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foretaste

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fore·taste  (fôrtst, fr-)
n.
1. An advance token or warning.
2. A slight taste or sample in anticipation of something to come.
tr.v. (fôr-tst, fr-, fôrtst, fr-) fore·tast·ed, fore·tast·ing, fore·tastes
To have an anticipatory taste of.

foretaste
n [ˈfɔːˌteɪst]
an early but limited experience or awareness of something to come
vb [fɔːˈteɪst]
(tr) to have a foretaste of
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foretaste - an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future

foretaste
noun sample, example, indication, preview, trailer, prelude, whiff, foretoken, warning It was a foretaste of things to come.
Translations
foretaste [ˈfɔːteɪst] Nanticipo m, muestra f

foretaste [ˈfɔːrteɪst] navant-goût m

foretaste
nVorgeschmack m; to give somebody a foretaste of somethingjdm einen Vorgeschmack von etw geben

foretaste [ˈfɔːˌteɪst] nassaggio
foretaste [ˈfɔːˌteɪst] nassaggio

foretaste
n foretaste [ˈfoːteist]
a small sample or experience of something before it happens This cold weather is just a foretaste of winter. voorsmakie شُعور سابِق، تَجْرِبَه سابِقَه لِ ، تَوَقُّع لما سيحْدُث предвкусване předzvěst forsmag der Vorgeschmack πρώτη γεύση anticipio, muestra eelmaik نمونه؛ پیش درآمد esimaku avant-goût טְעִימָה पूर्वस्वादन nagovještaj ízelítő contoh forsmekkur assaggio, anticipazione ためし 미리 조금 경험하기 išankstinis (ko) jautimas, (ko) ženklas priekšvēstnesis contoh voorproefje forsmak przedsmak antegosto anti­cipare предвкушение predzvesť prvo znamenje, slutnja nagoveštaj försmak สิ่งที่แสดงล่วงหน้าว่าจะเกิดอะไรขึ้นตามมา ön tadım, erken yaşantı 預示 передчуття پیشگی توقع sự nếm trước; sự mường tượng trước


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Let the friend be the festival of the earth to you, and a foretaste of the Superman.
It was neither the season nor the hour when the Park had frequenters; and it is likely that the young lady, who was seated on one of the benches at the side of the walk, had merely obeyed a sudden impulse to sit for a while and enjoy a foretaste of coming Spring.
This breeze, which has travelled from the regions towards which I am advancing, gives me a foretaste of those icy climes.
 
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