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1 oler

v.

to smell.

desde aquí huelo el tabaco I can smell the cigarette smoke from here

¡qué mal huele aquí! it smells awful here!

este guisado huele que alimenta this stew smells delicious

oler a rayos to stink (to high heaven)

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OLER

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to hue in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, oléis, huelen.

Present Subjunctive

huela, huelas, huela, olamos, oláis, huelan.

Imperative

huele (tú), huela (él/Vd.), olamos (nos.), oled (vos.), huelan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to smell

- olerse

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1. VT

1) (=percibir por la nariz) to smell

me gusta oler las flores — I like smelling the flowers

2) * (=sospechar) to suspect

ha olido lo que estás tramando — he suspects what you're up to, he's smelt a rat *

3) * (=curiosear) to poke one's nose into *

siempre anda oliendo lo que hacen los demás — he's always poking his nose into other people's affairs

2. VI

1) (=despedir olor) to smell (a of, like)

huele muy bien — [comida] it smells very good; [flor, perfume] it smells very nice

huele fatal — it smells foul

huele que apesta — it stinks

¡qué mal huelen estos zapatos! — these shoes smell awful!

huele a humedad — it smells of damp

huele a tabaco — it smells of cigarette smoke

aquí huele a quemado — there's a smell of burning in here

le huele el aliento — his breath smells

te huelen los pies — your feet smell

huele que alimenta * — (=muy bien) it smells heavenly; (=muy mal) it smells foul, it stinks to high heaven *

2) [indicando desconfianza]

sus excusas me huelen a camelo — * his excuses sound a bit fishy to me *

- oler a chamusquina: todo esto me huele a chamusquina

3.

See:

olerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( percibir olores)

oler A algo — to smell something

¿no hueles a humo? — can't you smell smoke?

2) ( despedir olores) comida/perfume to smell

qué bien/mal huele! — it smells good/awful!; (+ me/te/le etc)

le huelen los pies — his feet smell

oler A algo — to smell of something

huele a rosas — it smells of roses

3) (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc)

esto me huele a cuento — I smell a rat o something fishy

me huele que fue ella — I have a feeling it was her
2.
oler vt persona to smell; animal to sniff, smell
3.
olerse v pron (fam) to suspect

ya me lo olía — I thought so

ya me olía yo que aquí había algo raro — I had a feeling there was something funny going on

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= smell, scent.

Ex. Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.

Ex. They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.

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* oler (a) = reek of, reek (of).

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* oler mal = stink.

* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.

* olerse = scent.

* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( percibir olores)

oler A algo — to smell something

¿no hueles a humo? — can't you smell smoke?

2) ( despedir olores) comida/perfume to smell

qué bien/mal huele! — it smells good/awful!; (+ me/te/le etc)

le huelen los pies — his feet smell

oler A algo — to smell of something

huele a rosas — it smells of roses

3) (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc)

esto me huele a cuento — I smell a rat o something fishy

me huele que fue ella — I have a feeling it was her
2.
oler vt persona to smell; animal to sniff, smell
3.
olerse v pron (fam) to suspect

ya me lo olía — I thought so

ya me olía yo que aquí había algo raro — I had a feeling there was something funny going on

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= smell, scent.

Ex: Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.

Ex: They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.

* oler (a) = reek of, reek (of).

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* oler mal = stink.

* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.

* olerse = scent.

* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

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oler [ E12 ]

vi

A (percibir olores) oler A algo to smell sth

¿no hueles a humo? can't you smell smoke?

B (despedir olores) «comida/perfume» to smell

el guiso huele muy bien the stew smells very good

¡qué mal huele! it smells awful!

(+ me/te/le etc): le huelen los pies his feet smell

oler A algo to smell OF sth

huele a rosas it smells of roses

toda la casa huele a tabaco the whole house smells o ( colloq) reeks of cigarette smoke

huele a gas there's a smell of gas, it smells of gas

huele que alimenta ( Esp fam): la sopa huele que alimenta the soup smells delicious

estos calcetines huelen que alimentan ( hum); these socks stink to high heaven ( colloq)

ni oler ni heder ( Col fam); to be nothing special

C ( fam) (expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc) to smell

esto me huele a cuento I smell a rat o something fishy

me huele que ella está detrás de todo esto I suspect o something tells me she's behind all this

■ oler

vt

to smell

¿no hueles las rosas? can't you smell the roses?

el perro olió la ropa del fugitivo the dog sniffed o smelled the fugitive's clothes

■ olerse

v pron

( fam); to suspect

ya me lo olía I thought so, I suspected as much

ya me olía yo que aquí había algo raro I had an idea o a feeling there was something funny going on

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Multiple Entries:
oler
oler algo
oler ( conjugate oler) verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir olores) oler A algo to smell sth;
◊ ¿no hueles a humo? can't you smell smoke?

2 ( despedir olores) [comida/perfume] to smell;
◊ ¡qué bien/mal huele! it smells good/awful!;

le huelen los pies his feet smell;
oler A algo ‹a rosas/ajo› to smell of sth
3 (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ esto me huele mal it sounds fishy to me;

me huele que fue ella I have a feeling it was her
verbo transitivo [ persona] to smell;
[ animal] to sniff, smell
olerse verbo pronominal (fam) to suspect;
◊ ya me lo olía I thought so

oler verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to smell: esa bronca huele a despido, from the sound of that row, someone's going to get fired
huele a pintura, it smells of paint
oler bien/mal, to smell good/bad

' oler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- bien
- demonio
- tigre
- a
- encerrado
- feo
- huela
- huelo
- mal
- olfatear
English:
nice
- smell
- sniff
- damp
- face
- funny
- reek
- smack

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oler

♦ vt

to smell;

desde aquí huelo el tabaco I can smell the cigarette smoke from here

♦ vi

1. [despedir olor] to smell (a of);
¡qué mal huele aquí! it smells awful here!;

¡huele que apesta! it stinks!;

te huele un poco el aliento your breath smells a bit;

huele a quemado it smells of burning;

Comp

oler que alimenta: este guisado huele que alimenta this stew smells delicious;
Hum
te huelen los pies que alimentan your feet are humming;

Comp
Fam
oler a cuerno quemado to smell fishy;

Comp
Fam
oler a rayos to stink (to high heaven);

Comp
Fam
oler a tigre to stink;

Comp

oler a encerrado to smell stuffy

2. [parecer]
su cambio de actitud huele a soborno his change of attitude smacks of bribery

♦ See also the pronominal verb olerse

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oler

I v/i

1 smell (a of)

2

:

me huelo algo fig there’s something fishy going on, I smell a rat

II v/t smell

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oler {51} vt

1) : to smell

2) inquirir: to pry into, to investigate

3) averiguar: to smell out, to uncover

oler vi

1) : to smell

huele mal: it smells bad

2)

oler a : to smell like, to smell of

huele a pino: it smells like pine

♦ See also the reflexive verb olerse

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oler vb to smell [pt. y pp. smelt]

no huelo nada I can't smell anything

te huelen los pies your feet smell

aquí huele a gas I can smell gas

oler a chamusquina to smell fishy

oler bien (perfume) to smell good / to smell nice (comida) to smell good

oler mal (pescado, etc) to smell bad (asunto) to smell fishy

Spanish-English dictionary > oler
2 sentir

sentir [sɑ̃tiʀ]

➭ TABLE 16

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = percevoir) (par l'odorat) to smell ; (au goût) to taste ; (au toucher, contact) to feel

• sentir un courant d'air to feel a draught

• il ne sent pas la différence entre le beurre et la margarine he can't tell the difference between butter and margarine

• je ne sens plus mes doigts (de froid) I have lost all sensation in my fingers

• je ne sens plus mes jambes (de fatigue) my legs are dropping off (inf) (Brit) my legs are folding under me (US)

• je ne le sens pas, ce type (inf) I don't like the look of him

• je le sens mal ce voyage (inf) I'm not happy about this trip

   b. ( = avoir une odeur) to smell

• sentir bon/mauvais to smell good/bad

• sentir des pieds to have smelly feet

• son manteau sent la fumée his coat smells of smoke

• ça ne sent pas la rose ! (inf) that doesn't smell too good!

   c. ( = dénoter) to smack of

• des manières qui sentent le nouveau riche manners that smack of the nouveau riche

• un discours qui sent le révisionnisme à plein nez a speech that smacks strongly of revisionism

   d. ( = annoncer) ça sent le piège there's a trap

• ça sent la pluie/la neige it looks like rain/snow

• ça sent l'orage there's a storm in the air

• ça sent le printemps spring is in the air

   e. ( = avoir conscience de) [+ changement, fatigue] to feel ; [+ importance de qch] to be aware of ; [+ danger, difficulté] to sense

• il sentait la panique le gagner he felt panic rising within him

• il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength

• le cheval sentait (venir) l'orage the horse sensed the storm (coming)

• sentir que to be aware that ; ( = pressentir) to sense that

• il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he let me know I wasn't wanted

• tu vas le sentir passer (inf) it's really going to hurt

• nous avons tous senti venir les licenciements we all saw the redundancies coming

► se faire sentir [effet] to be felt

• les effets des grèves vont se faire sentir à la fin du mois the effect of the strikes will be felt at the end of the month

   f. ( = supporter) (inf) il ne peut pas le sentir he can't stand him

2. reflexive verb

► se sentir

   a. [personne]

se sentir mal (physiquement) to feel ill ; (psychologiquement) to be unhappy

• se sentir bien (physiquement, psychologiquement) to feel good

• se sentir mieux/fatigué to feel better/tired

• se sentir revivre/rajeunir to feel o.s. coming alive again/growing young again

• il ne se sent pas le courage de le lui dire he doesn't feel brave enough to tell him

• il ne se sent plus ! (inf) he really thinks he's arrived!

   b. ( = se supporter) (inf) ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]

on sent que tu fumes le cigare — one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell

2) (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel

j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce — the sauce tastes of wine

sentir d'où vient le vent — lit, Nautisme to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing

3) ( comprendre) to be conscious of [importance]; to feel [beauté, force]; to appreciate [difficulté]; to sense [danger, désapprobation]

sentir que — ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that

on sent que l'hiver approche — it feels wintry

je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried

je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord — I made it clear to them that I didn't agree

faire sentir le rythme d'un poème — to bring out the rhythm of a poem

se faire sentir — [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avoir une odeur) to smell

sentir bon — to smell nice

ça sent bon le café — there's a nice smell of coffee

fleurs qui ne sentent rien — flowers which don't have a scent

2) ( puer) to smell

sentir des pieds — to have smelly feet

3) ( révéler) to smack of

ta douleur sent la comédie — your grief seems put on

ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage — cloudy sky that heralds a storm

3.

se sentir verbe pronominal

1) to feel

se sentir mieux — to feel better

se sentir surveillé — to feel that one is being watched

elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque — she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her

ne plus se sentir — (colloq) ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself

2) ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt

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je ne peux pas le sentir — I can't stand him

je l'ai senti passer! — (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1. vt

1) (= percevoir) (odorat) to smell, (goût) to taste, (toucher) to feel

Est-ce que tu sens l'ail dans le rôti? — Can you taste the garlic in the roast?

"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."

2) (= ressentir) to feel

faire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.

3) (répandre une odeur de) to smell of

Ça sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.

4) (= dénoter, annoncer) to smack of

5) * (= supporter) to stand

Il ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.

Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.

2. vi

to smell

Ça sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.

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sentir verb table: partir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]; on sentait les foins or l'odeur des foins we could smell the hay; tu ne sens pas une odeur? can't you smell something?; je ne sens rien I can't smell anything; fais-moi sentir ce fromage let me smell that cheese; on sent que tu fumes le cigare one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell;

2 (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel; sentir le froid/un caillou to feel the cold/a stone; je ne sens rien I can't feel anything; je ne sens plus mes orteils tellement j'ai froid I'm so cold I can't feel my toes any more; j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb; elle m'a fait sentir sa bosse she made me feel her lump; on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce one can smell ou taste the wine in the sauce; sentir d'où vient le vent lit, Naut to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing; le froid commence à se faire sentir the cold weather is setting in; les effets du médicament se feront bientôt sentir the effects of the medicine will soon be felt;

3 ( avoir conscience de) to be conscious of [importance]; ( percevoir) to feel [beauté, force]; ( apprécier) to appreciate [difficulté]; ( percevoir intuitivement) to sense [danger, désapprobation]; sentir les beautés d'un texte/la force d'une expression to feel the beauty of a text/the force of an expression; as-tu bien senti le message de ce film? did you fully appreciate the message of the film?; sentir que ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that; je sens qu'il est sincère I feel that he's sincere; je sens que ce livre te plaira I have a feeling that you'll like this book; on sent que l'hiver approche it feels wintry; il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength; il ne sent pas (les subtilités de) l'art moderne he has no feeling for (the subtleties of) modern art; je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet I can tell you're worried; faire sentir son autorité to make one's authority felt; les mesures commencent à faire sentir leurs effets the effects of the measures are beginning to make themselves felt ou to be felt; je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord I made it clear to them that I didn't agree; faire sentir le rythme d'un poème to bring out the rhythm of a poem; se faire sentir [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt.

B vi

1 ( avoir une odeur) to smell; sentir bon/mauvais/fort to smell nice/bad/strong; tu sens le vin! you smell of wine!; ça sent le chou/la charogne/la cigarette it smells of cabbage/carrion/cigarettes; herbes qui sentent bon la Provence herbs smelling ou redolent sout of Provence; ça sent bon le café there's a nice smell of coffee; ça sent drôle ici there's a funny smell in here; fleurs qui ne sentent pas flowers which don't have a scent;

2 ( puer) to smell; le poisson commence à sentir the fish is beginning to smell; qu'est-ce qui sent (comme ça)? what's that smell?; sentir des pieds/aisselles to have smelly feet/armpits; sentir de la bouche to have bad breath;

3 ( révéler) to smack of; ta douleur/ton attitude sent la comédie or le théâtre your grief/your attitude smacks of insincerity; une fille qui sent la or sa province a girl with a touch of the provinces about her; ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage cloudy sky that heralds a storm.

C se sentir vpr

1 ( avoir la sensation de) to feel; se sentir mieux/las/chez soi to feel better/tired/at home; se sentir surveillé to feel that one is being watched; elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her; elle s'est sentie rougir she felt herself blushing; elle s'est senti piquer par un moustique she felt a mosquito bite; non mais tu te sens bien (dans ta tête)○? are you feeling all right (in the head)○?; ne plus se sentir○ ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself; ne plus se sentir de joie○ to be beside oneself with joy;

2 ( se reconnaître) to feel; se sentir assez fort pour faire, se sentir la force de faire to feel strong enough to do; se sentir libre de faire to feel free to do; se sentir victime d'une machination to feel that one is the victim of a scheme; se sentir une obligation envers qn to feel an obligation towards sb;

3 ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt; les sanctions commencent à se sentir the sanctions are beginning to bite, the effects of the sanctions are beginning to be felt.

Idiomes

je ne peux pas le sentir I can't stand him; je l'ai senti passer! (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!; elle va la sentir passer! (piqûre, addition) it's going to hurt!; ( réprimande) she's going to get it in the neck!

[sɑ̃tir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR UNE IMPRESSION DE]

1. [par l'odorat] to smell

[par le toucher] to feel

[par le goût] to taste

sens-moi cette soupe! (familier) just smell this soup!

je sens une odeur de gaz I can smell gas

je n'ai rien senti! I didn't feel a thing!

je ne sens plus ma main [d'ankylose] my hand's gone numb ou dead

je ne sens plus mes jambes [de fatigue] my legs are killing me

je sens une lourdeur dans mes jambes my legs feel heavy

elle commence à sentir son âge she's starting to feel her age

il sentit les larmes lui monter aux yeux he could feel tears coming to his eyes

je n'ai pas senti l'après-midi/les années passer the afternoon/years just flashed by

j'ai senti qu'on essayait de mettre la main dans ma poche I was aware ou I felt that someone was trying to reach into my pocket

le sentir passer, la sentir passer (familier) [douleur, claque]: je l'ai sentie passer that really hurt

vous allez la sentir passer, l'amende! you'll certainly know about it when you get the fine!

c'est lui qui a payé le repas, il a dû le sentir passer! he paid for the meal, it must have cost him an arm and a leg!

2. [avoir l'intuition de - mépris, présence, réticence] to feel, to sense, to be aware of ; [ - danger, menace] to be aware ou conscious of, to sense

tu ne sens pas ta force you don't know your own strength

je le sentais venir (de loin) avec son petit air innocent! (familier) I could see him coming (a mile off) with that innocent look on his face!

je le sentais prêt/résolu I could feel ou tell he was ready/determined

je sens bien qu'il m'envie I can feel ou tell that he envies me

j'ai senti qu'on me suivait I felt ou sensed (that) I was being followed

faire sentir quelque chose à quelqu'un to make somebody aware of something, to show somebody something

il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he made me understand ou he hinted that I was in the way

elle nous le fait sentir, qu'elle est le chef! (familier) she makes sure we know who's the boss!

les conséquences de votre décision se feront sentir tôt ou tard the implications of your decision will be felt sooner or later

3. (soutenu) [éprouver - joie, chagrin, remords] to feel

4. [apprécier - art, musique] to feel, to have a feeling for

5. (familier) [être convaincu par]

je ne la sens pas pour le rôle my feeling is that she's not right for the part

je ne le sens pas, ton projet I'm not convinced by your project

6. [maîtriser - instrument, outil] to have a feel for ; [ - rôle, mouvement à exécuter] to feel at ease with

sentir sa monture to feel good in the saddle

je ne sentais pas bien mon service aujourd'hui [au tennis] my service wasn't up to scratch today

7. (familier) [tolérer]

je ne peux pas sentir sa sœur I can't bear the sight of ou stand her sister

je ne peux pas sentir ses blagues sexistes I can't stomach ou I just can't take his sexist jokes

B.[EXHALER, DONNER UNE IMPRESSION]

1. [dégager - odeur, parfum] to smell (of), to give off a smell of

qu'est-ce que ça sent? what's that smell?

sentir le gaz to smell of gas

les roses ne sentent rien the roses don't smell (of anything) ou have no smell

ça sent bon le lilas, ici there's a nice smell of lilac in here

2. [annoncer]

ça sent la pluie/neige it feels like rain/snow

ça sentait la mutinerie there was mutiny in the air

ses propositions sentent le traquenard there's something a bit suspect about his proposals

se faire sentir [devenir perceptible] to be felt, to become obvious

la fatigue se fait sentir chez les coureurs the runners are showing signs of tiredness

3. [laisser deviner] to smack of (inseparable), to savour of (inseparable)

son interprétation/style sent un peu trop le travail her performance/style is rather too constrained

il sent le policier à des kilomètres (familier) you can tell he's a policeman a mile off

ce n'est pas un acte de vandalisme, ça sentirait plutôt la vengeance it's not pure vandalism, it feels more like revenge

ça sent sa province/les années trente! (familier) it smacks of provincial life/the thirties!

son accent sentait bon le terroir he had a wonderfully earthy accent

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[sɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif

1. [avoir une odeur] to smell

le fromage sent fort the cheese smells strong

ça sent bon

a. [fleur, parfum] it smells nice

b. [nourriture] it smells good ou nice

ça sent mauvais (sens propre) it doesn't smell very nice

ça commence à sentir mauvais, filons! (familier & figuré) things are beginning to turn nasty, let's get out of here!

2. [puer] to smell, to stink, to reek

il sent des pieds his feet smell, he's got smelly feet

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(familier)

ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to show

il ne l'aime pas — ça se sent he doesn't like her — you can tell (he doesn't) ou you can sense it

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se sentir verbe pronominal intransitif

to feel

se sentir en sécurité/danger to feel safe/threatened

je me sentais glisser I could feel myself slipping

se sentir mal

a. [s'évanouir] to feel faint

b. [être indisposé] to feel ill

se sentir bien to feel good ou all right

je ne m'en sens pas capable I don't feel up to it ou equal to it

non mais, tu te sens bien? (familier) have you gone mad?, are you off your rocker?

tu te sens d'y aller? (familier) do you feel up to going?

elle ne se sent plus depuis qu'elle a eu le rôle (familier) she's been really full of it since she landed the part

ne plus se sentir de joie to be bursting ou beside oneself with joy

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se sentir verbe pronominal transitif

je ne me sens pas le courage/la force de marcher I don't feel up to walking/have the strength to walk

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sentir
3 boca

f.

1 mouth.

boca arriba/abajo face up/down

(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life

2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).

a boca de jarro (informal) point-blank

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de metro tube o underground entrance (British), subway entrance (United States)

boca de riego hydrant

3 muzzle, fauces, maw.

4 hors d'oeuvre.

5 os.

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boca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA mouth

2 (de río) mouth

3 (abertura) entrance, opening

■ hay una boca de metro en la esquina there's an entrance to the underground on the corner

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir boca to whet one's appetite

hacer boca to whet one's appetite

andar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lips

arreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen to

boca abajo face downwards

boca arriba face upwards

callarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouth

correr de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden

hacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth water

me lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouth

no abrir boca not to say a word

no decir esta boca es mía not to say a word

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden

boca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de riego hydrant

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

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noun f.

mouth

- boca abajo
- boca arriba
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1. SF

1) (Anat) mouth

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **

• boca abajo — face down

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

• boca arriba — face up

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick

2)

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

• por boca de — through

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

3)

- no abrió la boca en toda la tarde

- buscar la boca a algn

- coserse la boca

- dar boca

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

- decir algo con la boca chica o pequeña

- sin decir esta boca es mía

- hablar por boca de ganso

- hacer boca

- se me hace la boca agua

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

- meter a algn en la boca del lobo

- meterse en la boca del lobo

- oscuro como boca de lobo

- partir la boca a algn

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

- quedarse con la boca abierta

- me lo has quitado de la boca

- ¡que tu boca sea santa!

- tapar la boca a algn

- torcer la boca

- en boca cerrada no entran moscas

- el que tiene boca se equivoca

- por la boca muere el pez

4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzle

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

6) [de crustáceo] pincer

7) [de herramienta] cutting edge

8)

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

9) (Inform) slot

10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

2. SM

1)

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

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* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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boca

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat, Zool) mouth

no te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouth

te huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

no hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth full

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)

pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask

¡esa boca …! language …!

blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed

2 ( en locs):

boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o front

duerme boca arriba he sleeps on his back

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up

boca a boca respiración:

a boca de jarro bocajarro 2. (↑ bocajarro):

de boca de from

lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouth

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest

en boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speech

la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips

se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it

por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …

lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister

abrir la boca to open one's mouth

abra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider please

mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut

no abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all evening

andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledge

desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging

su nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lips

a pedir de boca just fine

todo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine

callar(se) la boca to shut up

¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)

en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut

cerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)

con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it

coserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hat

de (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports us

es radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalism

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashion

hacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetite

hacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water

llenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname

meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouth

no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouth

no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)

(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark

parar la boca ( fam); to cut the cackle ( colloq)

quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted

que la boca se te haga de un lado ( RPl fam); Heaven forbid!

quitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth

quitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education

ser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air

tener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)

tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouth

en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)

por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous

quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human

3

(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of people

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed

4 ( Vin) taste

B

1 (de un buzón) slot

2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance

3 (de un puerto) entrance

4 (de una vasija, botella) rim

Compuestos:

● boca de dragón or (Ur) sapo

snapdragon

● boca de expendio

( RPl frml) sales outlet

la falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stations

● boca de incendios

fire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)

● boca del estómago

( fam); pit of the stomach

● boca de metro or ( RPl) subte

subway entrance ( AmE), underground o tube station entrance ( BrE)

● boca de riego

hydrant

● boca sucia

masculine and feminine

( RPl fam): no seas boca sucia don't be so foulmouthed

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boca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

b) ( en locs)

◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
◊ boca de incendios fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE);

boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up

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boca

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] mouth;

una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;

me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;

te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;

boca abajo face down;

no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;

boca arriba face up;

ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;

poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;

este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;
Fig
no abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;

será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;

si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;

Comp

andar o [m5] correr o [m5] ir de boca en boca to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

andar o [m5] estar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;

Comp
Fam
¡cállate o [m5] cierra la boca! shut up!;

siempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;

apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;

Comp

de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;

es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;

Comp

de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;

lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;

Comp
Fam
lo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;

Comp

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;

Comp

hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;

Comp

se me hace la boca agua, Am [m5] se me hace agua la boca it makes my mouth water;

cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;

Comp

irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;

se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;

lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;

Comp

meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;

Comp

este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;

Comp

no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;

Comp

no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;

Comp
Fam
partir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;

Comp

poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;

Comp

por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;

Comp

quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;

Comp

me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;

Comp

su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;

siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;

Prov

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;

Prov

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;

Prov

quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes

2. [entrada] opening;
[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;
las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;
Fam
a boca de jarro point-blank

Comp
boca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;
boca de fuego firearm;

boca de gol goalmouth;

boca de incendios hydrant;

boca de metro Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance;

boca de riego hydrant;
RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain
3. Zool [pinza] pincer

4. [filo] cutting edge

5. [del vino] flavour

6. Bot boca de dragón snapdragon

7. CAm [aperitivo] snack

♦ nm

Comp
boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;
hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life

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boca

f

1 mouth;

boca a boca mouth to mouth;

hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;

boca abajo upside down; persona, cartas, libro face down;

boca arriba right way up; persona, cartas, libro face up;

dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;

quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;

se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;

abrir o

hacer boca whet one’s appetite;

a pedir de boca perfectly;

andar o

ir o

correr de boca en boca circulate, go around;

callar la boca shut up;

estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;

hablar por boca de ganso o

de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;

no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;

meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;

taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, fam

shut s.o. up;

con la boca chica without much conviction;

partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;

poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;

quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;

llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;

quitarse algo de la boca fig go o

do without sth, deny o.s. sth

2 ZO crab claw

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boca nf

1) : mouth

2)

boca arriba : face up, on one's back

3)

boca abajo : face down, prone

4)

boca de riego : hydrant

5)

en boca de : according to

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boca n

1. (de persona, animal) mouth

límpiate la boca wipe your mouth

2. (entrada) entrance

quedamos en la boca del metro I'll meet you at the entrance to the underground

boca abajo (persona) face down (cosa) upside down

se tumbó boca abajo she lay face down

boca arriba (persona) face up / on your back (cosa) the right way up

se tumbó boca arriba she lay down on her back

decir con la boca pequeña not to mean what you say

hacerse la boca agua to make your mouth water

cuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water

boca a boca kiss of life

Spanish-English dictionary > boca
4 мириша

1. (намирисвам) smell ( и с at)

2. (изпускам миризма) smell (на of), give out a smell, have an odour

(неприятно и силно) stink, reek (на of)

(изпускам специфична миризма) be redolent (на of)

тези цветя не миришат these flowers don't smell

мирише на хубаво/лошо/кисело и пр. it smells good/bad/sour etc.

мирише на ябълки there is a smell of apples

мирише на влага it smells damp

дъхът му мирише his breath smells. he has a bad/foul breath

мирише ми на I can smell, there is a smell of

мирише на убийство there is murder in the air

на та кова ми мирише that's what it looks like

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мирѝша,

гл., мин. св. деят. прич. мирѝсал 1. ( помирисвам) smell (и с at);

2. ( изпускам миризма) smell (на of) give out a smell, have an odour; ( неприятно и силно) stink, reek (на of); ( изпускам специфична миризма) be redolent (на of); дъхът му мирише his breath smells, he has a bad/foul breath; мирише ми на I can smell, there is a smell of; мирише на влага it smells damp; мирише на хубаво/лошо/кисело и пр. it smells good/bad/sour etc.; розите миришат хубаво roses smell sweet; • мирише на убийство there is murder in the air; на такова ми мирише that’s what it looks like.

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nose; smell: This cake мириша good. - Този кекс мирише хубаво.; sniff; stink

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1. (изпускам миризма) smell (на of), give out a smell, have an odour 2. (изпускам специфична миризма) be redolent (на of) 3. (намирисвам) smell (и с at) 4. (неприятно и силно) stink, reek (на of) 5. дъхът му мирише his breath smells. he has a bad/foul breath 6. мирише ми на I can smell, there is a smell of 7. мирише на влага it smells damp 8. мирише на убийство there is murder in the air 9. мирише на хубаво/лошо/кисело и пр. it smells good/ bad/sour etc. 10. мирише на ябълки there is a smell of apples 11. на та кова ми мирише that's what it looks like 12. тези цветя не МИРИШАт these flowers don't smell

Български-английски речник > мириша
5 olor

m.

1 smell.

tener olor a to smell of

los niños acudieron al olor de la comida the children were drawn to the smell of cooking

en olor de multitudes (informal) enjoying popular acclaim

olor corporal body odor

2 odor, fragrance, smell, perfume.

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olor

► nombre masculino

1 smell

■ hay olor a quemado it smells as if something's burning

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al olor de attracted by

en olor de santidad like a saint

olor corporal body odour

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noun m.

odor, smell

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SM

1) [gen] smell (a of)

buen olor — nice smell

mal olor — bad smell, nasty smell

tiene mal olor — it smells horrible

olor a quemado — smell of burning

olor a sudor — smell of sweat, body odour o (EEUU) odor, B.O. *

olor corporal — body odour o (EEUU) odor, B.O. *

2) (=atracción) smell

acudir al olor del dinero — to be attracted by the smell of money

3) (=fama)

olor de santidad — odour of sanctity

4) pl olores Cono Sur, Méx (Culin) spices

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masculino smell

tiene un olor raro — it has a funny smell

tomarle el olor a algo — (AmL) to smell something

qué rico olor! — what a lovely smell!

olor A algo — smell of something

tiene olor a queso — it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud(es): fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd; en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint; morir en olor de santidad — to die a saint

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= smell, odour [odor, -USA], scent.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.

Ex. Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.

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* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de olor a podrido = rotten smelling.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* mal olor = stench.

* olor a fruta = fruitiness.

* olor corporal = body scent.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

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masculino smell

tiene un olor raro — it has a funny smell

tomarle el olor a algo — (AmL) to smell something

qué rico olor! — what a lovely smell!

olor A algo — smell of something

tiene olor a queso — it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud(es): fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd; en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint; morir en olor de santidad — to die a saint

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= smell, odour [odor, -USA], scent.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.

Ex: Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.

* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de olor a podrido = rotten smelling.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* mal olor = stench.

* olor a fruta = fruitiness.

* olor corporal = body scent.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

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olor

masculine

smell

¡qué olor más bueno/horrible! what a lovely/horrible smell!

tiene un olor raro it smells strange, it has a strange smell to it

tomarle el olor a algo ( AmL); to smell sth

¡qué rico olor! ( AmL); what a lovely smell!

olor A algo smell OF sth

¡qué olor a comida hay aquí! there's a strong smell of food (in) here!

tiene olor a queso it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud: fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd

en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint

morir en olor de santidad to die a saint

Compuesto:

olor a chivo

( Arg fam) body odor*, BO ( colloq)

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olor sustantivo masculino
smell;
◊ tiene un olor raro it has a funny smell;

tomarle el olor a algo (AmL) to smell sth;
olor A algo smell of sth
olor sustantivo masculino smell: el olor a humedad me disgusta, I don't like the smell of damp
estas rosas no tienen olor, these roses don't smell of anything

' olor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acritud
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- cantar
- corporal
- desagradable
- desprender
- echar
- estercolar
- graja
- grajo
- inconfundible
- olfatear
- penetrar
- penetrante
- peste
- soltar
- tufo
- agradable
- asqueroso
- clavo
- descomponer
- despedir
- feo
- fetidez
- fuerte
- ligero
- percibir
- pestilente
- podrido
- repugnante
- repulsivo
- rico
- sentir
- tumbar
English:
acrid
- cling
- detect
- detection
- distinct
- emit
- exude
- fishy
- fluid
- foul
- fruity
- give off
- linger
- lingering
- nasty
- obnoxious
- obtrusive
- odor
- odour
- of
- offensive
- overpower
- pervade
- pervasive
- powerful
- pungent
- put off
- scent
- sharp
- sickening
- smell
- smoky
- sweet
- sweetness
- unmistakable
- vile
- clove
- high
- stink
- tang
- waft

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olor nm

smell (a of);
tener olor a to smell of;

los niños acudieron al olor de la comida the children were drawn to the smell of cooking;

miles de jóvenes aspirantes acuden a Hollywood al olor de la fama thousands of young hopefuls come to Hollywood looking for fame;

Comp
Fam
en olor de multitudes enjoying popular acclaim;

Comp

vivir/morir en olor de santidad to live/die like a saint

Comp
RP Fam olor a chivo BO;
olor corporal body odour

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olor

m

1 smell; de flores, perfume tb

scent

2

:

en olor de santidad like a saint;

fue acogido en olor de multitud(es) he was received by a huge crowd

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olor nm

: smell, odor

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olor n smell

un fuerte olor a gas a strong smell of gas

Spanish-English dictionary > olor
6 فاجع

فَاجِع \ disastrous: terrible in effect; very unfortunate: a disastrous fire; disastrous mistake. tragic: very sad, resulting in death, ruin, etc.: a tragic accident. woeful: old use sad. \ فَاحَت منه رائحة \ smell: to give off a gas, etc., that a nose will notice: Roses smell very sweet. This medicine smells of (smells like) apples. This meat smells (it smells as if it is bad).

Arabic-English dictionary > فاجع
7 smell

حاسَّة الشَّمّ \ smell: ability to smell: a strong sense of smell. \ فَاحَت منه رائحة \ smell: to give off a gas, etc., that a nose will notice: Roses smell very sweet. This medicine smells of (smells like) apples. This meat smells (it smells as if it is bad).

Arabic-English glossary > smell
8 duften

v/i smell ( nach of); (gut riechen) smell good; hier duftet es aber! what a nice smell!, iro. umg. what a pong (Am. stench)!; hier duftet es nach... I can smell...

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to give off an odour; to reek; to smell

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dụf|ten ['dʊftn]
1. vi
to smell
nach etw duften — to smell of sth, to have a smell of sth

2. vi impers

hier duftet es nach Kaffee — there is a smell of coffee here, it smells of coffee here

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duf·ten

[ˈdʊftn̩]

I. vi

▪ [nach etw dat] duften to smell [of sth]

hm, wie gut du duftest mmm, you smell nice

II. vi impers

▪ es duftet [nach etw dat] it smells [or there is a smell] [of sth]

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intransitives Verb smell ( nach of)

die Rosen duften gut — the roses smell lovely or have a lovely scent

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duften v/i smell (

nach of); (gut riechen) smell good;

hier duftet es aber! what a nice smell!, iron umg what a pong (US stench)!;

hier duftet es nach … I can smell …

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intransitives Verb smell ( nach of)

die Rosen duften gut — the roses smell lovely or have a lovely scent

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v.

to smell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > duften
9 odore

m smell, odo(u)r

odori pl gastronomy herbs

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odore s.m.

1 smell, odour, scent; ( di animale, di selvaggina) spoor: odore di cucina, smell of cooking; che buon odore!, what a nice (o good) smell!; c'era un forte odore di benzina nel garage, there was a strong smell of petrol in the garage; l'odore delle rose riempiva la stanza, the scent of roses filled the room; c'è odore di chiuso nella stanza, this room smells musty; la minestra ha un buon odore, ha odore di aglio, the soup smells nice, smells of garlic; non sento nessun odore, I can't smell anything; queste uova hanno un cattivo odore, these eggs smell bad; questi fiori non hanno odore, these flowers don't smell (o have no scent); senti l'odore di questa carne, smell this meat; la volpe sentì l'odore del pollame, the fox scented the poultry; avere buon, cattivo, forte odore, to smell good, bad, strong

2 ( profumo) perfume, scent

3 (fig.) ( indizio, sentore) odour: le sue opinioni sono in odore di eresia, his opinions smack of heresy; morire in odore di santità, to die in the odour of sanctity; sentire odore di imbroglio, to suspect trickery

4 pl. (cuc.) herbs.

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[o'dore] 1.
sostantivo maschile smell, scent, odour BE, odor AE (di of)

buon, cattivo odore — nice, bad smell

avere o mandare un buon, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad; c'è odore di gas, di fumo there is a smell of gas, smoke; sento odore di bruciato I can smell burning; fig. I smell a rat; avere odore di qcs. — to smell of sth
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale odori gastr. (fresh) herbs

••

in odore di santità — in the odour of sanctity

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odore

/o'dore/

I sostantivo m.

smell, scent, odour BE, odor AE (di of); buon, cattivo odore nice, bad smell; avere o mandare un buon, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad; c'è odore di gas, di fumo there is a smell of gas, smoke; sento odore di bruciato I can smell burning; fig. I smell a rat; avere odore di qcs. to smell of sth.

II odori m.pl.

gastr. (fresh) herbs

IDIOMS

in odore di santità in the odour of sanctity.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > odore
10 riechen

vt/i; riecht, roch, hat gerochen

1. smell ( nach of); (wittern) scent; riechen an (+ Dat) smell at, sniff at; gut / übel riechen smell good / bad; süßlich / faulig riechen have a sickly sweet / foul ( oder putrid) smell; es riecht nach Gas I can smell gas, there’s a smell of gas; die Luft riecht nach Schnee I can smell snow in the air; man riecht, dass er getrunken hat you can tell by the smell that he’s been drinking; riech mal! smell this!, have a sniff ( oder whiff)! umg.; ich rieche das Parfüm gern I like the smell of that perfume; ich kann Knoblauch nicht riechen I hate (the smell of) garlic; ich bin so erkältet - ich kann nicht(s) mehr riechen I’ve got a bad cold - I can’t smell anything ( oder I have no sense of smell); Mund

2. fig.: riechen nach Betrug etc. fig. smack of corruption etc.; ich kann ihn nicht riechen umg. I can’t stand him; ich konnte es förmlich riechen I could positively smell it; er hat es gerochen umg. he got wind of it; sie hat sofort gerochen, dass etwas nicht stimmte she immediately sensed that something was wrong; das konnte ich doch nicht riechen! umg. how was I to know?; Braten, Lunte 1, Mund

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to smell; to reek; to scent; to give off an odour

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rie|chen ['riːçn] pret ro\#ch [rɔx] ptp gero\#chen [gə'rɔxn]
1. vt
to smell
ich rieche Gas — I (can) smell gas

ich rieche das Gewürz gern — I like the smell of this spice

Lunte or den Braten ríéchen (inf) — to smell a rat (inf)

ich kann das nicht ríéchen (inf) — I can't stand the smell of it; (fig

jdn nicht ríéchen können (inf) — not to be able to stand sb, to hate sb's guts (inf)

das konnte ich doch nicht ríéchen! (inf) — how was I (supposed) to know?, I'm not psychic (inf)

See:

→ Meile

2. vi

1) (= Geruchssinn haben) to have a sense of smell, to be able to smell

nicht mehr ríéchen können — to have lost one's sense of smell

Hunde können gut ríéchen — dogs have a good sense of smell

2) (= bestimmten Geruch haben) to smell

gut/schlecht ríéchen — to smell good/bad

nach etw ríéchen — to smell of sth

aus dem Mund ríéchen — to have bad breath

das riecht nach Betrug/Verrat (fig inf) — that smacks of deceit/treachery

3) (= schnüffeln) to smell, to sniff; (Tier) to sniff

an jdm/etw ríéchen — to smell sb/sth, to sniff (at) sb/sth; (Tier) to sniff (at) sb/sth

riech mal — have a sniff or smell

3. vi impers
to smell
es riecht angebrannt — there's a smell of burning, there's a burning smell

es riecht nach Gas — there's a smell of gas

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1) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) scent

2) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) smell

3) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt ( something) burning.) smell

4) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) smell

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rie·chen

< roch, gerochen>

[ˈri:çn̩]

I. vi

1. (duften) to smell; (stinken a.) to stink pej, to reek pej

das riecht hier ja so angebrannt there's a real smell of burning here

▪ nach etw dat \riechen to smell of sth

er riecht immer so nach Schweiß there's always such a sweaty smell about him

das riecht nach Korruption (fig) that smells [or reeks] of corruption

2. (schnuppern)

▪ an jdm/etw \riechen to smell sb/sth

„hier, riech mal an den Blumen!“ “here, have a sniff of these flowers”

II. vt

▪ etw \riechen to smell sth

riechst du nichts? can't you smell anything?

es riecht hier ja so nach Gas there's real stink of gas here

etw \riechen können [o mögen] to like the smell of sth

ich mag den Tabakrauch gern \riechen I like the smell of tobacco smoke

iss doch nicht immer Zwiebeln, du weißt doch, dass ich das nicht \riechen kann! stop eating onions all the time, you know I can't stand that

▶ etw \riechen können (fam) to know sth

das konnte ich nicht riechen! how was I supposed to know that!

ich rieche doch, dass da was nicht stimmt! I have a feeling that there's something funny about it

▶ jdn nicht \riechen können (fam) not to be able to stand sb

die beiden können sich nicht \riechen the two of them can't stand each other; s.a. Braten, Lunte

III. vi impers

▪ es riecht irgendwie there's a certain smell

es riecht ekelhaft there's a disgusting smell

▪ es riecht nach etw dat there's a smell of sth

es riecht nach Gas there's a smell of gas

wenn er kocht, riecht es immer sehr lecker in der Küche there's always a delicious smell in the kitchen when he's cooking

wonach riecht es hier so köstlich? what's that lovely smell in here?

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) smell

jemanden/etwas nicht riechen können — (fig. salopp) not be able to stand somebody/something

2) (wittern) <dog etc.> scent, pick up the scent of < animal>

ich konnte ja nicht riechen, dass... — (fig.) [I'm not psychic,] I couldn't know that...
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) smell

Hunde können sehr gut riechen — dogs have a very good sense of smell

an jemandem/etwas riechen — smell somebody/something

lass mich mal [daran] riechen — let me have a sniff

2) (einen Geruch haben) smell ( nach of)

gut/schlecht riechen — smell good/bad

er roch aus dem Mund — he had bad breath; his breath smelt

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riechen v/t & v/i; riecht, roch, hat gerochen

1. smell (

nach of); (wittern) scent;

riechen an (+dat) smell at, sniff at;

gut/übel riechen smell good/bad;

süßlich/faulig riechen have a sickly sweet/foul ( oder putrid) smell;

es riecht nach Gas I can smell gas, there’s a smell of gas;

die Luft riecht nach Schnee I can smell snow in the air;

man riecht, dass er getrunken hat you can tell by the smell that he’s been drinking;

riech mal! smell this!, have a sniff ( oder whiff)! umg;

ich rieche das Parfüm gern I like the smell of that perfume;

ich kann Knoblauch nicht riechen I hate (the smell of) garlic;

ich bin so erkältet - ich kann nicht(s) mehr riechen I’ve got a bad cold - I can’t smell anything ( oder I have no sense of smell); → Mund

2. fig:

riechen nach Betrug etc fig smack of corruption etc;

ich kann ihn nicht riechen umg I can’t stand him;

ich konnte es förmlich riechen I could positively smell it;

er hat es gerochen umg he got wind of it;

sie hat sofort gerochen, dass etwas nicht stimmte she immediately sensed that something was wrong;

das konnte ich doch nicht riechen! umg how was I to know?; → Braten, Lunte 1, Mund

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) smell

jemanden/etwas nicht riechen können — (fig. salopp) not be able to stand somebody/something

2) (wittern) <dog etc.> scent, pick up the scent of < animal>

ich konnte ja nicht riechen, dass... — (fig.) [I'm not psychic,] I couldn't know that...
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) smell

Hunde können sehr gut riechen — dogs have a very good sense of smell

an jemandem/etwas riechen — smell somebody/something

lass mich mal [daran] riechen — let me have a sniff

2) (einen Geruch haben) smell ( nach of)

gut/schlecht riechen — smell good/bad

er roch aus dem Mund — he had bad breath; his breath smelt

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(nach) v.

to smell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) v.

(§ p.,pp.: roch, gerochen)

= to smell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled)

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