"Il gusto non è dolce."
Translation:The flavor is not sweet.
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Of course that's probably because people reported it and it's now accepted. Glad to hear it.
If i would translate your sentence it would be : non ha un sapore dolce, maybe someone can offer a different translation with gustare.
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Really? ! I was under the impression that TASTE (in English)/le goût (in French) /el gusto (in Spanish) and I would expect il GUSTO (in Italian) all refer to one of the five senses... Also, when you choose an ice-cream, do you say my favourite FLAVOUR is vanilla or my favourite TASTE is vanilla? So, if we want to be precise, shouldn't we translate "gusto" as "taste" and "sapore" ("saveur" in French, "sabor" in Spanish) as "flavour" in English?
I am italian, sorry my english. "The taste is not sweet" is to truly mean "Il gusto non è dolce". Because IL GUSTO is subject. Duolingo accepts this sentence.
"gusto" is also "flavour or flavor". I'm not a native english speaker but for me "The taste is not sweet" works as well. btw "sapore" also means "flavor or flavour ". I don't know which one is more common.
this translation is a bit confusing because strictly speaking flavor = sensory impression determined by both smell and taste, while the smell is bigger factor.
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Not today. Perhaps, as a moderator you could add it. It seems another moderator has removed it. I am new at learning Italian, so not in a position to give my opinion. However, I have read on this page that 'gusto' means flavour, not taste. In English there is a subtle difference in meaning, but not enough, I submit, to exclude it as an accepted translation variant.
Still not accepted. Inconsistencies like this are disappointing.
I can't speak for other English speaking countries, but in American English taste and flavor are used interchangeably, even if it is not technically correct.
"Il dolce gusto" vs. "Il gusto dolce" Which one's correct? Thanks in advance~
I've asked an italian and he said it's il gusto dolce. Most of the times the adjective is on the back. 'La dolce vita' is in that aspect a poetic way of saying it.
Yes, normally in italian the adjective follows the subjet, but if you want emphatize the adjective respect to the subject you can put it before. In "La dolce vita" the author (Federico Fellini) "wants highlight" dolce (sweet) as one of italian lifestyles in '60 period. Sorry my english
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I typed 'flavour' which is the correct spelling so should be added as accepted along side american english spelling 'flavor'
Just a tip : Gusto/i can be used in the same way we use "taste/s" in English , For example, for the sentence "People have different tastes" you would use "Gusti" for the word "tastes"
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"la torta è dolce" and "il gusto è dolce". I wonder why doesn't "dolce" change depending on whether the noun is masculine / feminine? Can anyone explain this or is it an exception?
Adjectives in Italian that end in 'e' do not change based on gender, only based on plurality. Adjectives ending in 'o' or 'a' change based on gender of the noun.
Example: She is tall and sweet = "Lei è alta e dolce" He is tall and sweet = "Lui è alto e dolce"
Es un adjetivo neutro. I think in eglish i would have to say: it is a neutral adjective. Idk italian, but in spanish there are adjectives that change deppending if the noun is femmenine or masculine , but there are others that are neutral and do not change. And you just gotta remember all of them.
Guys! Please can someone explain this 'non' (not) thing to me. Is it a general rule that it goes before the verb??...or verbs. I must not have been concentrating during that lesson. lol
which key does one use to type accent. It checks me on this. I put accent at the side not on top.
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It is valid. I wrote "the taste isn't sweet" and it was accepted as correct translation.
I do not have a grave accent on mt keyboard & keep getting my answers tha require one marked as incorrect .how do I overcome this?
Maybe you should try using duolingo on ur phone or any other device. Or you could download another keyboard with accents.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. The flavor isn't sweet. Ok, I said the taste isn't sweet. These guys just don't know English, bunch of sods...
