gaumē”

such work is in his taste

“nē, tādas izpriecas nav manā gaumē”

no, this kind of pastime, entertainment is not in my taste

“plašā piedāvājumā: telpaugi dažādām gaumēm!”

wide selection of house plants for every taste!

“cik vīriešu, tik gaumju”

(there are) as many preferences as (there are) men

“ēdiens poļu gaumē”

food in Polish taste (= style, i.e., following Polish recipes, tradition)

“pirmo reizi atkal pēc ilgāka laika bija iespējams kārtīgi paēst un pie tam izslavētas vācu gaumē pagatavotās siļķu kotletes”

for the first time again after a long time it was possible to eat well, in fact the celebrated herring meatballs, prepared in the German style (lit. taste)

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