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I . smell <Brit, Aus: smelt, smelt Am, Aus: -ed, -ed> [smel] VB trans, intr

smell

to smell like sth

ter o cheiro de a. c.

to smell of sth

cheirar a a. c.

II . smell [smel] N

1. smell (sense of smell):

smell

olfato m

2. smell (odor):

smell

cheiro m

smell

aroma m

Usage examples with smell

I smell a rat

isso me cheira a tramoia f

to smell like sth

ter o cheiro de a. c.

to smell of sth

cheirar a a. c.

to smell good

to smell vile

ter cheiro repugnante

I can smell something funny

dá para sentir um cheiro estranho

to smell as fresh as a daisy

cheirar a rosas

to smell/to taste of cheese

ter cheiro/gosto de queijo

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English

The smell of the dead combined with the stenches of sickness, phlegm, urine, and faeces was said to be unbearable. en.wikipedia.org

Smell the coffee, taste the oranges, flavour with cardamom and savor the honey. en.wikipedia.org

She had symptoms of hysteria in her loss of taste and smell. en.wikipedia.org

As decomposition set in, residents stated that the putrid smell was unbearable. en.wikipedia.org

Many small row houses crowded alleyways and small streets, and these areas were filthy, filled with garbage and the smell of manure from animal pens. en.wikipedia.org

At times there is a smell of sulphur in this area. en.wikipedia.org

The benzopyrrole volatiles indole and skatole actually have a mothball type smell, and therefore probably do not contribute greatly to the characteristic smell of flatus. en.wikipedia.org

You can buy laundry detergent in every fragrance from lavender to citrus to "fresh rain" -- whatever that's supposed to smell like. www.treehugger.com

Physically, allyl bromide is a clear liquid with an intense, acrid, and persistent smell. en.wikipedia.org

The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies. en.wikipedia.org

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