oler
oler
to smell
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oler
(
oh
-
lehr
)
transitive verb
1.
(to perceive the smell of)
a.
to smell
Huelo el humo en la ropa de mi esposo cuando fuma.
I smell the smoke on my husband's clothes when he smokes.
intransitive verb
2.
(to have a scent)
a.
to smell
Huele a gas en este cuarto.
It smells like gas in this room.
Este jabón huele muy rico.
This soap smells very nice.
3.
(colloquial)
(to seem)
a.
no direct translation
A mi papá le huele que el vecino se está robando sus periódicos.
My father suspects that the neighbor is stealing his newspapers.
Este acuerdo me huele a corrupción.
This agreement smacks of corruption.
olerse
pronominal verb
4.
(colloquial)
(to imagine to be true)
a.
to suspect
Ya me olía que algo estaba mal.
I suspected that something was wrong.
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Conjugations
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oler
Participles
Present:
oliendo
Past:
olido
Indicative of "oler"
Present
yo
hue
lo
tú
hue
les
él/ella/Ud.
hue
le
nosotros
olemos
vosotros
oléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
hue
len
Preterite
yo
olí
tú
oliste
él/ella/Ud.
olió
nosotros
olimos
vosotros
olisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
olieron
Imperfect
yo
olía
tú
olías
él/ella/Ud.
olía
nosotros
olíamos
vosotros
olíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
olían
Conditional
yo
olería
tú
olerías
él/ella/Ud.
olería
nosotros
oleríamos
vosotros
oleríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
olerían
Future
yo
oleré
tú
olerás
él/ella/Ud.
olerá
nosotros
oleremos
vosotros
oleréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
olerán
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Phrases
oler a chamusquina
to smell fishy
la parte del cuerpo que el conejo usa para oler
the body part that a rabbit uses to smell
oler mal
to smell bad
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