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1 smell
1. smel noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) olor3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) olfateo, olfacción
2. smelt verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) oler2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) oler3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) oler, olfatear•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out
smell1 n olorsmell2 vb olertr[smel]1 (sense) olfato■ pooh! what a smell! ¡qué peste!1 oler2 figurative use olfatear1 oler2 (have particular smell) oler (a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a smell of something olerse algoI smell a rat aquí hay gato encerrado: oler, olfatearto smell danger: olfatear el peligrosmell vi: olerto smell good: oler biensmell n1) : olfato m, sentido m del olfato2) odor: olor mn.• hedor s.m.• olfato s.m.• olor s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) = husmear v.• oler v.• olfatear v.• oliscar v.smel
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a) c ( odor) olor mb) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)
c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m
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1.
a) ( sense) oler*I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)
we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado
b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatearc) ( recognize)
2.
vi ( give off odor) oler*that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)
it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido
it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)
[smel] (vb: pt, pp smelled, smelt)to smell OF something — oler* a algo
1. N1) (=sense) olfato mto have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato, tener un buen sentido del olfato
2) (=odour) olor mit has a nice smell — tiene un olor agradable, huele bien
there's a smell of gas/of burning — huele a gas/a quemado
3) (=sniff)let's have a smell — déjame olerlo, déjame que lo huela
here, have a smell — huele esto
2. VT1) (=perceive odour) olerI can smell gas/burning — huele a gas/a quemado, hay olor a gas/a quemado
dogs can smell fear — los perros pueden olfatear or oler el miedo
2) (=sniff) [person] oler; [animal] olfatear, oler3) (fig)rat 1., 1)3. VI1) (=emit odour) olerwhat does it smell like? — ¿a qué huele?
to smell of sth — (lit, fig) oler a algo
if food smells off, throw it away — si la comida huele mal or a pasada, tírela
2) (=smell bad) oler3) (=have sense of smell)4) (=sniff) [person] olisquear; [animal] olfatear* * *[smel]
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a) c ( odor) olor mb) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)
c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m
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1.
a) ( sense) oler*I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)
we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado
b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatearc) ( recognize)
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vi ( give off odor) oler*that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)
it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido
it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)
to smell OF something — oler* a algo
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2 sentido
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sentido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sentido sentir
sentido 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt; ‹anhelo/dolor› deep; 2 [ESTAR] (AmL) ( ofendido) hurt, offended
sentido 2 sustantivo masculino 1a) (Fisiol) senseb) (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense of sth;sentido común common sense; sentido del humor sense of humor( conjugate humor) 2 ( conocimiento) consciousness; el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked unconscious by the blow 3 ( significado) sense; en sentido literal in a literal sense; lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous; el sentido de la vida the meaning of life; en cierto sentido … in a sense …; no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing; esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now; palabras sin sentido meaningless words 4 ( dirección) direction;◊ gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction;venían en sentido contrario al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us; calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido one-way street
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sentido hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysentido celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sentidose CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentido,-a
I adjetivo
1 deeply felt: su muerte ha sido muy sentida, his death has been deeply felt
2 (susceptible) sensitive
es un chico muy sentido y a la mínima se ofende, he gets upset over the slightest things o he's a very sensitive child
II sustantivo masculino
1 sense
sentido del gusto/olfato, sense of taste/smell
2 (conocimiento, consciencia) recobrar/ perder el sentido, to regain/lose consciousness
3 (lógica, razón) sense: no tiene sentido que te despidas, it makes no sense to leave the job
4 (apreciación, capacidad) no tiene sentido de la medida, he has no sense of moderation
sentido común, common sense
sentido del humor, sense of humour
sexto sentido, sixth sense
5 (significado) meaning: la frase carece de sentido, the sentence has no meaning
6 Auto direction
de doble sentido, two-way
(de) sentido único, one-way
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sentido' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acusada - acusado - apelar - cabeza - cazar - coger - contraria - contrario - despertarse - dirección - dotada - dotado - economía - educar - encarar - esperar - figurada - figurado - fina - fino - hogareña - hogareño - inversa - inverso - juicio - nariz - olfato - paladar - penetrar - perder - pésame - rara - raro - realista - recobrar - recta - recto - recuperar - sentida - tacto - tener - trancazo - visión - vista - agudeza - agudizar - agudo - alto English: add up - advantage - anticlockwise - appeal - arguable - babble - break - civic - clockwise - common sense - counterclockwise - derogatory - direction - ear - feel - few - figurative - figuratively - flail - gumption - hearing - high - humour - iota - literally - little - make - meaning - meaningless - mindless - modicum - obscure - one-way - pointless - practicality - quite - reason - respect - scent - sense - senseless - sight - smell - strictly - taste - three-point turn - touch - two-way - U-turn - unconscious -
3 sentir
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysentir celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sentir' also found in these entries: Spanish: abominar - acobardarse - acusar - ajena - ajeno - aprecio - arrepentirse - cobrar - cogerse - curiosidad - despepitarse - embarazarse - estimar - gustar - identificarse - intriga - marearse - notar - palpar - profesar - rencor - resentirse - temer - tener - tocar - tributar - vergüenza - agradecer - ansia - apenar - chochear - cohibir - descomponer - lástima - náuseas - remordimiento - sienta - sintiera English: afraid - averse - care for - cringe - empathize - feel - rue - sense - sorry - bite - care - cold - deep - devoted - nauseous - presence - relieved - sentiment - shame - tingle -
4 sienta
Del verbo sentar: ( conjugate sentar) \ \
sienta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sienta es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: sentar sentir sienta
sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of goodc) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):verbo transitivo 1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit; ‹ invitado› to seat, sit 2 ( establecer) to establish sentarse verbo pronominal to sit; siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sienta hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysienta celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sientase CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sienta,◊ sientas, etc see sentar, sentir
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb (una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sienta' also found in these entries: Spanish: bien - cruzada - cruzado - marras - sentar - Tiro - automático English: agree - bar - disagree - disapprove - greasy - magnificent - need - suit - apart - ease - fetching - good - test - upset - way -
5 sintiera
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sintiera es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivoMultiple Entries: sentir sintiera
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sintiera hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysintiera celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sintierase CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sintiera,◊ sintió, etc see sentir
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry -
6 burn
bə:n
1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) quemar2) (to use as fuel.) quemar3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) quemar4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder
2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) quemadura- burnerburn1 n quemaduraburn2 vb1. quemar / quemarse2. arderto be burning hot estar muy caliente / estar ardiendotr[bɜːn]1 (stream) arroyo————————tr[bɜːn]1 quemadura1 quemar2 quemarse4 (food) quemar5 (land, plants) abrasar6 (body) incinerar7 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (cauterise) cauterizar8 (harden bricks) cocer9 (put to death) quemar1 (blaze, glow) arder2 (candle, light) estar encendido,-a3 (food) quemarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto burn to a cinder calcinar, reducir a cenizasto burn low no quemar biento burn well quemar biento burn one's boats figurative use quemar el último cartuchoto burn the candle at both ends figurative use hacer de la noche díato burn one's fingers figurative use pillarse los dedosto burn the midnight oil figurative use quemarse las pestañasto burn a hole in something hacer un agujero en algo quemándoloto burn a hole in one's pocket figurative use quemarle a uno el bolsilloto be burned alive ser quemado,-a vivo,-ato get burnt quemarseto have a burnt taste saber a quemado1) : quemar, incendiarto burn a building: incendiar un edificioI burned my hand: me quemé la mano2) consume: usar, gastar, consumirburn vi1) : arder (dícese de un fuego o un edificio), quemarse (dícese de la comida, etc.)2) : estar prendido, estar encendidowe left the lights burning: dejamos las luces encendidas3)to burn out : consumirse, apagarse4)to burn with : arder dehe was burning with jealousy: ardía de celosburn n: quemadura fn.• quemadura s.f.• quemazón s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: burned) or: burnt•) = abrasar v.• achicharrar v.• arder v.• asar v.• asolar v.• asurar v.• cauterizar v.• churruscar v.• escalfar v.• incendiar v.• quemar v.• requemar v.• resquemar v.• tostar v.
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1. bɜːrn, bɜːn1)a) \<\<fire/flame/building\>\> arder; \<\<wood/coal\>\> arder, quemarseI can smell burning — huele or hay olor a quemado
the smell of burning rubber — el olor a goma quemada or (Méx) hule quemado
b) \<\<food\>\> quemarsec) ( in sun) \<\<skin\>\> quemarse2)a) ( be hot) arderb) ( sting) \<\<eyes/wound\>\> escocer*, arder (esp AmL)a burning sensation — un escozor, un ardor (esp AmL)
3) ( be consumed) ardershe burned for revenge — (liter) deseaba ardientemente vengarse
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vt1)a) \<\<letter/rubbish\>\> quemar; \<\<building/town\>\> incendiar, quemarto burn one's boats o bridges — quemar las naves
b) ( overcook) quemarI've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)
2)a) ( injure) quemarto be burned to death — morir* abrasado
b) ( swindle) (AmE sl) estafar, timar (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- burn off- burn out- burn up
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1) (on skin, surface) quemadura f2) ( stream) (dial or poet) arroyo m
I [bɜːn] (vb: pt, pp burned, burnt)1. N1) (Med) quemadura f2) (Space) [of rocket] fuego m2. VT1) (gen) quemar; [+ house, building] incendiar; [+ corpse] incinerar; [+ mouth, tongue] quemar, escaldarto burn one's finger/hand — quemarse el dedo/la mano
I've burnt myself! — ¡me he quemado!, ¡me quemé! (LAm)
- burn one's boats or bridges- burn the candle at both ends- burn one's fingers2) [sun] [+ person, skin] tostar; [+ plants] abrasar3) [+ fuel] consumir, usar4) [+ CD, DVD] tostar3. VI1) [fire, building etc] arder, quemarse; (=catch fire) incendiarse2) [skin] (in sun) quemarse, tostarse3) [meat, pastry etc] quemarse4) [light, gas] estar encendido5) (fig)to burn with anger/passion etc — arder de rabia/pasión etc
4.CPDburns unit N — unidad f de quemados
- burn off- burn out- burn up
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[bɜːn]N (Scot) arroyo m, riachuelo m* * *
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1. [bɜːrn, bɜːn]1)a) \<\<fire/flame/building\>\> arder; \<\<wood/coal\>\> arder, quemarseI can smell burning — huele or hay olor a quemado
the smell of burning rubber — el olor a goma quemada or (Méx) hule quemado
b) \<\<food\>\> quemarsec) ( in sun) \<\<skin\>\> quemarse2)a) ( be hot) arderb) ( sting) \<\<eyes/wound\>\> escocer*, arder (esp AmL)a burning sensation — un escozor, un ardor (esp AmL)
3) ( be consumed) ardershe burned for revenge — (liter) deseaba ardientemente vengarse
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vt1)a) \<\<letter/rubbish\>\> quemar; \<\<building/town\>\> incendiar, quemarto burn one's boats o bridges — quemar las naves
b) ( overcook) quemarI've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)
2)a) ( injure) quemarto be burned to death — morir* abrasado
b) ( swindle) (AmE sl) estafar, timar (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- burn off- burn out- burn up
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1) (on skin, surface) quemadura f2) ( stream) (dial or poet) arroyo m -
7 sniff
snif
1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) resollar2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) olfatear, husmear
2. noun(an act of sniffing.) aspiraciónsniff vb1. sorberse los mocosstop sniffing, blow your nose! ¡deja de sorberte los mocos, suénate!2. oler / olfatear / husmeartr[snɪf]1 aspiración1 (with a cold) sorber (por las narices), sorberse los mocos■ stop sniffing! ¡deja de sorberte los mocos!2 (when crying) resollar1 (person - gen) oler; (- suspiciously) olfatear, husmear, olisquear; (animal) olfatear, husmear, olisquear2 (say proudly) decir con desdén; (complainingly) gimotear3 (drugs) esnifar; (glue) esnifar, inhalar; (vapour, snuff, smelling salts) aspirar (por la nariz), inhalarsniff ['snɪf] vi1) smell: oler, husmear (dícese de los animales)2)to sniff at : despreciar, desdeñarsniff vt1) smell: oler2)to sniff out : olerse, husmearsniff n1) sniffing: aspiración f por la nariz2) smell: olor mn.• husmeo s.m.• sorbo s.m.• sorbo por las narices s.m.v.• husmear v.• oler v.• olfatear v.• oliscar v.• sorber por las narices v.• sospechar v.• ventear v.
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1. snɪftransitive verb ( smell) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear
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via) \<\<animal\>\> husmear, olfatear, olisquear; \<\<person\>\>stop sniffing! — no hagas ese ruido con la nariz!, no te sorbas la nariz!
to sniff AT something — \<\<person\>\> oler* algo; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear or olisquear algo
b) ( be dismissive)to sniff AT something/somebody — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:
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noun (act, sound)[snɪf]I heard sobs and sniffs coming from her bedroom — oí sollozos y resuellos que venían de su habitación
1. N2) (=faint smell) olorcito m2.VT [+ snuff etc] sorber (por la nariz), aspirar; [+ smell] oler; [dog etc] olfatear, husmearthe dog sniffed my hand — el perro me olfateó or me husmeó la mano
to sniff glue — esnifar or inhalar pegamento
3.VI [person] aspirar por la nariz, sorber, sorberse la nariz; [dog etc] oler, husmear, olfatearstop sniffing! — ¡deja de sorberte la nariz!
to sniff at sth — (lit) oler algo; (fig) despreciar algo, desdeñar algo
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1. [snɪf]transitive verb ( smell) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear
2.
via) \<\<animal\>\> husmear, olfatear, olisquear; \<\<person\>\>stop sniffing! — no hagas ese ruido con la nariz!, no te sorbas la nariz!
to sniff AT something — \<\<person\>\> oler* algo; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear or olisquear algo
b) ( be dismissive)to sniff AT something/somebody — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:
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noun (act, sound) -
8 detect
di'tekt(to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) detectar, sentir- detention
detect vb detectar / descubrirtr[dɪ'tekt]1 (notice, sense - gen) detectar, advertir; (- sarcasm, difference) notar; (- sound, small) percibir2 (find - object, substance) detectar, encontrar■ small quantities of morphine were detected in his blood detectaron pequeñas cantidades de morfina en su sangre3 (discover - crime, criminal, fraud) descubrirdetect [di'tɛkt] vt: detectar, descubrirn.• falta s.f.v.• descubrir v.• detectar v.• percibir v.dɪ'tekttransitive verb \<\<object/substance\>\> detectar[dɪ'tekt]VT (=discover) descubrir; (=notice) percibir, detectar; [+ crime] descubrir; [+ criminal] identificar; (Tech) (by radar etc) detectar* * *[dɪ'tekt]transitive verb \<\<object/substance\>\> detectar
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smell */*/ — I UK [smel] / US noun Word forms smell : singular smell plural smells 1) a) [countable] the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant… … English dictionary
gas — I UK [ɡæs] / US noun Word forms gas : singular gas plural gasses *** Differences between British and American English: gas: In the UK, gas usually refers to a clear substance like air that is burned to cook food or to heat your house: a gas… … English dictionary
gas — gas1 [ gæs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount AMERICAN liquid fuel that is used for producing power in the engines of cars. British petrol: GASOLINE: get gas: We need to get some gas before we leave town. 2. ) count or uncount a substance such as air that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gas*/*/*/ — [gæs] noun I 1) [C/U] a substance such as air that is neither a solid nor a liquid gases such as carbon dioxide[/ex] 2) [U] a gas that is burned as fuel, for example to heat your house or cook food Can you smell gas?[/ex] a gas… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Gas lighting — For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before… … Wikipedia