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41 scent
I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) fiutare2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) fiutare, (avere sentore di)3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) profumare2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) profumo2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista, traccia, scia3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) profumo•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sɛnt]1. n1) (smell, perfume) profumo2) (track) tracce fpl, pistato follow/lose the scent — seguire/perdere le tracce or la pista
to put or throw sb off the scent fig — far perdere le tracce a qn, sviare qn
2. vt1)to scent (with) — (make sth smell nice) profumare (di or con)
2) (smell) fiutare* * *scent /sɛnt/n. [uc]3 ( caccia) odore della passata della selvaggina; usta; segnale olfattivo; scia, traccia, pista ( anche fig.): The scent was weak, l'usta era debole; to lose the scent, perdere le tracce; The scent is hot, l'usta è recente; (fig.) la pista scotta4 ( anche fig.) fiuto; olfatto; odorato: He has a scent for young talent, ha molto fiuto per scoprire giovani di talento● scent bag, sacchetto profumato □ (zool.) scent gland, ghiandola odorifera □ ( anche fig.) to follow a false scent, seguire una pista sbagliata; essere fuori strada (fig.) □ to get scent of st., aver sentore di qc. □ to be off the scent (o on a false scent), seguire una falsa pista □ to be on the scent of, essere sulle tracce di; (fig.) essere sul punto di (fare qc.) □ to put (o to throw) sb. off the scent, mettere q. su una falsa pista; depistare q.(to) scent /sɛnt/A v. t.1 ( d'animali) fiutare; (fig.) avere sentore di; subodorare: The dogs had scented a hare, i cani avevano fiutato una lepre; to scent danger [a snare], fiutare il pericolo [subodorare un'insidia]B v. i.● to scent out, scoprire ( selvaggina, ecc.) col fiuto; (fig.) scoprire, scovare.* * *I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]• -
42 sensation
[sen'seɪʃn]1) (feeling, impression, stir) sensazione f.2) colloq. (person)* * *[sen'seiʃən]1) (the ability to feel through the sense of touch: Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.) sensibilità2) (a feeling: a sensation of faintness.) sensazione3) (a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror: The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week.) (fatto sensazionale)•- sensationally* * *sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃn/n. [cu]1 sensazione; senso; sensibilità (fisica): a sensation of cold, una sensazione di freddo; He lost all sensation in his right hand, perse la sensibilità della mano destra2 sensazione; scalpore; impressione; colpo (fig.): to make a sensation, far impressione; far scalpore; far sensazione; to cause (o create) a sensation, far colpo; destare scalpore3 cosa che fa colpo; avvenimento sbalorditivo; fatto sensazionale: Her TV show was an overnight sensation, il suo spettacolo TV ha avuto un immediato e strepitoso successo.* * *[sen'seɪʃn]1) (feeling, impression, stir) sensazione f.2) colloq. (person) -
43 figure ***** fig·ure
['fɪɡə(r)]1. n1) (number) cifraa mistake in the figures — un errore nei calcoli, un errore di calcolo
to reach double/three figures — raggiungere le due/tre cifre
2) (body, outline) figura, forma3) (person) figura, personaggio4) (drawing, Geom) figura, (diagram) illustrazione f2. vi1) (appear) figurare2) (esp Am: make sense) essere logico (-a), spiegarsithat figures! fam — è logico!
3. vt(esp Am: think, calculate) pensare, immaginare•
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make sense of — 1. To understand 2. To see the purpose in, or explanation of • • • Main Entry: ↑sense * * * find meaning or coherence in she must try to make sense of what was going on * * * make (any) sense of : to understand (something) … Useful english dictionary
sense — sense1 W1S1 [sens] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sens, from Latin sensus, from sentire to feel ] 1.) a feeling about something sense of ▪ Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief. ▪ She has a strong sense of loyalty … Dictionary of contemporary English
sense — 1 /sens/ noun JUDGMENT/UNDERSTANDING 1 (U) good understanding and judgment, especially about practical things: have the sense to do sth: You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity before touching the wires. see also: common sense 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ … Collocations dictionary
make sense — verb be reasonable or logical or comprehensible (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑add up • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s It s that CLAUSE * * * be intelligible, jus … Useful english dictionary
sense — I n. judgment 1) to display, show sense 2) common, good, horse (colloq.) sense 3) a grain of sense 4) the sense to + inf. (they don t have the sense to admit defeat) 5) (misc.) to bring smb. to her/his senses; to come to one s senses; to take… … Combinatory dictionary
sense*/*/*/ — [sens] noun I 1) [U] a reasonable way of thinking about something or doing something They must have had the sense to park the car in the shade.[/ex] There s no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed.[/ex] 2) [C] a feeling or belief … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
make sense — to be reasonable. This deal clearly makes sense in the long term. Usage notes: often used with words that describe amounts, like some, much, or any: Her idea doesn t make any sense … New idioms dictionary
sense — 1. noun /sɛns/ a) One of the methods for a living being to gather data about the world; sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste. a sense of security b) A general conscious awareness … Wiktionary