scent in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scent [Am sɛnt, Brit sɛnt] N

1. scent C or U:

scent (fragrance)

perfume m

scent (fragrance)

fragancia f

scent (fragrance)

aroma m

scent (of food)

aroma m

a soap with little/no scent

un jabón con poco/sin perfume

the scent of roses/lavender

la fragancia or el aroma or el perfume de las rosas/la lavanda

the scents of many different spices

el aroma de muchas especias diferentes

attr scent bottle

frasco m de esencia

scent spray

esencia f en espray

2. scent C or U (perfume):

scent Brit

perfume m

a bottle of scent

un frasco de perfume

3. scent (trail):

scent

rastro m

the hounds soon picked up the scent

los perros pronto encontraron el rastro

police admitted that they had lost the scent

la policía admitió que había perdido el rastro or la pista

that letter put or threw investigators off the scent

esa carta despistó a los detectives

a chance discovery put them back on the scent again

un descubrimiento fortuito volvió a ponerlos sobre la pista

a false or wrong scent

una pista falsa

4. scent U (sense of smell):

scent

olfato m

II.scent [Am sɛnt, Brit sɛnt] VB trans

1. scent (smell):

scent animal:

olfatear

scent animal:

oler

scent person:

oler

2. scent (sense):

scent danger/victory

intuir

scent danger/victory

presentir

3. scent (perfume):

scent air/room/skin

perfumar

4. scent <scented, pp >:

scented writing paper

perfumado

scented rose

fragante

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heady scent

embriagador

the scent of the flowers pervaded the room

el aroma de las flores había invadido la habitación

hot news/scent

reciente

hot news/scent

fresco

Translations for scent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perfume

scent

aroma (de las flores)

scent

aromatizar

to scent

olfatear

to scent

las rosas perfuman el jardín

the roses perfume the garden o fill the garden with their scent

perfumarse

to put scent on

despistar a un sabueso

to put o throw a bloodhound off the scent

scent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scent [sent] N

1. scent (aroma):

scent

olor m

2. scent (in hunting):

scent

rastro m

to be on the scent of sth/sb

estar sobre la pista de algo/alguien

to throw sb off the scent

despistar a alguien

3. scent no pl (perfume):

scent

perfume m

II.scent [sent] VB trans

1. scent (smell):

scent

oler

2. scent (sense, detect):

scent

intuir

to scent that ...

sospechar que...

3. scent (apply perfume):

scent

perfumar

scent bottle N

scent bottle

frasco m de perfume

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to put sb off the scent

despistar a alguien

faint scent, odour, taste

leve

Translations for scent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aroma (olor)

scent

aromatizar

to scent

buen olor (fragancia)

scent

viento (olor)

scent

scent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the scent of sth/sb

estar sobre la pista de algo/alguien

to throw sb off the scent

despistar a alguien

to scent that ...

sospechar que...

to put sb off the scent

despistar a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Males have been observed walking with their heads to the ground as if sniffing, presumably following the scent of females.

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They have a scent similar to anise when crushed.

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Later years saw the addition of the aniseed and paraffin scent trail.

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And the scent recalls out-of-date self-tan mixed with digestive biscuits.

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The flowers are white or creamy, becoming pink, and without a scent.

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If lemon makes us think of freshness it's because it is a scent that has always been used in washing-up liquids and cleaning products.

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Musk deers have been hunted for their scent glands, which can fetch up to $45,000/kg on the black market.

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It can be identified by its unique shaped leaf, and its pungent scent, which is pine like and minty.

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He pipes a generic instrumental soul ballad into her cubicle, then dials up a subtle scent, a blend of seaspray and jonquils, just below the threshold of consciousness.

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Rusty in appearance and with an aniseed scent.

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