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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.) olfato2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) olor3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) olfateo, olfacción
2. smelt verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) oler2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) oler3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) oler, olfatear•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out
smell1 n olorsmell2 vb olertr[smel]1 (sense) olfato■ pooh! what a smell! ¡qué peste!1 oler2 figurative use olfatear1 oler2 (have particular smell) oler (a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a smell of something olerse algoI smell a rat aquí hay gato encerrado: oler, olfatearto smell danger: olfatear el peligrosmell vi: olerto smell good: oler biensmell n1) : olfato m, sentido m del olfato2) odor: olor mn.• hedor s.m.• olfato s.m.• olor s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) = husmear v.• oler v.• olfatear v.• oliscar v.smel
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a) c ( odor) olor mb) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)
c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m
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a) ( sense) oler*I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)
we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado
b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatearc) ( recognize)
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vi ( give off odor) oler*that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)
it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido
it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)
[smel] (vb: pt, pp smelled, smelt)to smell OF something — oler* a algo
1. N1) (=sense) olfato mto have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato, tener un buen sentido del olfato
2) (=odour) olor mit has a nice smell — tiene un olor agradable, huele bien
there's a smell of gas/of burning — huele a gas/a quemado
3) (=sniff)let's have a smell — déjame olerlo, déjame que lo huela
here, have a smell — huele esto
2. VT1) (=perceive odour) olerI can smell gas/burning — huele a gas/a quemado, hay olor a gas/a quemado
dogs can smell fear — los perros pueden olfatear or oler el miedo
2) (=sniff) [person] oler; [animal] olfatear, oler3) (fig)rat 1., 1)3. VI1) (=emit odour) olerwhat does it smell like? — ¿a qué huele?
to smell of sth — (lit, fig) oler a algo
if food smells off, throw it away — si la comida huele mal or a pasada, tírela
2) (=smell bad) oler3) (=have sense of smell)4) (=sniff) [person] olisquear; [animal] olfatear* * *[smel]
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a) c ( odor) olor mb) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)
c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m
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a) ( sense) oler*I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)
we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado
b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatearc) ( recognize)
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vi ( give off odor) oler*that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)
it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido
it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)
to smell OF something — oler* a algo
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2 sapere
1. v/t know( essere capace di) be able tosai nuotare? can you swim?lo so I know2. v/i: far sapere qualcosa a qualcuno let someone know somethingsaperla lunga know all about itnon si sa mai you never knowper quel che ne so as far as I knowsapere di ( avere sapore di) taste ofnon sa di nulla it doesn't taste of anything3. m knowledge* * *sapere v.tr.1 to know*: sa sempre la lezione molto bene, she always knows her lesson very well; sa tre lingue straniere, he knows three foreign languages; sapere a mente, a memoria, to know by heart; sapere qlco. per filo e per segno, to know sthg. thoroughly; so per esperienza come vanno queste cose, I know by experience how these things go // sa il fatto suo, he knows his job // chi sa il gioco non lo insegni, (prov.) he who knows the rules does well to keep them to himself2 ( essere a conoscenza di) to know*; ( venire a conoscenza di) to hear*, to learn*; to get* to know: sai che...?, do you know that...?; lo so, I know; non lo so, I don't know; non so niente di tutto questo, I know nothing about all this; vorrei saperne di più, I wish I knew (o I'd like to know) more; so benissimo che sei lì, I know perfectly well you're there; sai bene, meglio di me, you know perfectly well; sapevo che sarebbe venuto, I knew he would come; venire a sapere, to get (o to come) to know; come hai saputo queste notizie?, how did you get this information?; presto o tardi si sa tutto, everything comes out sooner or later; speriamo che non si sappia in giro, let's hope the whole world doesn't know about it; non ho saputo più nulla di lui, I haven't heard any more about him; questo è quanto ho saputo, that is what I heard // far sapere qlco. a qlcu., to let s.o. know sthg.; ( per iscritto) to drop s.o. a line about sthg.; ( a voce) to send s.o. word about sthg. // sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qlcu., to know everything about s.o. // che ne so io?, come faccio a saperlo?, how should I know?; come fai a saperlo?, how do you know? // si può sapere cosa vuoi?, may I know what you want? // non si sa mai, you never know (o you never can tell) // buono a sapersi, that's worth knowing // non voglio più saperne ( di lui, di ciò), I don't want to have anything more to do with him, with it // sappi, sappiate che..., you have to understand that... // devi sapere che ieri..., listen, yesterday... // se (tu) sapessi, se sapeste!, if you only knew // (a) saperlo, (ad) averlo saputo!, if only I'd known! // che io sappia, per quel che ne so io, per quanto mi è dato sapere, as far as I know // per chi non lo sapesse, for those who don't know // sa com'è, you know how it is // Dio sa quando tornerà, God knows when he'll come back; Dio solo (lo) sa dove è andato a finire, God only knows where it's finished up // egli vende vestiti, cappelli, scarpe e che so io, he sells clothes, hats, shoes and what not // è morto di non so quale malattia, he died of some disease or other // in gennaio, si sa, fa freddo, everybody knows that it is cold in January3 ( aver chiaro in mente) to know*: so io cosa devo fare, I know what I must do; non so che fare, che dire, I don't know what to do, what to say; non sai quello che dici, you don't know what you're saying; non so che farci, come fare, I don't know what to do about it; sa di avere ragione, he knows he's right; non sapevo di dover tornare, I didn't know I had to come back; sa quel che vuole, he knows what he wants // ecco, lo sapevo, there, I knew it // un certo non so che, a certain je ne sais quoi4 ( essere capace, essere in grado di) can; ( nei tempi mancanti) to be able; to know* how: sa far tutto, he can do anything; non sa fare niente, he can't do anything; sa parlare inglese e francese, he can speak English and French; non so guidare la macchina, I can't drive a car; ''Sai sciare?'' ''Sì'', ''No'', ''Can you ski?'' ''Yes, I can'', ''No, I can't''; pensi che sappia cavarsela?, do you think he'll be able to manage?; non me l'hanno saputo dire, they weren't able to tell me; saprebbe indicarmi un buon ristorante nella zona?, could you tell me where there is a good restaurant around here?; rivolgiti a lui, saprà certamente consigliarti, ask him, he'll definitely be able to advise you; non sapendo nuotare, rischiò di annegare, not being able (o being unable) to swim, he was in danger of drowning; non ho simpatia per quella gente, non saprei dire perché, I don't like those people but I couldn't say why; sai come si apre questa porta?, do you know how this door opens?; è uno che sa farsi rispettare, he knows how to command respect; non so fare questo esercizio, I don't know how to do this exercise; non saprò mai usare il computer, I'll never know (o learn) how to use a computer (o I'll never be able to use a computer) // con la gente ci sa fare, he knows how to handle people; con lui bisogna saperci fare, you have to know how to handle him◆ v. intr.1 to know*, to be educated: è un uomo che sa, he is an educated (o a cultivated) man; sa di greco e di latino, he's well-versed in Greek and Latin2 ( essere a conoscenza) to know*, to be aware; ( venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn*: so dei suoi meriti, I know (o I'm aware) of his merits; non sapevo di questi intrighi, I wasn't aware of these intrigues; ho saputo di un malinteso fra voi due, I've heard of a misunderstanding between you3 ( aver sapore) to taste; ( aver odore) to smell*: questa minestra sa di aglio, this soup tastes of garlic; questa carne sa di bruciato, this meat tastes burnt; la stanza sapeva di fumo, the room smelt of smoke // una ragazza che non sa di niente, an insipid girl4 ( pensare, supporre) to think*: mi sa che hai ragione tu, I think you're right; mi sa che è rimasto a letto, I bet he's stayed in bed.sapere s.m.* * *1. [sa'pere]vb irreg vt1) (conoscere: lezione, nome) to know, (venire a sapere: notizia) to hearsai se torna? — do you know if o whether he is coming back?
lo so, non è colpa tua — I know, it's not your fault
sa quattro lingue — he knows o can speak four languages
come l'ha saputo? — how did he find out o hear about it?
vuoi sapere la verità? — do you want to know o hear the truth?
far sapere qc a qn — to let sb know (about) sth, inform sb about sth
venire a sapere qc (da qn) — to find out o hear about sth (from sb)
2) (essere capace di) to know how tosai nuotare? — do you know how to swim?, can you swim?
3) (rendersi conto) to knownon sa cosa dice — he doesn't know o realize what he's saying
senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly
4)è difficile, e io ne so qualcosa — it's difficult and don't I know itsi sa che... — it's well known that..., everybody knows that...
non saprei — I don't o wouldn't know
mi dispiace, non so che farci — I'm sorry, I don't see what I can do about it
averlo saputo! — had I (o we ecc) known!, if only I (o we ecc) had known!
ci sa fare con le donne/macchine — he has a way with women/cars
1)sapere di — (aver sapore) to taste of, (aver odore) to smell of, fig to smack of, resemble
2)mi sa che... — (credo) I think (that)...
3. sm* * *I 1. [sa'pere]verbo modale (essere capace, potere) can, to be* able to2.verbo transitivo1) (conoscere) to know* [verità, risposta]sapere qcs. su qcn. — to know sth. about sb.
ha ragione, sai — he's right, you know
sappi che non lo permetterò! — I won't stand for it, I tell you!
non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima — I'm none the wiser
2) (avere imparato) to know*3) (essere, venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn* (di of, about)3.2) (avere sapore) to taste, to savour BE, savor AE (di of); (avere odore) to smell* (di of)sapere di sale, di bruciato — to taste salty, burnt
3) fig. (sembrare)mi sa che — I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)
••saperci fare con i bambini — to have a way o be good with children
••saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. — to know a thing or two about sth.
Note:Attenzione a distinguere l'uso di saper fare qualcosa e sapere qualcosa: nel primo caso, sapere funziona da verbo modale, non può avere per soggetto una cosa, e si traduce con can, to be able to o to know how; nel secondo caso, funziona da verbo lessicale e si traduce con to know. Si veda sotto per gli esempi d'uso e i casi minoriII [sa'pere]sostantivo maschile knowledge; (cultura) learning* * *sapere1/sa'pere/ [82]Attenzione a distinguere l'uso di saper fare qualcosa e sapere qualcosa: nel primo caso, sapere funziona da verbo modale, non può avere per soggetto una cosa, e si traduce con can, to be able to o to know how; nel secondo caso, funziona da verbo lessicale e si traduce con to know. Si veda sotto per gli esempi d'uso e i casi minori.(essere capace, potere) can, to be* able to; saper fare to be able to do; sapere come fare to know how to do; non sa guidare she can't drive; sa battere a macchina? can he type? a quattro anni sapevo leggere I could read at the age of four; sai aggiustarlo? do you know how to fix it? non sa dire di no he can't say no; saper ascoltare to be a good listener1 (conoscere) to know* [verità, risposta]; lo so I know; non lo so I don't know; sapere tutto to know everything; sapere qcs. su qcn. to know sth. about sb.; non so perché I don't know why; lo so che è difficile I know it's difficult; sapevo che l'avresti detto I knew you would say that; non sa più quello che dice he doesn't know what he's saying; non ne so niente I don't know anything about it; buono a -rsi that's handy to know; come faccio a saperlo? how should I know? senza saperlo unknowingly; come ben sai as you well know; se proprio vuoi saperlo if you must know; caso mai non lo sapessi in case you didn't know; ha ragione, sai he's right, you know; sai una cosa? (do) you know something? sai cosa? sono proprio stufo you know what? I'm really fed up; sappi che non lo permetterò! I won't stand for it, I tell you! se sapessi! little do you know! se sapessi come sono contento! you can't imagine how happy I am! che io sappia as far as I know; non che io sappia not that I know of; che (cosa) ne so io! how should I know! per quanto ne so to my knowledge; senza che lo sapessi without my knowledge; non saprei I wouldn't know; vai a sapere! chi lo sa! who knows? non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima I'm none the wiser2 (avere imparato) to know*; sapere il cinese to know Chinese; sapere per esperienza to know from experience3 (essere, venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn* (di of, about); venire a sapere che to hear (it said) that; ho saputo del tuo incidente I heard about your accident; fammelo sapere please let me know; come l'hai saputo? how did you find out? ha fatto sapere che she let it be known that(aus. avere)1 (essere colto) un uomo che sa a cultivated man2 (avere sapore) to taste, to savour BE, savor AE (di of); (avere odore) to smell* (di of); sapere di sale, di bruciato to taste salty, burnt; non sa di niente it has no taste3 fig. (sembrare) sa di fregatura it sounds dodgy; mi sa che I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)saperci fare con i bambini to have a way o be good with children; con gli uomini ci sa fare she knows how to handle men; saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. to know a thing or two about sth.; è uno che la sa lunga he's been around; sapere il fatto proprio to know what's what; non voglio più saperne di lui I don't want to hear from him any more; non ne vuole sapere he won't hear of it.————————sapere2/sa'pere/sostantivo m.knowledge; (cultura) learning; sete di sapere thirst for knowledge; un uomo di vasto sapere a man of great learning. -
3 smell
1. I1) many flowers (grasses, soaps, etc.) smell многие цветы и т.д. пахнут; how it smells! какой аромат!; this meat is beginning to smell мясо начинает попахивать; his breath smells у него пахнет изо рта; take the dog out of the house, he smells выведи собаку из дома, от нее воняет2) often with can; not all animals can smell чувство обоняния есть не у всех животных; I can't smell because I have a cold у меня насморк, и я не чувствую запаха2. IIsmell in some manner smell well (delightfully, heavenly, strongly, repulsively, pungently, abominably, etc.) хорошо и т.д. пахнуть; the old-fashioned roses often smell deliciously, many of the new ones don't smell at all розы старых сортов чудесно пахнут, многие же новые сорта совсем не имеют запаха3. IIIsmell smth.1) smell flowers (this rose, the meat, a bottle of salts, this stuff, etc,) (по)нюхать цветы и т.д.; she was smelling violets она вдыхала аромат фиалок; the dog smelt my shoes собака обнюхала мои ботинки; he had never smelled powder он еще не нюхал пороха2) often with can; smell gas (tobacco smoke, onions, etc.) (почувствовать запах газа и т.д.; I don't /can't/ smell anything я не чувствую никакого запаха; the horses smell the stable лошади чуют конюшню; smell danger (the cheat, treason, etc.) почувствовать /почуять/ опасность и т.д.; the detective smelled foul play сыщик заподозрил что-то неладное; the dogs smelt the thief собаки почуяли /напали на след/ вора id smell a rat почуять неладное4. IVsmell with. somewhere the camels (the horses) smell the water a mile off верблюды (лошади) чуют воду за целую милю; smell smth. in some manner I smelt smoke faintly я почувствовал /уловил/ легкий запах дыма5. VIsmell something of some kind smell something unusual (sweet, bitter, etc.) почувствовать какой-л. необычный и т.д. запах6. VIIsmell smth. to do smth. smell the meat to see if it is fresh (the flower to see if she will like it, the milk to make sure it is not sour, etc.) понюхать мясо, чтобы убедиться, что оно не испорчено и т.д.7. VIIIsmell smth. doing smth. smell meat roasting (dinner cooking, smth. burning, etc.) почувствовать / почуять/ запах жарящегося мяса и т.д.8. XVsmell to be in some state smell good (nice, delicious, bad, awful, sour, sweet, nasty, disgusting, etc.) пахнуть хорошо и т.д., иметь хороший и т.д. запах; the room smells damp (musty, mildewy, etc.) комната пахнет сыростью и т.д.9. XVI1) smell of smth. smell of fish (of garlic, of vanilla, of violets, of brandy, of drink, of tobacco smoke, of camphor, of sweat, of paint, etc.) пахнуть рыбой и т.д.; smell of dishonesty (of intrigue, of treachery, of jobbery, etc.) отдавать /пахнуть/ обманом и т.д.; the plan smells of smth. tricky в этом плане что-то не так /не все честно/; smell of smth. doing smth. smell of smth. burning (of smth. rotting, of smth. going bad, etc.) пахнуть горелым и т.д.2) smell at smth. smell at a bottle (at a flower, at a door, etc.) (по)нюхать флакон и т.д.; the dog smelt at my shoes собака обнюхала мои ботинки; smell with smth. smell with one's nose чувствовать запах /обонять/ носом; one cannot smell with a cold in the nose при насморке человек теряет обоняние /не чувствует запахов/10. XIX1smell like smth. smell like almonds (like musk, like French scent, etc.) пахнуть как миндаль /миндалем/ и т.д., иметь запах миндаля и т.д.11. XXI1|| smell one's way to smth. нюхом найти дорогу куда-л.; the dog smelt his way to the kitchen (to his master's retreat, etc.) собака нюхом нашла дорогу на кухню и т.д. -
4 ■ smell of
■ smell ofv. i. + prep.1 odorare, profumare di: The air smelt of the sea, l'aria odorava di mare; to smell of lavender, profumare di lavanda3 (fig.) sapere di; puzzare di: His proposal smells of treachery, la sua proposta puzza d'imbroglio □ (fig., arc. o lett.: di un'opera, un lavoro, ecc.) to smell of the lamp, essere stantio (libresco, ecc.); sapere di lavoro a tavolino □ This room smells of smoke, in questa stanza si sente odore di fumo. -
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ri:k
1. сущ.
1) сильный неприятный запах, вонь, зловоние;
вонючий, зловонный воздух, затхлость He smelt the reek of whisky. ≈ Он почувствовал сильный запах виски. Syn: smell
1., fume
1., odour, stink
1., fetid odour
2) испарение, пар (при нагревании чего-л. влажного, как, напр., влажной одежды) Syn: vapour
1., steam
1.
3) а) книж.;
шотланд. густой дым, копоть Syn: smoke
1. б) шотланд. туман, дымка Syn: fog I
1., mist
1.
2. гл.
1) а) излучать неприятный запах;
вонять( of - чем-л.) The whole room reeked of tobacco smoke. ≈ Комната насквозь пропахла табаком. smell
1., stink
2. б) перен. попахивать, отдавать( of - чем-л. дурным) The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy. ≈ Все это отдает лицемерием.
2) дымить, куриться;
излучать пар, испарения Syn: emit smoke, fill with smoke
3) обкуривать;
обдавать паром Syn: fumigate ∙ reek with вонь, дурной запах - kitchen * чад - the * of stale tobacco застоявшийся табачный дух духота;
затхлость - amid * and squator of the slums в духоте и грязи трущоб (шотландское) дым (книжное) копоть пары, испарения ( особ. вредные или неприятные) (of) дурно пахнуть;
вонять( чем-л.) - to * of garlic пахнуть чесноком - his clothes * of tobacco его одежда пропахла /провоняла/ табаком - he *s of beer от него разит пивом попахивать, отдавать (чем-л. дурным) - it *s of murder дело пахнет убийством - it *s of affectation это похоже на притворство - a neighbourhood that *s of poverty район неприкрытой нищеты - a man who *s charm человек, полный очарования - the book *s with scraps of Latin книга пестрит латинскими выражениями дымить, куриться (об остатках пожара, трубе и пр.) окуривать;
коптить, покрывать копотью дымиться (о кушанье и т. п.) ~ отдавать (чем-л.) неприятным, вонять (of) ;
it reeks of murder тут пахнет убийством reek вонь, сильный неприятный запах ~ книжн., шотл. густой дым, пар, испарение ~ дымить, куриться ~ испускать пар, испарения ~ отдавать (чем-л.) неприятным, вонять (of) ;
it reeks of murder тут пахнет убийством -
6 reek
[riːk] 1. сущ.1) сильный неприятный запах, вонь, зловоние; зловонный воздух, затхлостьHe smelt the reek of whisky. — Он чувствовал сильный запах виски.
Syn:2) испарения, парыSyn:3)а) книжн. густой дым, копотьSyn:smoke 1.б) шотл. туман, дымкаSyn:2. гл.1) ( reek of)а) издавать неприятный запах; вонять (чем-л.)The whole room reeked of tobacco smoke. — Комната насквозь пропахла табаком.
Syn:б) попахивать, отдавать (чем-л. дурным)The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy. — Всё это пахнет лицемерием.
2) дымить, куриться3) обкуривать; обдавать паромSyn:
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