smell

el olor

noun

smell
[smel]
sustantivo
1olor (m) (odor)
  • there's a bad smell -> huele mal
  • to have a smell of something -> oler algo
2olfato (m) (sense)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp smelled or smelt [smelt])
3oler ; oler, presentir (sentido figurado) (danger)
  • I smell a rat (sentido figurado) -> aquí hay gato encerrado
verbo intransitivo
4oler ; apestar (stink)
  • to smell of something -> oler a algo
  • to smell nice/horrible -> oler bien/muy mal or fatal (español de España)

smell [smel][smel]
participio pasivo
1SMELLED o SMELT).
2Oler, percibir, descubrir, conocer; olfatear, oliscar.
  • To smell a rat -> oler el poste
  • I will smell him out -> yo le descubriré
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Oler, despedir o echar de sí fragancia o hedor. (n)
  • It smells good -> huele bien
4Oler, parecerse o tener señas y visos de alguna cosa ordinariamente mala. (n)
  • To smell of -> oler a
  • To smell strong -> despedir un olor fuerte
sustantivo
1Olfato, sentido del olfato.
2Olor (odour); perfume (scent).
3Fragancia o hediondez.
4Olor, traza, vestigio.
  • To be offensive to the herir -> ofender el olfato
  • To have a keen sense of tener buen olfato. It smells good -> huele bien
  • Smell out -> husmear, olfatear

smell [smel] smelled smelt
noun
1 (sense) olfato; (m)
He has no sight, no hearing, no touch, no smell, no taste - nothing They all have an excellent sense of smell. people who lose their sense of smell you would have to be blind and have no sense of smell not to know what was going on
to have a keen sense of smell tener buen olfato; tener un buen sentido del olfato
2 (odour) olor; (m)
it has a nice smell tiene un olor agradable; huele bien; there's a smell of gas/of burning huele a gas/a quemado; there was an unpleasant smell había un olor desagradable; it eliminates cooking smells elimina los olores de la cocina; the sweet smell of success la seducción del éxito
the sweet smell of new mown grass there's a smell of burning
3 (sniff)
let's have a smell déjame olerlo; déjame que lo huela; here, have a smell huele esto
verb:transitive
1 (perceive odour) oler
I can smell gas/burning huele a gas/a quemado; hay olor a gas/a quemado; I could smell cigarettes on his breath el aliento le olía a tabaco; dogs can smell fear los perros pueden olfatear oler el miedo;or
Sharks can smell blood in the water at a distance of many miles Peggy suddenly smelt burning, and saw smoke rising from the cockpit floor I could smell a delicious cooking smell
2 (sniff) [+person] oler; [+animal] olfatear; oler
Just smell that air! She picked up the soap and smelled it.
3
he smelled trouble se olió problemas; to smell danger olfatear el peligro; the press smelled a good story here la prensa se olió que aquí había noticia
the opposition had smelt a government cover-up He may have smelled trouble and be wanting to keep out of it I don't think we're going to see another stock market crash because we've been through it recently, we can smell the signs I can smell a lie at a hundred paces to smell a [rat]
verb:intransitive
1 (emit odour) oler
it smells good huele bien; that flower doesn't smell esa flor no tiene olor; it smells damp in here aquí huele a humedad
to smell [fishy]
to smell like sth oler a algo; what does it smell like? ¿a qué huele?; to smell of sth oler a algo; it smells of garlic huele a ajo; it's beginning to smell of a cover-up está empezando a oler a encubrimiento
Such an action would have smelt, to her, of defeat. my fingers smell of garlic
if food smells off, throw it away si la comida huele mal a pasada, tírela;or
2 (smell bad) oler
that man smells ese hombre huele; your feet smell te huelen los pies; her breath smells le huele el aliento
I'm sure I must smell. I haven't had a wash in five days
3 (have sense of smell)
since the operation she can't smell desde que se operó ha perdido el sentido del olfato
4 (sniff) [+person] olisquear
he went along the row of bottles, smelling (at each one) as he went
[+animal] olfatear
the dog smelled at my shoes el perro olfateó mis zapatos

Verb Conjugation for "smell"

Imperative
  • smell
  • you smell
  • he/she smells
  • we smell
  • you smell
  • they smell
Preterite
  • I smelt
  • you smelt
  • he/she smelt
  • we smelt
  • you smelt
  • they smelt
Present Continuous
  • I am smelling
  • you are smelling
  • he/she is smelling
  • we are smelling
  • you are smelling
  • they are smelling
Present Perfect
  • I have smelled
  • you have smelled
  • he/she has smelled
  • we have smelled
  • you have smelled
  • they have smelled
Past Continuous
  • I was smelling
  • you were smelling
  • he/she was smelling
  • we were smelling
  • you were smelling
  • they were smelling
Past Perfect
  • I had smelled
  • you had smelled
  • he/she had smelled
  • we had smelled
  • you had smelled
  • they had smelled
Future
  • I will smell
  • you will smell
  • he/she will smell
  • we will smell
  • you will smell
  • they will smell
Future Perfect
  • I will have smelled
  • you will have smelled
  • he/she will have smelled
  • we will have smelled
  • you will have smelled
  • they will have smelled
Future Continuous
  • I will be smelling
  • you will be smelling
  • he/she will be smelling
  • we will be smelling
  • you will be smelling
  • they will be smelling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been smelling
  • you have been smelling
  • he/she has been smelling
  • we have been smelling
  • you have been smelling
  • they have been smelling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been smelling
  • you will have been smelling
  • he/she will have been smelling
  • we will have been smelling
  • you will have been smelling
  • they will have been smelling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been smelling
  • you had been smelling
  • he/she had been smelling
  • we had been smelling
  • you had been smelling
  • they had been smelling
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