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scent
noun
1. (smell) 
a. el perfume (M) 
The rich scent of the flowers wafted in on the breeze.La brisa traía el rico perfume de las flores.
b. el aroma (M) 
The scent of fresh-ground coffee filled the kitchen.El aroma a café recién molido inundaba la cocina.
c. la fragancia (F) 
This rose has a very delicate and sweet scent.Esta rosa tiene una fragancia muy delicada y dulce.
d. el olor (M) 
I could smell the scent of soap on his skin.Podía sentir el olor a jabón en su piel.
2. (trail) 
a. el rastro (M) 
The dogs followed him as far as the river, but then lost the scent.Los perros lo siguieron hasta el río, luego perdieron el rastro.
b. la pista (F) 
The reporter was on the scent of a juicy story.La periodista seguía la pista de una historia jugosa.
3. (cologne) 
a. el perfume (M) 
I love that scent you're wearing.Me encanta el perfume que llevas.
transitive verb
4. (to smell) 
a. olfatear 
The dogs had scented a fox.Los perros habían olfateado un zorro.
b. rastrear 
Sharks can scent their prey from over half a kilometer away.Los tiburones pueden rastrear su presa a distancias de más de medio kilómetro.
5. (to perfume) 
a. pefumar 
Smoldering incense scented the air.El incienso ardiente perfumaba el aire.
6. (to sense) 
a. presentir 
Scenting danger, he ran for cover.Presintiendo el peligro, corrió a guarecerse.
b. intuir 
The opposition is scenting victory in the upcoming elections.La oposición intuye una victoria en las próximas elecciones.
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scent
Noun
1. (smell) 
a. el aroma m, olor (M) 
2. (perfume) 
a. el perfume (M) 
3. (in hunting) 
a. el rastro (M) 
to pick up the scentseguir el rastro
to be on the scent ofseguir el rastro de
to lose the scentperder el rastro
he threw his pursuers off the scentdespistó a sus perseguidores
transitive verb
4. (smell) 
a. olfatear, localizar el rastro de 
5. (fig) 
a. no direct translation 
to scent dangerolerse el peligro
6. (perfume) 
a. perfumar 
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scent [sent]
noun
1 (smell) [of flowers, perfume] perfume (m); fragancia (f); [of food] aroma (m)
2 especially (Britain) (perfume, toilet water) perfume (m); fragancia (f)
3 (Hunting) etc rastro (m); pista (f)
to be on the scent (also fig) seguir el rastro or la pista; to pick up/lose the scent (also fig) encontrar/perder el rastro or la pista; to put or throw sb off the scent despistar a algn
transitive verb
1 (make sth smell nice) perfumar;with de
2 (smell) olfatear; [+danger, trouble etc] presentir; sentir
to scent sth out olfatear or husmear algo
modifier
scent bottle (n) especially (Britain) frasco (m) de perfume
scent spray (n) atomizador (m) (de perfume); pulverizador (m) (de perfume)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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