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I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) fiutare2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) fiutare, (avere sentore di)3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) profumare2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) profumo2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista, traccia, scia3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) profumo•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sɛnt]1. n1) (smell, perfume) profumo2) (track) tracce fpl, pistato follow/lose the scent — seguire/perdere le tracce or la pista
to put or throw sb off the scent fig — far perdere le tracce a qn, sviare qn
2. vt1)to scent (with) — (make sth smell nice) profumare (di or con)
2) (smell) fiutare* * *scent /sɛnt/n. [uc]3 ( caccia) odore della passata della selvaggina; usta; segnale olfattivo; scia, traccia, pista ( anche fig.): The scent was weak, l'usta era debole; to lose the scent, perdere le tracce; The scent is hot, l'usta è recente; (fig.) la pista scotta4 ( anche fig.) fiuto; olfatto; odorato: He has a scent for young talent, ha molto fiuto per scoprire giovani di talento● scent bag, sacchetto profumato □ (zool.) scent gland, ghiandola odorifera □ ( anche fig.) to follow a false scent, seguire una pista sbagliata; essere fuori strada (fig.) □ to get scent of st., aver sentore di qc. □ to be off the scent (o on a false scent), seguire una falsa pista □ to be on the scent of, essere sulle tracce di; (fig.) essere sul punto di (fare qc.) □ to put (o to throw) sb. off the scent, mettere q. su una falsa pista; depistare q.(to) scent /sɛnt/A v. t.1 ( d'animali) fiutare; (fig.) avere sentore di; subodorare: The dogs had scented a hare, i cani avevano fiutato una lepre; to scent danger [a snare], fiutare il pericolo [subodorare un'insidia]B v. i.● to scent out, scoprire ( selvaggina, ecc.) col fiuto; (fig.) scoprire, scovare.* * *I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•
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