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1 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: -
2 smell
(a) (notice an odour of) sentir;∎ to smell gas sentir le gaz, American sentir le gaz ou l'essence;∎ I can smell (something) burning (je trouve que) ça sent le brûlé;∎ she smelt or she could smell alcohol on his breath elle s'aperçut que son haleine sentait l'alcool∎ to smell a rat flairer quelque chose de louche∎ she smelt the cream to see if it was fresh elle a senti la crème pour voir si elle était fraîche(a) (have odour) sentir;∎ to smell good or sweet sentir bon;∎ to smell bad sentir mauvais;∎ it smells musty ça sent le renfermé;∎ that soup smells delicious! cette soupe sent délicieusement bon!;∎ what does it smell of or like? qu'est-ce que ça sent?;∎ it smells of lavender ça sent la lavande;∎ it smells like lavender on dirait de la lavande;∎ figurative to smell of treachery/hypocrisy sentir la trahison/l'hypocrisie;∎ familiar to smell fishy sembler louche□(b) (have bad odour) sentir (mauvais);∎ it smells (awful) in here! ça pue ici!;∎ his breath smells il a mauvaise haleine;∎ the dog smells le chien sent mauvais ou pue∎ he can't smell il n'a pas d'odorat;∎ you smell with your nose le nez sert à sentir3 noun∎ he has no sense of smell il n'a pas d'odorat;∎ I've lost my sense of smell j'ai perdu l'odorat;∎ to have a keen sense of smell avoir le nez fin; (dog etc) avoir beaucoup de flair(b) (odour) odeur f; (of flowers, fruit) parfum m; (bad odour) mauvaise odeur f; (stench) puanteur f;∎ there's a bad smell ça sent mauvais;∎ what's that smell? quelle est cette odeur?;∎ there's a strong smell of gas in here il y a une forte odeur de gaz ici;∎ there was a smell of burning in the kitchen il y avait une odeur de brûlé dans la cuisine;∎ the smell of onions cooking l'odeur f d'oignons qui cuisent;∎ there was a lovely smell of lavender ça sentait bon la lavande;∎ it has no smell ça n'a pas d'odeur;∎ natural gas has no smell le gaz naturel n'a pas d'odeur ou est inodore;∎ what an awful smell! qu'est-ce que ça sent mauvais!;∎ figurative the smell of defeat/fear l'odeur f de la défaite/de la peur;∎ figurative I don't like the smell of this at all ça ne me plaît pas du tout, c'est louche∎ to have or take a smell of sth sentir qch, renifler qch;∎ have a smell of this sentez-moi ça(a) (of dog) dénicher en flairant; figurative (of person) découvrir, dépister; (secret, conspiracy) découvrir(b) his cigarettes are smelling the office out ses cigarettes empestent ou empuantissent le bureau -
3 smell
1. I1) many flowers (grasses, soaps, etc.) smell многие цветы и т.д. пахнут; how it smells! какой аромат!; this meat is beginning to smell мясо начинает попахивать; his breath smells у него пахнет изо рта; take the dog out of the house, he smells выведи собаку из дома, от нее воняет2) often with can; not all animals can smell чувство обоняния есть не у всех животных; I can't smell because I have a cold у меня насморк, и я не чувствую запаха2. IIsmell in some manner smell well (delightfully, heavenly, strongly, repulsively, pungently, abominably, etc.) хорошо и т.д. пахнуть; the old-fashioned roses often smell deliciously, many of the new ones don't smell at all розы старых сортов чудесно пахнут, многие же новые сорта совсем не имеют запаха3. IIIsmell smth.1) smell flowers (this rose, the meat, a bottle of salts, this stuff, etc,) (по)нюхать цветы и т.д.; she was smelling violets она вдыхала аромат фиалок; the dog smelt my shoes собака обнюхала мои ботинки; he had never smelled powder он еще не нюхал пороха2) often with can; smell gas (tobacco smoke, onions, etc.) (почувствовать запах газа и т.д.; I don't /can't/ smell anything я не чувствую никакого запаха; the horses smell the stable лошади чуют конюшню; smell danger (the cheat, treason, etc.) почувствовать /почуять/ опасность и т.д.; the detective smelled foul play сыщик заподозрил что-то неладное; the dogs smelt the thief собаки почуяли /напали на след/ вора id smell a rat почуять неладное4. IVsmell with. somewhere the camels (the horses) smell the water a mile off верблюды (лошади) чуют воду за целую милю; smell smth. in some manner I smelt smoke faintly я почувствовал /уловил/ легкий запах дыма5. VIsmell something of some kind smell something unusual (sweet, bitter, etc.) почувствовать какой-л. необычный и т.д. запах6. VIIsmell smth. to do smth. smell the meat to see if it is fresh (the flower to see if she will like it, the milk to make sure it is not sour, etc.) понюхать мясо, чтобы убедиться, что оно не испорчено и т.д.7. VIIIsmell smth. doing smth. smell meat roasting (dinner cooking, smth. burning, etc.) почувствовать / почуять/ запах жарящегося мяса и т.д.8. XVsmell to be in some state smell good (nice, delicious, bad, awful, sour, sweet, nasty, disgusting, etc.) пахнуть хорошо и т.д., иметь хороший и т.д. запах; the room smells damp (musty, mildewy, etc.) комната пахнет сыростью и т.д.9. XVI1) smell of smth. smell of fish (of garlic, of vanilla, of violets, of brandy, of drink, of tobacco smoke, of camphor, of sweat, of paint, etc.) пахнуть рыбой и т.д.; smell of dishonesty (of intrigue, of treachery, of jobbery, etc.) отдавать /пахнуть/ обманом и т.д.; the plan smells of smth. tricky в этом плане что-то не так /не все честно/; smell of smth. doing smth. smell of smth. burning (of smth. rotting, of smth. going bad, etc.) пахнуть горелым и т.д.2) smell at smth. smell at a bottle (at a flower, at a door, etc.) (по)нюхать флакон и т.д.; the dog smelt at my shoes собака обнюхала мои ботинки; smell with smth. smell with one's nose чувствовать запах /обонять/ носом; one cannot smell with a cold in the nose при насморке человек теряет обоняние /не чувствует запахов/10. XIX1smell like smth. smell like almonds (like musk, like French scent, etc.) пахнуть как миндаль /миндалем/ и т.д., иметь запах миндаля и т.д.11. XXI1|| smell one's way to smth. нюхом найти дорогу куда-л.; the dog smelt his way to the kitchen (to his master's retreat, etc.) собака нюхом нашла дорогу на кухню и т.д. -
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♦ smell /smɛl/n.1 [u] odorato; olfatto; fiuto: Smell is keener in most animals than in man, la maggioranza degli animali ha un olfatto più fine di quello dell'uomo; to have a quick sense of smell, aver buon fiuto2 odore; olezzo; fragranza; profumo: the smell of gas [of petrol], l'odore del gas [della benzina]; a sweet smell, un buon profumo; a strong smell, un forte odore; a smell of cooking, un odor di cucina4 annusata; fiutata: Take a smell of this wine: it's sour!, da' una fiutatina a (annusa, fiuta) questo vino: è acido!5 (fig.) sentore; indizio; puzzo● a bad smell, cattivo odore; (fig.) qualcosa che puzza: There's a bad smell about the whole affair, c'è qualcosa che puzza in tutta la faccenda □ sense of smell, senso dell'odorato; olfatto NOTA D'USO: - odour o smell?-.♦ (to) smell /smɛl/A v. t.1 odorare; sentire: Smell this: what is it?, odora questa roba: che cos'è?; I don't ( o I can't) smell anything, non sento nessun odore; non sento nulla; to smell st. burning, sentire odore di bruciato2 annusare; fiutare ( anche fig.); sentire l'odore di; subodorare: They smelled danger and ran, hanno fiutato il pericolo e sono fuggiti; Smell the milk and tell me if it's sour, senti l'odore del latte e dimmi se è acido!; I think I can smell gas, mi pare di sentire odore di gasB v. i.1 (in senso assoluto, o seguito da un agg.) avere profumo; odorare; mandare odore; avere un certo odore; sapere di: These flowers don't smell, questi fiori non hanno profumo; It smells like cheese, odora di formaggio; This cake smells good, questa torta manda un buon odore; This milk smells sour, questo latte sa di acido; It smells nice, ha un odore gradevole2 avere l'odorato; sentire gli odori: With this cold, I can't smell at all, con questo raffreddore, non sento proprio nulla3 (in senso assoluto, o seguito da un avv.) mandare cattivo odore; puzzare: His breath smells, gli puzza l'alito; This fish smells, questo pesce puzza4 (fig.) puzzare (d'imbroglio)● to smell badly, puzzare □ to smell blood, sentire l'odore del sangue ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to smell fishy, puzzare d'imbroglio; essere sospetto: It smells fishy ( to me), la cosa mi puzza! □ (iron., USA) to smell like a rose, profumare di violette; essere una mammoletta □ to smell old, sapere di vecchio ( al fiuto) □ (fam.) to smell a rat, fiutare un imbroglio; mangiare la foglia (fig.) □ ( slang) to smell the stuff, sniffare ( la droga) □ ( di una stanza, ecc.) to smell stuffy, sapere di chiuso □ (fam.) to smell to high heaven, puzzare tremendamente; (fig.) puzzare d'imbroglio lontano un chilometro □ (fam.) I smell a rat!, gatta ci cova! -
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[gæs]n1) газGas is laid on in all modern houses. — Ко всем современным домам подведен газ.
- methane gasGas is obtained from coal. — Газ вырабатывается из угля.
- illuminating gas
- strong smelling gas
- asphyxiating gas
- tear gas
- gas stove
- gas industry
- gas attack
- gas chamber
- gas light
- gas escapes
- gas burner
- gas on the stomach
- smell of the gas
- kind of gas
- mixture of gases
- supply of gas
- amount of moisture in a gas
- turn off out shut off the gas
- take smth off the gas
- put smth on the gas
- leave the gas full on
- turn down the gas quite low
- reduce the gas to half full on
- light the gas in the stove
- smell of gas
- smell gas
- guard against gas
- supply with gas
- exhale a poisonous gas
- do all the cooking on a gas stove
- lay on gas
- give off gas
- give smb gas
- put the kettle on the gas
- use gas on smb
- gas is full on2) бензин, горючее, топливоWe getting out of gas. — У нас кончается горючее/бензин
- run out of gas- have enough gas for about twenty miles
- step on the gas
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swept-off gas — сдувка; сдутый газ
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > die casting with pressurized gas
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7 hot isostatic compaction with pressurized gas
swept-off gas — сдувка; сдутый газ
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > hot isostatic compaction with pressurized gas
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9 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 -
10 chlorine
['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klor* * *['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klor -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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'klo:ri:n(an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) clorotr['klɔːriːn]1 clorochlorine ['klor.i:n] n: cloro mn.• cloro (Química) s.m.'klɔːriːnmass noun cloro m['klɔːriːn]1.N cloro m2.CPDchlorine monoxide N — monóxido m de cloro
chlorine nitrate N — nitrato m de cloro
* * *['klɔːriːn]mass noun cloro m -
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nounChlor, das* * *['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) das Chlor* * *chlo·rine[ˈklɔ:ri:n]\chlorine content Chlorgehalt m* * *['klɔːriːn]nChlor nt* * ** * *nounChlor, das* * *n.Chlor nur sing. n. -
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'klo:ri:n(an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klorsubst. \/ˈklɔːriːn\/( kjemi) klor -
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['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klór -
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klór* * *['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klór -
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['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) cloro* * *chlo.rine[kl'ɔ:ri:n] n Chem cloro: elemento químico gasoso. -
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n. klor* * *klor* * *['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klor
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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
smell — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the quality in substances that is perceived by this (the smell of thyme; this rose has no smell). 3 an unpleasant odour. 4 the act of inhaling to ascertain… … Useful english dictionary
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Natural gas — For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). Natural gas extraction by countries in cubic meters per year. Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons[1] … Wikipedia
History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas) — Natural gas has been used almost as long as crude oil in Canada, but its commercial development was not as rapid. This is because of special properties of this energy commodity: it is a gas, and it frequently contains impurities. The technical… … Wikipedia