kilos.
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180 cm tall.
height /halt/ [n U] how tail someone or something is: They need to know your age, weight, and height. + of What's the height of the Eiffel Tower?
be the same Height (as) My daughter is only 14 but she is nearly the same height as me.
of medium height (=someone who is not tall and not short) a man of medium height
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taste /teist/ (л singular] the feeling that something produces in your mouth when you eat it or drink it: I never drink beer. I just don't like the taste. + of Have some water to take away the taste of the medicine.
A Don't say 'this cake is good taste'. Say this cake tastes good.
flavour BRmsH/lavor american ■'fleiva1'/ [n C/U] the interesting, pleasant, or strong taste that a type of food or drink has, which makes it different from any other food or drink: This sauce has a really unusual flavour. I We have three flavors of ice cream - strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla. I The wine wasn't bad, but it didn't have much flavour
В when food has a particular taste
taste /teist/ [и I] use this to say that food has a particular taste
taste good/aw/ul/strange/sweet etc
This mi/k tastes strange - do you think it's OK to drink?
taste of sth. (=have the taste of something) I ordered chocolate ice-cream but it tasted of coffee.
taste like sth It's a vegetarian pie, but it tastes just like meat!
^^ Don't say 'it is tasting good/awful etc'. Say it tastes good/awful etc.
have a strong/sweet/unpleasant
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etc taste /hjev э (strong etc) teist/ use this when you want to describe exactly what something tastes like: The soup had a very strong, spicy taste.
flavoured British flavored american fleiv?rd [adj] lemon-flavoured/choco-
1 ate-flavoured etc with the taste of lemon, chocolate etc added: an orange- flavoured drink
food that tastes good
delicious di'lijss/ [adj] something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating it or drinking it: Thank you, that was a delicious meal. I "What do you think of the wine?" "Mmm. delicious!"
^^ Don't say 'very delicious'. Say absolutely delicious or really delicious.
The tomato soup was absolutely delicious.
Qgood (also lUCe tsptCiAU.Y British) god,
nais/ [adj] especially spoken pleasant to eat or drink: This is a really good pizza. I think I'll have another slice. I You can get very nice bread at Walker's Bakery. taste good/nice This sauce tastes nice. How did you make it?
good - better - best
tasty teisti [adj\ food that is tasty has a
strong taste that you like: These sausages are uery tasty - where did you buy
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them? I tasty apple pie
Don't confuse tasty (which is used about food) and tasteful (which is used about things such as furniture and clothes that look attractive).
mouth-watering /mauB .wa-uriq/ [adj
jsually before nounl mouth-watering food makes you feel hungry because it ooks or smells very good: There was a mouth-watering selection of cakes to
choose from. I the mouth-watering aroma of freshly made fish soup
0 food that tastes bad
disgusting/revolting /dis'gAstrij, diz ,
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n'vaoltii}' [ad;J food or drink that is disgusting or revolting has an extremely unpleasant taste: This hamburger tastes disgusting - / tuonder u>hat they put in it. I It wasn't a bad meal, but the coffee was absolutely revolting.
/К Don't say 'very disgusting' or 'very revolting'. Say absolutely disgusting or absolutely revolting
food that tastes sweet
SWeet swin [adj] food or drink that is sweet has a taste like sugar: /ta/ian oranges are much sweeter than the ones we buy in Britain. I a cup of hot sweet tea
sugary ''Jugari/ [adj] very sweet or too sweet because a lot of sugar has been added: Eat fruit between meals, and try to avoid sugary snacks.
_ food that has no taste
have no taste/not taste of anything ,haev пэо teist, not 'teist av ,eni6irj/ What s this soup supposed to be? It doesn't taste of anything to me. I
Watermelon is refreshing on a hot day but it doesn t have much taste.
bland/tasteless /blaend, teisths [adj] use this about food or drink that has no strong noticeable taste, and is not interesting or enjoyable: Food tastes very bland if you stop using salt. I a plate of tasteless. overcooked vegetables
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_ food that does not taste sweet
r 'bit3r, [adj] food or drink that is bitter has a taste like the taste of strong coffee without milk or sugar, or the taste of very dark chocolate: The medicine tasted bitter and Jessie spat it out
SOUr /sao3r/ \adj] something that is sour, especially fruit, has a sharp taste like a lemon: The strawberries are a little sour -you may need to put sugar on them.
savoury /'seivc?ri [adj] British savoury foods are not sweet but have the taste of meat, cheese, fish etc: You can use this herb to flavour almost any sauoury dish. I As a child I didn't like sweet things. but I loved potato chips, nuts, and anything savoury.
dry /draц {adjJ a dry wine is not sweet at alclass="underline" We drank dry white wine with our fish. I dry sherry
dry - drier - driest
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