Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
goûter
English translation:
appreciate/like
French term
goûter
My brain has gone limp while trying to render this expression and looking for suggestions / improvements...
seems to have been somewhat innocent of the fact that....
appears to have ignored the fact that....
seems not to have fully realised the fact that...
seems unaware of the fact that...
or does 'gouter' here suggest that it does realise, but has not really looked into, or analysed the fact that...
3 +8 | appreciate/like | polyglot45 |
4 +4 | appreciate | ANNIE BATTEN |
3 +1 | greatly displeased | Laurette Tassin |
May 19, 2012 11:48: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Telecom(munications)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (2): Nikki Scott-Despaigne, philgoddard
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Proposed translations
appreciate/like
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-05-19 11:42:04 GMT)
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not best pleased
agree |
writeaway
: backed by ordinary Fr-En dictionaries. (don't agree with not best pleased though......)
9 mins
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agree |
katsy
44 mins
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agree |
Dominique Stiver
1 hr
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agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "barely appreciated" http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/goûter
1 hr
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agree |
Adjo Agbossoumonde
: did not like the fact that X and Y had planned the acquisition
2 hrs
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agree |
S Kelly
2 hrs
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agree |
philgoddard
5 hrs
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agree |
reeny
5 hrs
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appreciate
agree |
writeaway
: yes, simply means didn't appreciate.
7 mins
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agree |
Yolanda Broad
2 hrs
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agree |
CHAKIB ROULA (X)
: you mean did "NOT" appreciate
5 hrs
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Yes, sorry I didn't include the negative in the title but I think my explanation made it clear.
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agree |
liz askew
: Yes, mustn't forget the negative
5 hrs
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greatly displeased
agree |
writeaway
: backed by ordinary Fr-En dictionaries. (don't agree with not best pleased though...... none too pleased)
50 mins
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Thank you
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Reference comments
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/go%C3%BBter
1. Goûter + subst. évoquant un plaisir.Éprouver un sentiment ou une sensation agréable. Goûter le bonheur, la joie, la paix, le repos, le répit, la vie, la volupté. Que du moins j'embrasse ses genoux, à ses pieds que je goûte un moment le bonheur d'être son fils (La Martelière, Robert,1793, V, 6, p. 66).Goûter l'ivresse d'être ensemble (Pesquidoux, Livre raison,1928, p. 254).C'est sur lui, c'est par lui que j'allais goûter les délices et les voluptés d'une vie qui restait fade pour moi-même (Giraudoux, Sodome,1943, I, 1, p. 34).
2. Goûter + subst. évoquant la source du plaisir.Éprouver un plaisir, le savourer ou le déguster :
2. Je puis bien le dire maintenant, je ne dormais pas, pendant que tu m'embrassais sur les yeux. Je goûtais tes baisers. Zola, Faute Abbé Mouret,1875, p. 1472.
3. ... je suis capable de me hausser au bien-être, à l'apaisement que nous donne la beauté, bref de goûter l'art pour l'art... Barrès, Greco,1911, p. 87.
B. − Rare. [En parlant de pers.] Apprécier. Il goûtait ceux qui le bravaient ou le secondaient (Cocteau, Enf. terr.,1929, 1repart., p. 14).
C. − P. plaisant. Éprouver un plaisir ou du plaisir à, voir d'un bon œil. Goûter la bêtise, l'inertie, la sottise. Je goûte assez l'intolérance des jeunes. C'est bon signe qu'un adolescent soit en révolte, par nature, contre tout (Martin du G., Thib., La Sorell., 1928, p. 1169).
Discussion
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/goûter/37669
Porter quelque chose à la bouche, pour le reconnaître au goût, pour en éprouver ou en vérifier la saveur : Le cuisinier goûte la sauce.
Apprécier un aliment, une boisson par le goût : Il ne goûte même pas ce qu'il mange.
Apprécier l'agrément de quelque chose ; savourer : Goûter le calme du soir.
Juger favorablement une œuvre, un auteur, un propos, les aimer, ou apprécier en connaisseur le contenu d'une œuvre, d'un propos : Je n'ai guère goûté ce livre. Il n'a pas goûté la plaisanterie.