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1 smell a rat
(to have a feeling that something is not as it should be; to have suspicions.) vohati prevaro -
2 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.) voh2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) vonj3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) duhanje2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) zavohati2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) imeti duh3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) poduhati•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out* * *I [smel]nounduh, vonj; voh; colloquially (po)duhanje; slab, neprijeten vonj, smrad; figuratively sled, nadih (of česa)sense of smell — vonj, vohII [smel]transitive verb & intransitive verb(za)duhati, poduhati (at kaj), zavohati; vonjati, imeti duh, dišati (of po); figuratively smrdeti; (o psu) zaslediti (divjačino); figuratively dati slutiti; figuratively natančneje (p)ogledatito smell one's oats figuratively zaduhati hlev, pripraviti se za končni spurt (o konju)to smell of a shop figuratively biti prevcč strokovento smell a rat figuratively zavohati nekaj sumljivega, zaslutiti nevarnosthis writings smell of the lamp — njegova dela so bolj rezultat marljivosti kot navdiha (inspiracije)to smell about figuratively zavohati, odkriti -
3 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) podgana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) podgana2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) prelomiti2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) izdati•- rat race- smell a rat* * *I [ræt]nounzoology podgana; figuratively parliament & politics prebežnik, odpadnik, uskok, izdajalec, kdor zapusti svoje politične prijatelje in se pridruži opoziciji; stavkokaz; tatrats! plural slang neumnost!, nesmisel!, neverjetno!as wet like a drowned rat — moker ko miš, do kože premočento have (to see) rats slang videti "bele miši"to smell a rat figuratively sumiti, da se pripravlja nekaj slabega ali nevarnega, vohati nevarnost, (za)čutiti prevaroII [ræt]intransitive verbloviti ali pobijati podgane; figuratively biti stavkokaz, parliament & politics zapustiti svojo stranko, kadar je v nevarnosti; postati uskok, uskočiti k, preiti k, menjati politično prepričanjeIII [ræt]interjectionsee drat vrag vzemi!, k vragu (z)...!rat the boy! — presneti fant!
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smell a rat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong. * /Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I m beginning to smell a rat./ * /When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
smell a rat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong. * /Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I m beginning to smell a rat./ * /When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you know instinctively that something is wrong or that someone is lying to you … The small dictionary of idiomes
smell a rat — ► smell a rat informal suspect trickery. Main Entry: ↑smell … English terms dictionary
smell a rat — phrasal : to have a suspicion of something wrong * * * smell a rat To have a suspicion that something is afoot • • • Main Entry: ↑rat smell a rat see under ↑rat1 • • • Main Entry: ↑smell * * * smell a rat … Useful english dictionary
smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you know instinctively that something is wrong or that someone is lying to you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say I smell a rat means that you suspect that something is wrong, or that someone is doing something … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smell\ a\ rat — v. phr. informal To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong. Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I m beginning to smell a rat. When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat … Словарь американских идиом
smell a rat — tv. to suspect that something is wrong. □ He smelled a rat the minute he came into the room. □ Keep everything normal. I don’t want her to smell a rat. She has never had a surprise party before … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smell a rat — verb To sense something suspicious. Oh, are you thereabouts, sir? then I smell a rat, i’faith; but Ill say nothing … Wiktionary
smell a rat — become suspicious I don t know what he is doing but something seems strange and I smell a rat … Idioms and examples
Smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you know instinctively that something is wrong or that someone is lying to you … Dictionary of English idioms