La Palabra del Día: El olor
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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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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 ..... ![]()
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 . . . . . . . . . ![]()

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.

Me gusta el olor del mar. I like the smell of the sea.
Me encanta el olor de Napalm en la mañana.
I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.
Apocalypse Now
Me encanta el olor del pan recién horneado.
I love the smell of freshly baked bread ![]()

Dogs know the world mostly by what they smell.
Los perros saben el mundo de lo que huelen.

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.

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!
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.
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
El olor de palomitas siempre me recuerda del cine.
The smell of popcorn always reminds me of the movies.

The smell of the delicious food is the best way to have a nice day! ![]()

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

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

estoy es olor muey tranquilo ...... mmmmmm yummy
this is very relaxing odor ![]()
- IndianaChris ...I would try.....este olor es muy relajante!........... gracias Indiana
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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"

