smelling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smelling in the English»French Dictionary

evil-smelling ADJ

evil-smelling

nauséabond

foul-smelling ADJ

foul-smelling

puant, nauséabond form

sweet-smelling ADJ

sweet-smelling

parfumé

smelling salts N npl MED

smelling salts

sels mpl

I.smell [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] N

1. smell (odour):

smell (gen)

odeur f

smell (unpleasant)

(mauvaise) odeur f

a smell of cooking/burning

une odeur de cuisine/de brûlé

there's a bit of a smell in here

il y a une drôle d'odeur ici

what a smell!

comme ça sent mauvais!

2. smell (sense):

smell

odorat m

sense of smell

odorat, sens m olfactif

3. smell (action):

to have a smell of or at sth

sentir un peu qc

4. smell (of absence, fraud, dishonesty):

smell fig

relents mpl

II.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB trans

1. smell lit:

smell (notice, detect)

sentir

smell (sniff deliberately) person:

sentir

smell animal:

renifler, sentir

I could smell alcohol on his breath

je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu

I can smell lemons/burning

ça sent le citron/le brûlé

2. smell (detect) fig:

smell danger, problem, success, change, good worker

flairer

smell liar, cheat

repérer

a good reporter can always smell a good story

un bon journaliste flaire toujours une bonne histoire

III.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB intr

1. smell (have odour):

smell (gen)

sentir

smell (unpleasantly)

sentir (mauvais)

that smells nice/horrible

ça sent bon/très mauvais

this gas/flower doesn't smell

ce gaz/cette fleur ne sent rien

to smell of roses/garlic

sentir la rose/l'ail

that smells like curry

ça sent le curry

2. smell fig:

to smell of racism/complacency/corruption

sentir le racisme/la complaisance/la corruption

3. smell (have sense of smell):

smell

avoir de l'odorat

I.smell out VB [Brit smɛl -, Am smɛl -] (smell [sth] out, smell out [sth])

1. smell out (sniff out, discover) lit dog:

smell out drugs, explosives

flairer

2. smell out fig person:

smell out plot, treachery, corruption

découvrir

smell out spy, traitor

démasquer

3. smell out (cause to stink):

smell out room, house

empester, empuantir

Translations for smelling in the French»English Dictionary

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malodorant (malodorante)

foul-smelling attr

odorant (odorante)

which has a smell attr

odorant (odorante)

sweet-smelling

fétide lieu

foul-smelling

délicieusement parfumé fruit

sweet-smelling attr

smelling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smelling in the English»French Dictionary

smelling bottle, smelling salts N pl MED

smelling bottle

sels mpl anglais

I.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] N

1. smell (odour):

smell

odeur f

the smell of roses

le parfum des roses

2. smell (sense of smell):

smell

odorat m

3. smell pej (bad odour):

smell

puanteur f

4. smell (sniff):

to take/have a smell of sth

sentir qc

Phrases:

the sweet smell of success

la griserie du succès

II.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB intr

1. smell (use one's sense of smell):

smell

sentir

2. smell (give off an odour):

smell

sentir

sweet-smelling

qui sent bon

3. smell pej (have an unpleasant smell):

smell

sentir mauvais

III.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB trans

smell a. fig:

smell

sentir

Phrases:

to smell sth a mile off

flairer qc à des kilomètres

to smell a rat

se douter de qc

smell out VB trans

1. smell out (discover by smelling):

smell out a. fig

flairer

2. smell out pej (cause to smell bad):

smell out

empester

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pervasive smell

envahissant(e)

Translations for smelling in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

malodorant(e)

foul-smelling

odeur

smell

je sens une odeur de brûlé

I can smell burning

les sels

smelling salts

sentir le cramé

to smell of burning

sentir le renfermé

to smell musty

odorat

sense of smell

smelling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take/have a smell of sth

sentir qc

sweet-smelling

qui sent bon

the smell makes him feel dizzy

l'odeur lui cause des étourdissements

to fill sth with a lovely smell

embaumer qc

lavender gives a lovely smell to linen

la lavande embaume le linge

to be filled with a smell

s'imprégner d'une odeur

to get rid of a taste/smell

ôter un goût/une odeur

he is upset [or indisposed] by the heat/the smell

la chaleur/l'odeur l'indispose

this person/smell makes me feel sick

cette personne/cette odeur me donne la nausée

there's a rotten smell in this room!

ça sent le pourri dans cette pièce!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There were also pleasant smelling things that were used to make a horse move forward or calm down.

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Everything else was a sort of thick, sleepy stillness smelling of meadow-sweet and dry grass.

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Aside from smelling foul, the liquid also creates a burning sensation and leaves a red welt on bare skin.

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They have to sit down, have some smelling salts or something.

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Many offered smelling salts to women who fainted midcut.

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The fetid-smelling gleba, the spore-bearing mass, is smeared on the upper inner surface of the columns.

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If handled, these snakes will musk a victim by releasing the foul-smelling contents of their cloaca, and will bite if necessary.

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Tucking dryer sheets in between clothes not only leaves them smelling fresh, but is also another wrinkle-free tip.

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The smelling salts worked at once, in fact, and he came round with his appetite sharpened.

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They take him away, embalm his remains with sweet-smelling ointments and bury him.

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