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smelling

/ˈsmel.ɪŋ/

/ˈsmɛl.ɪŋ/

smelling out

smelling up

Translations

smellingnoun

odoratFaculté de sentir; sens de l’odorat.

Her smelling was impaired after the severe cold.

Son odorat était altéré après le gros rhume.

olfactionSens ou action de percevoir les odeurs; terme soutenu ou technique.

The smelling of fresh flowers in the garden was a delightful experience.

L’olfaction des fleurs fraîches dans le jardin était une expérience délicieuse.

Synonyms

aroma perception

smellingadjective

/ˈsmelɪŋ/

/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote purpose or function related to smelling (e.g., "smelling salts").

odorantSe dit d’un produit ou d’un objet destiné à être senti; notamment dans l’expression figée smelling salts.

She waved a vial of smelling salts under his nose.

Elle lui a passé sous le nez un flacon de sels odorants.

Synonyms

smellinggerund / present participle

/ˈsmel.ɪŋ/

/ˈsmɛl.ɪŋ/

Participle adjective meaning ‘emitting a smell’, often modified by an adjective (e.g., "foul smelling").

nauséabondQui dégage une odeur forte et désagréable.

They traced the foul odor to a smelling carcass behind the barn.

Ils ont localisé l’odeur fétide jusqu’à une carcasse nauséabonde derrière la grange.

Synonyms

smellverb

smelling

Gerund

smelled

Past Simple

smelled

Past Participle

smelling

Gerund

/smel/

/smɛl/

(UK: smelt, smelt / US: smelled, smelled – do not confuse with "smelt" – to melt ore)

sentir

She could smell the fresh bread baking in the oven.

Elle pouvait sentir le pain frais qui cuisait dans le four.

pressentirAu sens figuré, pour une menace ou un problème pressenti.

I can smell trouble coming if we don't finish this project on time.

Je pressens des ennuis si nous ne terminons pas ce projet à temps.

flairerPour détecter ou rechercher à l’aide de l’odorat.

The dog was trained to smell out illegal substances.

Le chien a été dressé à flairer des substances illicites.

Synonyms

Definitions

smellingnoun

The act or process of perceiving odors or scents through the sense of smell.

The smelling of fresh flowers in the garden was a delightful experience.

The sense or faculty of smell.

Her smelling was impaired after the severe cold.

smellingadjective

Intended for smelling; used before another noun to indicate something designed for or involved in the act of smelling.

She waved a vial of smelling salts under his nose.

smellinggerund / present participle

Giving off or characterized by a noticeable, typically unpleasant, odor.

They traced the foul odor to a smelling carcass behind the barn.

smellverb

To emit an odor or scent.

The flowers in the garden smell wonderful.

To perceive or detect the odor or scent of something through the sense of smell.

She could smell the fresh bread baking in the oven.

To detect or sense indirectly; to suspect or anticipate, especially something undesirable.

I can smell trouble coming if we don't finish this project on time.