oler

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to smell

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oler
transitive verb
1to smell
  • desde aquí huelo el tabaco -> I can smell the cigarette smoke from here
intransitive verb
2to smell (despedir olor)(a of)
  • ¡qué mal huele aquí! -> it smells awful here!
  • este guisado huele que alimenta -> this stew smells delicious
  • oler a rayos -> to stink (to high heaven)
3(parecer)
  • oler a -> to smack of
olerse
pronomial verb
1(persona)
  • olerse algo -> to sense something
  • ya me olía yo algo así -> I suspected as much

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oler [o-lerr’]
article & verb transitive
1To smell, to scent, to snort (cocaína).
2To smell, to find out, to search, to scent, to discover (descubrir).
3To pry, to inspect curiously.
verb neuter
4To smell, to strike the nostrils. (n)
5To smell, to have a particular tincture or smack of any quality. (n)
  • Oler a chamusquina -> to come from hot words to hard blows
  • No oler bien alguna cosa -> (Met.) to be a suspicious thing
verb
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oler
verbo:transitivo
1 (percibir por la nariz) to smell
me gusta oler las flores I like smelling the flowers
2 (familiar) (sospechar) to suspect
ha olido lo que estás tramando he suspects what you're up to; he's smelt a rat; (familiar)
3 (familiar) (curiosear) to poke one's nose into; (familiar)
siempre anda oliendo lo que hacen los demás he's always poking his nose into other people's affairs
verbo:intransitivo
1 (despedir olor) to smell;a of, like
huele muy bien [+comida] it smells very good; [+flor, perfume] it smells very nice; huele fatal it smells foul; huele que apesta it stinks; ¡qué mal huelen estos zapatos! these shoes smell awful!; huele a humedad it smells of damp; huele a tabaco it smells of cigarette smoke; aquí huele a quemado there's a smell of burning in here; le huele el aliento his breath smells; te huelen los pies your feet smell; huele que alimenta (familiar) (muy bien) it smells heavenly; (muy mal) it smells foul; it stinks to high heaven; (familiar)
2 (indicando desconfianza)
sus excusas me huelen a camelo (familiar) his excuses sound a bit fishy to me; (familiar)
oler a chamusquina: todo esto me huele a chamusquina the whole thing sounds fishy to me
verbo:pronominal
olerse (familiar) (sospechar) to suspect
nadie se había olido nada nobody had suspected anything; se olía que no iban a venir he had the feeling suspicion that they weren't going to come;o
me huelo que se ha enfadado con nosotras

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Verb Conjugation for "oler"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo huelo olí olía oleré huela
Tú hueles oliste olías olerás huelas
Ella/Él/Usted huele olió olía olerá huela
Nosotros olemos olimos olíamos oleremos olamos
Vosotros oléis olisteis olíais oleréis oláis
Ellos/Ustedes huelen olieron olían olerán huelan
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