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scent

/sɛnt/

Translations

scentnoun

scents

/sɛnt/

запах

The scent of roses filled the room.

Запах роз наполнил комнату.

аромат

The scent of freshly baked bread is irresistible.

Аромат свежевыпеченного хлеба неотразим.

дух

She wore a light floral scent.

Она носила легкий цветочный дух.

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Synonyms

scentverb

scented

Past Simple

scented

Past Participle

scenting

Gerund

/sɛnt/

чуять

The dog can scent its owner from a mile away.

Собака может чуять своего хозяина за милю.

нюхать

She bent down to scent the flowers in the garden.

Она наклонилась, чтобы нюхать цветы в саду.

Additional translations

ощущать запах

Synonyms

sniff out

scentadjective

/sɛnt/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., scent gland, scent trail)

Synonyms

Definitions

scentnoun

A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.

The scent of fresh roses filled the room.

A trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal, used by hounds or other animals to follow.

The hounds picked up the scent of the fox and began the chase.

A perfume or fragrance.

She wore a light floral scent that lingered in the air.

The faculty or sense of smelling.

Wild animals rely heavily on their scent to locate food.

A hint or trace of something perceived or expected; an inkling or suspicion.

The auditors caught the first scent of wrongdoing long before the police became involved.

scentverb

To perceive or detect a smell.

The dog scented the trail of the rabbit and began to follow it.

To impart a smell to something.

She scented the room with lavender oil to create a calming atmosphere.

To detect or suspect something by intuition or instinct.

She scented trouble long before the news became public.

scentadjective

Relating to or used for emitting, carrying, or associated with smell (used before a noun).

The dog’s scent glands became active when it was excited.