smell

UK
/smɛl/
US
/smɛl/

Übersetzungen

smellverb
smelled
Präteritum
smelled
Partizip Perfekt
smelling
Gerundium
UK
/smel/
US
/smɛl/
(UK: smelt, smelt / US: smelled, smelled – do not confuse with "smelt" – to melt ore)
The kitchen smells of freshly baked bread.
Кухня пахнет свежевыпеченным хлебом.
She likes to smell the flowers in the garden.
Она любит нюхать цветы в саду.
The detective smells a rat in this corporate setup.
Детектив чует неладное в этой корпоративной структуре.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
ощущать запах
smellsubstantiv
smells
Pl.
UK
/smɛl/
US
/smɛl/
The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
Запах свежего хлеба наполнил кухню.
The aroma of coffee is very inviting in the morning.
Аромат кофе очень привлекателен по утрам.
The stench from the garbage was unbearable.
Вонь от мусора была невыносимой.
A cold can temporarily affect your sense of smell.
Простуда может временно повлиять на ваше обоняние.
Give this soup a smell to make sure it's still good.
Понюхай этот суп, чтобы убедиться, что он не испортился.
There is a smell of scandal around this political decision.
Вокруг этого политического решения чувствуется душок скандала.
smelladjektiv
UK
/smel/
US
/smɛl/
Attributive use (e.g., “smell receptors”, “smell training”)

Definitionen

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.
smellsubstantiv
A quality in something that is perceived by the sense of smell; an odor or scent.
The smell of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.
The faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by means of the organs in the nose.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell that helps them track scents.
An act or instance of smelling.
She took a quick smell of the milk to check if it had gone sour.
A trace or hint of something, especially something unpleasant.
There was a smell of corruption in the dealings of the company.
smelladjektiv
Used attributively to denote a relation to smell or the sense of smelling.
The lab developed new smell sensors for detecting gas leaks.