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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): saber a - to taste like

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Verbs of taste and smell (saber a, cheirar a)
/saber a

saber a

Word

saber a

Meaning

to taste like

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Verbs of taste and smell (saber a, cheirar a)

Usages of saber a

Gosto da infusão, pois sabe a camomila.

I like the infusion, because it tastes like chamomile.

O teu chá sabe a pinho e a eucalipto.

Your tea tastes like pine and eucalyptus.

A mistura de hoje sabe a hortelã fresca?

Does today's mixture taste like fresh mint?

Não bebo a mistura, pois sabe a hortelã.

I do not drink the mixture, because it tastes like mint.

Esta erva cheira a alecrim, mas sabe a limão.

This herb smells like rosemary, but it tastes like lemon.

Não como o bolo, pois sabe a cravinho.

I do not eat the cake, because it tastes like clove.

A água está fervida e sabe a erva-doce.

The water is boiled and tastes like fennel.

Se nós fizéssemos o queijo sem o coalho, não sabia a nada.

If we made the cheese without the rennet, it wouldn't taste like anything.

Eles começam a cura depois de os queijos saberem a sal.

They start the curing after the cheeses taste like salt.

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