Son iguales "el olor a" y "el olor de"?
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Por ejemplo: "El olor de/el olor a enchiladas circula por toda la casa."
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updated Feb 10, 2011
posted by Luzbonita
It should be "el olor de las enchiladas...." - 00e657d4, Feb 10, 2011
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Yes I think so.
updated Feb 10, 2011
posted by Dakie
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There is a difference. If you say "olor a", it means "it smells like.....". For example: "Esa flor tiene olor a perfume". "Flor" is the noun in the sentence.
When using "olor de", the construction is different. It acts as the noun. For example: "El olor de esa flor es perfumado".
In your examples, if you say "el olor a..", you are not impliying that there are enchiladas in the house, just the smell.
Saying "el olor de las enchiladas.., means that the smell is actually from them.
updated Feb 10, 2011
edited by 00e657d4
posted by 00e657d4
Yes, sometimes works like he said and sometimes like you are saying. :) - Dakie, Feb 10, 2011
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They both seem OK to me.
updated Feb 10, 2011
posted by pacofinkler
