avant-goût

foretaste

noun ah-vahn-GOO Rare

Also means

preview

Usage Note

Avant-goût is always masculine and usually figurative—un avant-goût de l'été ('a foretaste of summer') or un avant-goût du succès ('a preview of success'). The literal sense ('a taste beforehand') is less common than the figurative one. The plural is avant-goûts (both parts pluralized in modern usage).

Examples

"Ce week-end ensoleillé est un avant-goût de l'été."

Natural Translation

This sunny weekend is a foretaste of summer.

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