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1 smell
(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 -
2 smell
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: -
3 smell
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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smell [something] out, smell out [something]1) lit [dog] flairer2) fig gen découvrir; démasquer [spy, traitor]3) ( cause to stink) empester -
5 smell
1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) odorat2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) odeur3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) reniflement2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) sentir2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) sentir3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) sentir•- - smelling- smelly - smelliness - smell out -
6 smell a rat
(to have a feeling that something is not as it should be; to have suspicions.) soupçonner qqch. -
7 smell out
(to find (as if) by smelling: We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again.) découvrir (en flairant) -
8 to smell a rat
[fam.] [U] se méfier; pressentir qqch de louche; fam. renifler une arnaque, un coup fourré, une embrouilleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to smell a rat
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9 sweet
sweet [swi:t]1. adjective• you're such a sweet guy! t'es vraiment un chic type ! (inf)d. [child, dog, house, hat] mignone. [sound, voice, music] mélodieux• sweet dreams! fais de beaux rêves !2. noun3. compounds* * *[swiːt] 1.2) (colloq) ( term of endearment) ange m2.1) lit [food, tea] sucré; [fruit] ( not bitter) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [wine, cider] ( not dry) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [taste] sucré; [perfume] ( pleasant) doux/douce; ( sickly) écœurant2) ( kind) [person] gentil/-ille; [face, voice] doux/douce3) ( pure) [water, smell] bon/bonne; [sound] mélodieux/-ieuse4) ( cute) gen mignon/-onne; [old person] adorable5) [certainty, solace] doux/douce6) iron3.to go one's own sweet way — agir comme ça lui/leur etc plaît
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10 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) flairer2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) flairer3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) parfumer2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) senteur2) (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.) piste3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) parfum•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent - put/throw off the scent -
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scent [sent]1. nouna. ( = odour) parfum mb. ( = perfume) parfum mb. ( = smell) flairer* * *[sent] 1.2) ( body smell) ( of animal) fumet m; ( in hunting) piste f; fig relents mplto pick up the scent — lit, fig trouver la piste
2.to be (hot) on the scent of something/somebody — suivre quelque chose/quelqu'un à la trace
transitive verb ( smell) flairer; fig pressentir [danger]Phrasal Verbs: -
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sweet [swi:t]∎ this tea is too sweet for me ce thé est trop sucré pour moi;∎ to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste être sucré, avoir un goût sucré;∎ to have a sweet tooth adorer les ou être friand de sucreries(c) (fragrant → smell) agréable, suave;∎ the roses smell so sweet! les roses sentent si bon!;∎ figurative the sweet smell of success l'ivresse f du succès;∎ to enjoy the sweet smell of success goûter à l'ivresse du succès∎ the sweet song of the lark le chant mélodieux de l'alouette;∎ to whisper sweet nothings (in sb's ear) murmurer des mots d'amour (à l'oreille de qn), old-fashioned conter fleurette (à qn)(e) (pleasant, satisfactory → emotion, feeling, success) doux (douce);∎ revenge is sweet la vengeance est douce(f) (kind, generous) gentil;∎ a sweet old lady une vieille dame charmante;∎ it was very sweet of you c'était très gentil de votre part;∎ how sweet of her to phone! comme elle est gentille d'avoir téléphoné!;∎ British to keep sb sweet cultiver les bonnes grâces de qn(g) (attractive, cute) mignon, adorable;∎ what a sweet little baby/hat! quel adorable bébé/chapeau!;∎ a sweet little dress une gentille petite robe, une petite robe exquise∎ to be sweet on sb (in love) avoir le béguin pour qn∎ he'll please his own sweet self, he'll go his own sweet way il n'en fera qu'à sa tête;∎ she'll come in her own sweet time elle viendra quand ça lui chantera;∎ you can bet your sweet life that something funny's going on! tu peux être sûr qu'il se passe quelque chose de louche!□ ;∎ British very familiar sweet FA rien du tout□, que dalle2 noun∎ I don't really like sweets je n'aime pas beaucoup les sucreries∎ what's for sweet? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme dessert?∎ my sweet mon (ma) chéri(e)familiar cool!, génial!►► Botany sweet alyssum corbeille-d'argent f;Botany sweet bent luzule f;Botany sweet cherry merisier m;Botany sweet chestnut marron m;Botany sweet cicely cerfeuil m musqué ou d'Espagne;Botany sweet pea pois m de senteur;sweet pepper poivron m;sweet potato patate f douce;American sweet roll = sorte de pâtisserie fourrée;British sweet shop confiserie f;familiar sweet talk (UNCOUNT) flatteries□ fpl, paroles fpl mielleuses□ ;Botany sweet violet violette f odorante;Botany sweet william œillet m de poète -
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14 foul
foul [faʊl]1. adjectivea. ( = disgusting) [place, smell] immondeb. ( = bad) foul luck terrible malchance fc. [language, abuse] grossierd. [shot] mauvais ; [tackle] irrégulier2. nouna. ( = pollute) polluerb. [dog] souiller( = become entangled or jammed) to foul on sth [rope, line] s'emmêler dans qch ; [mechanism] se prendre dans qch5. compounds• he suspected foul play il se doutait que ce n'était pas un accident ► foul-smelling adjective puant* * *[faʊl] 1.noun Sport faute f (by de; on sur)2.1) ( putrid) [conditions] répugnant; [smell, air] fétide; [water] putride; [taste] infect2) ( grim) épouvantable3) ( evil) odieux/-ieuse4) ( offensive) ordurier/-ièreto have a foul mouth — être grossier/-ière
5) ( unsporting) déloyal3. 4.transitive verb1) ( pollute) polluer [environment]; souiller [pavement]2) ( become tangled)3) ( clog) bloquer [mechanism]; obstruer [channel]4) Sport commettre une faute contre•Phrasal Verbs:- foul up••to fall foul of somebody — ( fall out with) se brouiller avec quelqu'un; ( lose favour) s'attirer le mécontentement de quelqu'un
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lovely [ˈlʌvlɪ]a. ( = beautiful) [woman, place, clothes, flower] ravissant ; [baby, animal, picture, voice] beau ( belle f)b. ( = pleasant) [person] charmant ; [day, flavour, meal, surprise, weather, holiday] merveilleux ; [food, smell] délicieux ; [idea] excellent• thanks, that's lovely (inf) ( = fine) merci, c'est parfait* * *['lʌvlɪ]1) ( beautiful) [colour, garden, woman] beau/belle, joli (before n)2) ( pleasant) [letter, person] charmant; [meal, smell] délicieux/-ieuse; [idea, surprise] bon/bonne (before n); [weekend outing] excellent; [present, weather] magnifiqueto taste lovely — être délicieux/-ieuse
3) ( emphatic)lovely and hot/fresh — bien chaud/frais
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16 musty
musty [ˈmʌstɪ][book, clothes] moisi* * *['mʌstɪ]1) [room] qui sent le renfermé; [book, clothing] qui a une odeur de moisito smell musty — sentir le moisi or le renfermé
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nasty [ˈnα:stɪ]a. ( = unkind, spiteful) [person, remark] méchantb. [habit, rumour] vilain ; [bend] dangereux ; [smell, taste, moment] mauvais before n ; [feeling, situation, experience] désagréable ; [weather] affreuxc. ( = serious) [accident] grave ; [fall, wound] vilain* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.(colloq) noun (in food, water, air) saleté f2.video nasty — film m d'épouvante en vidéo
1) ( unpleasant) [crime, experience, sight, taste, surprise, suspicion] horrible; [feeling, task] désagréable; [habit, weather, smell, taste] mauvais; [expression, look] méchant; [rumour] inquiétant; [stain] gros/grosse; [affair, business] sale (before n)to turn nasty — [person, dog] devenir méchant; [weather] se gâter
to be a nasty piece of work — (colloq) GB être un sale type (colloq)/une sale bonne femme (colloq)
2) ( unkind) [person] désagréable; [trick] sale (before n), vilain; [gossip, remark, letter] méchant3) ( serious) [cut, bruise] vilain (before n); [bump, crack, fall, accident] grave; [cold] mauvais (before n)4) ( ugly) affreux/-euse5) ( tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] dangereux/-euse -
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19 perfume
1. ['pə:fju:m] noun1) (a sweet smell or fragrance: the perfume of roses.) parfum2) (a liquid, cream etc which has a sweet smell when put on the skin, hair, clothes etc: She loves French perfume(s).) parfum2. [pə'fju:m] verb1) (to put perfume on or in: She perfumed her hair.) parfumer2) (to give a sweet smell to: Flowers perfumed the air.) embaumer• -
20 scent
A n3 Hunt piste f, trace f ; fig (of scandal, crime, criminal) relents mpl ; to pick up the scent lit, fig trouver la piste ; to throw the dogs/the police off the scent brouiller la piste aux chiens/à la police ; to be (hot) on the scent of sth/sb suivre qch/qn à la trace ;4 ( perfume) parfum m.B vtr1 ( smell) lit flairer [prey, animal] ; [police dog] flairer [drugs, explosives] ; fig pressentir [danger, trouble] ; flairer [scandal] ;2 ( perfume) parfumer [air, room].■ scent out:
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