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La Palabra del Día: El olor

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El olor

smell, odor, fragrance

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He aprendido muchas cosas durante mi vida. Una cosa que he aprendido es cuando estás con un grupo de las personas, y crees que alguien tiene olor corporal, asegurate de que el olor no es tuyo!


I have learned many things during my life. One thing I have learned is when you are with a group of people, and you think that someone has body odor, make sure that the odor is not yours!

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updated Jul 25, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
Fixed the pic. - SpanishPal, Jul 23, 2011
oohh....gracias!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Hahaha Chris, tengo miedo que eso no va a ayudarte . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
I suppose that was one of the most important things you´ve learnt, wasn't it! - ianta, Jul 23, 2011
jejej Ianta....and yes, that was actually a lesson I learned when I was like 17 years old, and I never washed my gym clothes, and I did learn my lesson!! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Actually the brain desensitizes people to their own smell. This is why people are unaware when they wear tons of perfume, and why Pepe Le Pew is unaware of his own stink. - LaloLoco, Jul 23, 2011

27 Answers

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I agree with you that the smell of roses is not particularly for men, but to be honest, I doubt whether it is possible to become rich by selling these fragrances ..... rolleyes

Estoy de acuerdo contigo en que el olor de las rosas no es particularmente para los caballeros, pero para serte sincera, dudo que sea possible hacerse rico con estas fragancias . . . . . . . . . cool smile

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updated Jul 25, 2011
edited by Ingeteacher
posted by Ingeteacher
Hmmm....Creo que tienes razón Inge, así que no debes intentarlo!! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Yippieeeee, creo que por primera vez estamos de acuerdos, Chris . . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
lol - SpanishPal, Jul 23, 2011
funny Inge..jejej - jennyo45, Jul 23, 2011
jejeje Inge!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Muchas gracias, mis amigos . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
Que gracioso! - billygoat, Jul 23, 2011
Good one Inge! - Yeser007, Jul 23, 2011
Muchas gracias, Billy & Yeser! - Ingeteacher, Jul 24, 2011
Otra vez, felicidades Inge!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 25, 2011
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Para mí, el olor más evocativo es el del tocino. Me trae recuerdos de cuando era niño y mi padre cocinaba el desayuno con tocino por la mañana de cualquier sábado de mi juventud. Ese olor despierta en mí muchos recuerdos.

For me, the most evocative smell is that of bacon. It causes me to remember when I was a child and my father used to cook breakfast with bacon in the early morning of any given saturday of my youth. This smell awakens many memories in me.

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updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Para mí, el olor más evocativo es EL DEL tocino. Me TRAE recuerdos de cuando era niño y mi padre cocinaba el desayuno con tocino por la mañana de cualquier sábado de mi juventud. Ese olor despierta en mí muchos recuerdos. - StephenTrevor, Jul 23, 2011
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Me gusta el olor del mar. I like the smell of the sea.

updated Jul 24, 2011
posted by jennyo45
A mí también, Jenny ..... :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
:) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Gracias Chris y Inge.. - jennyo45, Jul 24, 2011
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Me encanta el olor de Napalm en la mañana.
I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.
Apocalypse Now

updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by Jason7R
Pero no en el noche?? - Lector_Constante, Jul 23, 2011
I think it's "por la manana". - SusanaEspana, Jul 23, 2011
Excellente Jason, "Apocolypse now" one of my favorite movies. - Yeser007, Jul 23, 2011
Great quote. - JoyceM, Jul 23, 2011
:) - Jason7R, Jul 23, 2011
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Me encanta el olor del pan recién horneado.

I love the smell of freshly baked bread grin

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updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by billygoat
¡Se me hace la boca agua, Billy! :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
me too Inge, mmmm i might have a bit of this after the beer tonight :) - billygoat, Jul 23, 2011
I agree! - JoyceM, Jul 23, 2011
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Dogs know the world mostly by what they smell.

Los perros saben el mundo de lo que huelen.

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updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by pesta
:) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
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Me pregunto por qué las mujeres usan todos esos perfumes y desodorantes cuando todas fábricas del mundo no pueden nunca manufacturar un olor que es mejor que sus olores naturales.

I wonder why women use all those perfumes and deodorants when all the factories on earth can never make a better smell than their natural scent.

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updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by SpanishPal
posted by SpanishPal
Estoy 100% de acuerdo contigo!! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Muy bien dicho, SP :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
Estoy de acuerdo, nunca he entendido - lagartijaverde, Jul 23, 2011
I agree - ianta, Jul 23, 2011
Olafactory lobe is directly connected to most primitive parts of the brain & oldest memories - maybe why men love the scent of baby powder - Lector_Constante, Jul 23, 2011
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Luca: Es mejor que no te palees conmigo. Soy mucho más fuerte que tú. Juan: La única cosa que es fuerte es tu olor!

Luca: It's better not to fight me. I'm much stonger than you.

Juan: The only thing that's strong about you is your smell!

updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by S1r_Wakka
posted by S1r_Wakka
Hahaha, muy gracioso, SW :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
más fuerte que tú, oLor (odor is English....) :) Very funny!! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Corrected. Always forget when tu gets the accent. - S1r_Wakka, Jul 23, 2011
The way I remember it....tú = you....tu = your (usually) (you actually fixed the wrong one...) ;-) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
-.- - S1r_Wakka, Jul 23, 2011
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No me gusta el olor de pescado, quizas esta la razón no lo puedo comer. I don't like the smell of fish, maybe that's the reason I can't eat it.

alt text I'm unsure about whether this should have been pescado or pez but because I'm referring to the smell of cooked fish I went with pescado

updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
No Yeser, es porque estás nadando y buceando entre ellos y sabes apreciarlos . . . . . - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
That's an interesting fish... :) Well, pez is a fish that's still swimming around...pescado is what you eat....so pescado would be correct... :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
....y diría....quizás es por eso que no....(I am honestly not sure if razón works there, but it should be es, not está.... :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
thanks Chris - Yeser007, Jul 23, 2011
funny Inge!!!:) - Yeser007, Jul 23, 2011
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El olor de palomitas siempre me recuerda del cine.

The smell of popcorn always reminds me of the movies.

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updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by theresa5
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The smell of the delicious food is the best way to have a nice day! raspberryalt text

¡El olor de la comida deliciosa es la mejor manera para tener un día bueno!

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(this is not delicious though, those are people eating salad raspberry but l couldn't find a better pic!)

updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Pero solamente oler y no poder comerlo no me hace muy feliz, Lovely . . . . . . :( - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
jejeje - I agree, the salad doesn't look so delicious!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Porque no puedes comerlo Inge? dieta?? - 00b6f46c, Jul 23, 2011
I love salad! I eat it everyday! - amykay, Jul 23, 2011
You don't need the "the" before "delicious" in your English sentence. - amykay, Jul 23, 2011
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Los olores que me gustan más son los olores de la naturaleza... Cuando siento el olor al bosque, a la hierba cortada o al mar me tranquilizo y comienzo a sentirme muy bien.

alt_text The fragrances that I like the most are those of the nature... When I smell the forests, cut grass or the sea I calm down and start to feel better smile

updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by esteban87
jejeje - the smell of freshly cut grass makes me sneeze! jeje - those of nature...bien hecho! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
You remind me of another good word associated with smell, “redolence.” - LaloLoco, Jul 23, 2011
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estoy es olor muey tranquilo ...... mmmmmm yummy tongue laugh raspberry cool smile this is very relaxing odor smile

  • IndianaChris ...I would try.....este olor es muy relajante!........... gracias Indiana
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updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by Amigooo
posted by Amigooo
http://she-fit.com/benefits-sweat-armpit-odor/ - Amigooo, Jul 23, 2011
read the article above .... lol very interesting one :) - Amigooo, Jul 23, 2011
Great try Amigooooo and welcome to the forum!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
Hahaha, ¿una prueba para una nueva olor de aramaterapia? :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011
I would try.....este olor es muy relajante! - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011
graciac @ Indiana :) ... tranquilo ejercicio @ inge :) - Amigooo, Jul 23, 2011
I would not want that job! - JoyceM, Jul 23, 2011
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Supongo que el nombre del jerez oloroso significa algo como fragante. I presume the name "oloroso" for the sherry means something like "fragrant"

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updated Jul 23, 2011
edited by lagartijaverde
posted by lagartijaverde
Lo creo también, Birdland . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 23, 2011