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1 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.) lyktarskyn2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) lykt, þefur, ilmur, daunn3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) það að lykta/þefa af e-u2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) finna (e-a) lykt af2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) lykta, þefja, anga3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) lykta/þefa af•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out -
2 smell a rat
(to have a feeling that something is not as it should be; to have suspicions.) gruna að brögð séu í tafli -
3 smell out
(to find (as if) by smelling: We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again.) þefa uppi -
4 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) þefa uppi2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) gruna3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) ilma2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) ilmur2) (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.) slóð3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) ilmvatn•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
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5 perfume
1. ['pə:fju:m] noun1) (a sweet smell or fragrance: the perfume of roses.) ilmur2) (a liquid, cream etc which has a sweet smell when put on the skin, hair, clothes etc: She loves French perfume(s).) ilmvatn2. [pə'fju:m] verb1) (to put perfume on or in: She perfumed her hair.) setja ilmvatn á2) (to give a sweet smell to: Flowers perfumed the air.) fylla af ilmi/angan• -
6 acrid
['ækrid](harsh in smell or taste: The acrid smell of smoke filled the room.) rammur, svíðandi -
7 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) fúll, viðbjóðslegur2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) andstyggilegur2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) brot3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) brjóta á2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) óhreinka• -
8 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nef2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) lyktarskyn3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nef, trjóna2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) fikra sig áfram, mjakast2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) hnÿsast í•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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9 reek
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10 sniff
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11 stink
[stiŋk] 1. past tense - stank; verb(to have a very bad smell: That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats.) lykta illa2. noun(a very bad smell: What a stink!) fÿla -
12 -smelling
(having a (particular kind of) smell: a nasty-smelling liquid; sweet-smelling roses.) lyktandi -
13 appetising
adjective (which increases the appetite: an appetizing smell.) lystugur, girnilegur -
14 appetizing
adjective (which increases the appetite: an appetizing smell.) lystugur, girnilegur -
15 aroma
[ə'rəumə](the (usually pleasant) smell that a substance has or gives off: the aroma of coffee.) ilmur- aromatic -
16 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) tengja2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) umgangast2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) aðstoðar-2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) tengdur, auka-3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) félagi; samstarfsmaður- in association with -
17 carbon monoxide
(a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell: Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.) kolsÿringur -
18 chlorine
['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klór -
19 detect
[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) uppgötva, átta sig á- detention -
20 disgust
1. verb(to cause feelings of dislike or sickness in: The smell of that soup disgusts me; She was disgusted by your behaviour.) vekja viðbjóð2. noun(the state or feeling of being disgusted: She left the room in disgust.) viðbjóður- disgustingly
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