smell - English-Spanish Dictionary

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For the verb: "to smell"

Simple Past:	smelled, smelt
Past Participle:	smelled, smelt

smell1 /smel/ sustantivo

smell2 (past & past p smelled or (BrE also) smelt) verbo transitivo

(sense) oler^(conj.⇒);
we could ~ gas/burning olía a gas/quemado;
to ~ danger olfatear el peligro

verbo intransitivo
oler^(conj.⇒);
to ~ OF sth oler^(conj.⇒) a algo

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smell [smel]

I	nombre 1 olor (de una flor) perfume 2 (sentido) olfato
II	vtr (ps & pp smelled* o smelt) (una flor, fragancia, un aroma)* oler (el peligro) olfatear
III	verbo intransitivo oler [of, like, a]: this soap smells of apples, este jabón huele a manzanas those cakes smell good, esos pasteles huelen bien

Compound Forms:
bad smell		mal olor nm
sense of smell		sentido del olfato nm
smell a rat		oler a gato encerrado v
smell bad		oler mal v
smell good		oler bien v
smell of	(to have a smell of at something)	huele a v
smell of		olor de nm
smell out	(inquire)	olfatear v
smell strong		oler fuerte v

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