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1 afera
/ scandal, (shady) affair, affaire; business scandal korupcionaške -e corrup-tion scandals; nikad nije bio upleten u naj-manju aferau there was never a breath/whiff of scandal about him, coll he's squeaky--clean; razotkrivanje -a muckraking (cam-paign); bora* * *• affair -
2 parfum
parfum [paʀfœ̃]masculine nouna. ( = substance) perfumeb. ( = odeur) [de fleur, herbe] scent ; [de tabac, café, savon] smell ; [de vin] bouquet ; [de glace] flavour (Brit), flavor (US)* * *paʀfœ̃nom masculin1) ( pour se parfumer) perfume, scent2) ( senteur) (de fleur, forêt) scent; ( de sels de bain) fragrance; ( de vin) bouquet; ( de fruit) scent, (sweet) smell3) ( goût) flavour [BrE]4) figun parfum du terroir — a rural flavour [BrE]
••mettre quelqu'un au parfum — (colloq) to put somebody in the picture, to clue somebody in (colloq)
* * *paʀfœ̃ nm1) (= produit) perfume, scent Grande-Bretagne2) (= odeur) [fleurs] scent3) [tabac, vin] aroma4) [glace, milk-shake] flavour Grande-Bretagne flavor USAJe voudrais une glace. - Quel parfum veux-tu? — I'd like an ice cream. - What flavour would you like?
* * *parfum nm1 ( pour se parfumer) perfume, scent; une bouteille de parfum a bottle of perfume;2 ( senteur) (de fleur, forêt) scent; ( de sels de bain) fragrance; ( de vin) bouquet; ( de café) aroma; ( de fruit) scent, (sweet) smell;3 ( goût) flavourGB; des glaces à tous les parfums ice creams in all flavoursGB;4 fig un parfum du terroir a rural flavourGB; un parfum de scandale a whiff of scandal; un parfum de nostalgie a touch of nostalgia.être au parfum○ to be in the know○ (de about), to be hip○ (de to) US; mettre qn au parfum○ to put sb in the picture, to clue sb in○.[parfœ̃] nom masculin1. [odeur - d'une lotion, d'une fleur] perfume, scent, fragrance ; [ - d'un mets] aroma ; [ - d'un fruit] smellle parfum frais des magnolias the sweet scent ou fragrance of the magnoliasparfum de scandale/d'hérésie whiff of scandal/heresy3. [goût] flavour————————au parfum locution adverbiale -
3 posmak
m sgt (G posmaku) 1. (smak) aftertaste- mieć dziwny posmak [woda, wino, potrawa] to have a strange aftertaste- po wypiciu lekarstwa miałem w ustach przykry posmak the medicine left an unpleasant aftertaste in my mouth2. przen. (skandalu) whiff- cała sprawa miała posmak skandalu there was a whiff of scandal around this case* * ** * *mi1. ( odczucie smakowe) aftertaste.2. (= wrażenie, zabarwienie) aftertaste, undertone; sprawa ma posmak skandalu this sounds like scandal; po jego wyjeździe pozostał gorzki posmak niepowodzenia misji his departure left a bitter aftertaste of a futile mission.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > posmak
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4 posmacz|ek
m dim. sgt (G posmaczku) pot. whiff- posmaczek skandalu a whiff of scandalThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > posmacz|ek
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5 признаки надвигающегося скандала
Mass media: whiff of a scandalУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > признаки надвигающегося скандала
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