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[smɛl] smelled or smelt vb: pt, pp1. n1) (sense of smell) olfatto, odorato, (of animal), fig fiutoto have a keen sense of smell — (person) avere l'olfatto sviluppato, (animal) avere un fiuto finissimo
2. vt(gas, cooking) sentire odore di, (flower) annusare3. vi(pleasantly) sapere, odorare, (unpleasantly) puzzare• -
2 ♦ smell
♦ 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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