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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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A n1 there's a smell of burning ça sent le brûlé ; I can smell burning! je sens une odeur de brûlé! ;B adj1 ( on fire) [building, vehicle, town, forest] en flammes, en feu ; ( alight) [candle, lamp, fire] allumé ; [ember, coal] embrasé, ardent ; fig ( very hot) [heat] brûlant, torride ; [sun] brûlant ; a burning feeling ou sensation une sensation de brûlure ;2 fig ( intense) [fever, thirst, desire] brûlant ; [passion, enthusiasm] ardent ; a burning question ou issue une question brûlante. -
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(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 -
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A n1 ( odour) gen odeur f ; ( unpleasant) (mauvaise) odeur f ; a smell of cooking/burning une odeur de cuisine/de brûlé ; there's a bit of a smell in here il y a une drôle d'odeur ici ; what a smell! comme ça sent mauvais! ;3 ( action) to have a smell of ou at sth sentir un peu qch ;1 lit (notice, detect) sentir ; ( sniff deliberately) [person] sentir ; [animal] renifler, sentir ; I could smell alcohol on his breath je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu ; I can smell lemons/burning ça sent le citron/le brûlé ;2 fig ( detect) flairer [danger, problem, success, change, good worker] ; repérer [liar, cheat] ; a good reporter can always smell a good story un bon journaliste flaire toujours une bonne histoire.1 ( have odour) gen sentir ; ( unpleasantly) sentir (mauvais) ; that smells nice/horrible ça sent bon/très mauvais ; this gas/flower doesn't smell ce gaz/cette fleur ne sent rien ; to smell of roses/garlic sentir la rose/l'ail ; that smells like curry ça sent le curry ;2 fig to smell of racism/complacency/corruption sentir le racisme/la complaisance/la corruption ;3 ( have sense of smell) avoir de l'odorat.■ smell out:▶ smell [sth] out, smell out [sth]3 ( cause to stink) empester, empuantir [room, house]. -
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burning ['bɜ:nɪŋ]∎ Bible the burning bush le buisson ardent∎ I have a burning sensation in my stomach j'ai des brûlures d'estomac∎ he had a burning desire to be a writer il désirait ardemment être écrivain;∎ a burning thirst une soif brûlante;∎ she has a burning interest in opera elle s'intéresse vivement à ou se passionne pour l'opéra(d) (crucial, vital) brûlant;∎ a burning issue une question brûlante2 adverb∎ burning hot coals des charbons;∎ her forehead is burning hot elle a le front brûlant3 noun(a) (sensation, smell)∎ a smell of burning une odeur de brûlé;∎ can anyone smell burning? ça sent le brûlé ou quoi?;∎ he felt a burning in his chest il sentit une brûlure à la poitrine∎ he witnessed the burning of hundreds of books il a été témoin de l'autodafé de centaines de livres∎ burning (at the stake) supplice m du bûcher
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