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1 smell out
transitive verb(lit. or fig.) aufspüren* * ** * *vt▪ to \smell out out ⇆ sth* * *vt sep1) rabbit, traitor etc aufspüren; plot aufdecken2)these onions are smelling the house out! — die Zwiebeln verpesten das ganze Haus!
* * *transitive verb(lit. or fig.) aufspüren -
2 to smell out
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3 smell out
vtto \smell out sth <-> out; -
4 nose out
(to find (as if) by smelling: The dog nosed out its master's glove.) olfatear, husmearv.• curiosear v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( narrowly defeat) (esp AmE) escamotearle la victoria ab) ( discover) \<\<truth/secret\>\> enterarse de, descubrir*VT + ADV1) (=smell) [dog, fox] olfatear2) (=discover) [+ secret, truth] averiguar, lograr descubrir; [+ fugitive] encontrar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( narrowly defeat) (esp AmE) escamotearle la victoria ab) ( discover) \<\<truth/secret\>\> enterarse de, descubrir* -
5 aufspüren
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)2. fig. track down; (Geheimnis, Manuskript etc.) unearth, uncover* * *to trace; to scent; to ferret* * *auf|spü|renvt sep (lit, fig)to track down* * *2) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) trace3) (to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) track down* * *auf|spü·renvt1. (auf der Jagd entdecken)2. (ausfindig machen)* * *transitives Verb (auch fig.) track down* * *aufspüren v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)* * *transitives Verb (auch fig.) track down* * *v.to detect v.to ferret v.to trace v. -
6 erschnüffeln
1) (to find (as if) by smelling: The dog nosed out its master's glove.) nose out2) (to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell): The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives.) sniff out -
7 nose out
transitive verb* * ** * *◆ nose outI. vt1. (discover)to \nose out out the truth die Wahrheit herausfinden2. (outdo)▪ to \nose out sb ⇆ out jdn ausstechento \nose out out other candidates andere Kandidaten ausstechen* * *1. vt sep (Brit inf)aufspüren; secret, scandal ausspionieren (inf), ausschnüffeln (inf)2. vi(car) sich vorschieben* * *nose out v/t1. ausschnüffeln, ausspionieren, herausbekommen* * *transitive verb -
8 smell
smell [smel](verb: preterite, past participle smelled or smelt)1. nounodeur f• it has a nice/nasty smell cela sent bon/mauvais• what a smell in here! ce que ça sent mauvais ici !• I smell a rat! il y a quelque chose de louche !• I smell danger! je pressens un danger !• that smells delicious! ça sent très bon !• it smells dreadful! ça pue !a. ( = discover) découvrir* * *[smel] 1.1) ( odour) odeur f2) ( sense) odorat msense of smell — odorat m
3) ( action)4) fig relents mpl2.1) lit sentir3.1) ( have odour) sentirthat smells like curry — ça sent le curry; fig
to smell of — sentir [corruption]
2) ( have sense of smell) avoir de l'odorat•Phrasal Verbs:
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