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smelling+(verb)

  • 121 mint

    I 1. [mint] noun
    (a place where money is made by the government.) casa da moeda
    2. verb
    (to manufacture (money): When were these coins minted?) cunhar
    II [mint] noun
    1) (a plant with strong-smelling leaves, used as a flavouring.) menta, hortelã-pimenta
    2) ((also peppermint) (a sweet with) the flavour of these leaves: a box of mints; ( also adjective) mint chocolate.) bala/bombom de menta

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > mint

  • 122 smell

    1. [smel] noun
    1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato
    2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) cheiro
    3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) cheirada
    2. [smelt] verb
    1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) cheirar
    2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) cheirar
    3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) cheirar
    - smelly - smelliness - smell out

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > smell

  • 123 spice

    1. noun
    1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) condimento
    2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) tempero
    2. verb
    (to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) condimentar
    - spicy - spiciness

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > spice

  • 124 sniff

    A n
    1 (of person with cold, person crying) reniflement m ; (of disgust, disdain) grimace f, moue f ;
    2 ( inhalation) inhalation f ; a single sniff of this substance can be fatal une seule inhalation de cette substance peut être mortelle ; to take a sniff of sentir [perfume, cheese] ; let me have a sniff laisse-moi sentir ;
    3 fig ( slight scent) there was a sniff of corruption in the air cela sentait la corruption ; there has never been a sniff of scandal il n'y a jamais eu le moindre soupçon de scandale ; I didn't get a sniff of the profits je n'ai pas vu la couleur des bénéfices ; I didn't get a sniff of the ball je n'ai pas eu le ballon une seule fois.
    B vtr [dog] flairer [trail, lamppost] ; [person] humer [air] ; sentir [perfume, food, flower] ; inhaler, sniffer [glue, cocaine] ; respirer [smelling salts].
    C vi lit [person] renifler ; [dog] renifler, flairer ; fig [person] faire une moue ; to sniff at sth lit renifler [food, liquid] ; fig faire la grimace à [suggestion, idea] ; faire la fine bouche devant [dish, food] ; a free car/a 10% pay rise is not to be sniffed at une voiture gratuite/une augmentation de 10%, ça ne se refuse pas.
    sniff out:
    sniff out [sth] [dog] flairer [explosives, drugs] ; fig [journalist] flairer [scandal] ; [police] dénicher [culprit] ; [shopper] flairer [bargain].

    Big English-French dictionary > sniff

См. также в других словарях:

  • smelling the barn — verb …   Wiktionary

  • smell — [c]/smɛl / (say smel) verb (smelt or smelled, smelling) –verb (t) 1. to perceive through the nose, by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odour of. 2. to test by the sense of smell. 3. to perceive, detect, or discover by shrewdness or… …  

  • smell out — verb 1. recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S …   Useful english dictionary

  • combat — verb (combated, combating) –verb (t) /ˈkɒmbæt / (say kombat), /kəmˈbæt / (say kuhm bat) 1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: *These bands were made of a flannel material and had a strong smelling medicinal treatment in them to help… …  

  • scent out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑smell out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: Some …   Useful english dictionary

  • sniff out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑scent out, ↑smell out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: Some …   Useful english dictionary

  • come to — verb a) To recover consciousness after fainting etc. She came to with the aid of smelling salts. b) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also . The flood had made, th …   Wiktionary

  • smell like a rose — verb To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed. I dont suppose anyone from the director down will come out of this deal smelling like a rose, the warden commented, but our only hope is that some good will… …   Wiktionary

  • slake — verb /sleɪk/ a) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench. ‘Sir Launcelot, I se and fele dayly that youre love begynnyth to slake, for ye have no joy to be in my presence, but ever ye ar oute of thys courte [...].’ b) To cool (something)… …   Wiktionary

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