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I.smell [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] N

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1. smell:

smell (odour)

smell (pleasant)

smell (pleasant)

smell (unpleasant)

smell (unpleasant)

smell (unpleasant)

smell (unpleasant)

cattivo odore m

a smell of cooking, burning

un odore di cucina, di bruciato

there's a bit of a smell in here

c'è un po' di odore qui

what a smell!

2. smell (sense):

smell

smell

sense of smell

olfatto or odorato

3. smell (action):

to have a smell of or at sth

odorare or annusare qc

4. smell (of absence, fraud, dishonesty):

smell fig

smell fig

II.smell <pass./p.pass. smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB trans

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1. smell (notice, detect):

smell

sentire odore, profumo di

I could smell alcohol on his breath

sentivo che puzzava d'alcol

I can smell burning

sento odore di bruciato

I can smell lemons

sento profumo di limoni

2. smell (sniff deliberately):

smell person:

smell animal:

fiutare, annusare

3. smell (detect) fig:

smell danger, problem, success, change, good worker

smell liar, cheat

a good reporter can always smell a good story

un buon giornalista fiuta sempre una buona storia

III.smell <pass./p.pass. smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB intr

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1. smell:

smell (have odour)

smell (pleasantly)

smell (unpleasantly)

that smells nice, horrible

ha un odore gradevole, terribile

this gas doesn't smell

questo gas non ha odore

this flower doesn't smell

questo fiore non profuma

to smell of roses

profumare di rose

to smell of garlic

puzzare d'aglio

that smells like curry

ha odore di curry

3. smell (have sense of smell):

smell

avere l'olfatto, sentire gli odori

smell out VB [smɛl -] (smell [sth] out, smell out [sth])

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1. smell out (sniff out, discover) dog:

smell out drugs, explosives

2. smell out fig person:

smell out plot, treachery, corruption

smell out spy, traitor

3. smell out (cause to stink):

smell out room, house

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tangy smell

burnt smell, taste

Translations for smell in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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to smell

smell

sense of smell

(sense of) smell

smell

smell

un puzzo insopportabile

an unbearable smell

puzzo di marcio

rotten smell

c'è puzzo di imbroglio inf, fig

I smell a rat

che odorino!

what a nice smell

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I.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] VB intr

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1. smell (use sense of smell):

smell

sentire gli odori

2. smell (give off odor):

smell

to smell good

avere un buon odore

3. smell (have unpleasant smell):

smell

II.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] VB trans

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smell person

sentire odore di

smell animal

III.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] N

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1. smell (sense of smelling):

smell

smell

2. smell:

smell (odor)

smell (stink)

3. smell (sniff):

to have a smell of sth

4. smell (trace):

smell

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sulfurous smell

Translations for smell in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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smell

smell

sentire odore di qc

to smell sth

salty smell [or taste]

to smell

sense of smell

puzza di chiuso

musty smell

sense of smell

odorare di qc

to smell of sth

I smell a rat

sentir puzza di bruciato

pooh! what a ghastly smell!

puah, che puzzo!

to smell blood

fiutare il sangue

to smell sth a mile away

accorgersi di qc lontano un miglio

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to have a keen sense of smell

avere un olfatto sviluppato

a delicious smell wafted in from the kitchen

un bel profumino arrivò dalla cucina

to have a smell of sth

a funky taste/smell

un odore/sapore di muffa

to have a nice smell (of sth)

profumare (di qc)

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English

She had symptoms of hysteria in her loss of taste and smell. en.wikipedia.org

Prosecutors told the court customs officers opened the back of the HGV they noticed a foisty smell and "saw feet within the lorry". www.chroniclelive.co.uk

The men longed for home and the smell of freshly baked Christmas cake and plumb pudding. www.cambridgetimes.ca

It was endowed with color, smell, and taste. en.wikipedia.org

Many small row houses crowded alleyways and small streets, and these areas were filthy, filled with garbage and the smell of manure from animal pens. en.wikipedia.org

They didn't wonder why reptiles with a superb sense of smell and taste gobble up fruit. www.thehindu.com

The smell of the dead combined with the stenches of sickness, phlegm, urine, and faeces was said to be unbearable. en.wikipedia.org

As decomposition set in, residents stated that the putrid smell was unbearable. en.wikipedia.org

When the clowder's laundry is being done, they claim the smell coming from the facility's furnace and dryer vents rise into their bathroom window. www.orangeville.com

The dried fenugreek leaves have a bitter taste and strong smell, hence careful quantities must be used. en.wikipedia.org

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