smell in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for smell in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.smell [Am smɛl, Brit smɛl] N

II.smell <pt & pp smelled or Brit also smelt> [Am smɛl, Brit smɛl] VB trans

III.smell <pt & pp smelled or Brit also smelt> [Am smɛl, Brit smɛl] VB intr

1. smell (give off odor):

smell
his feet smell
to smell of sth
they smell of money inf
they smell of money inf
they smell of money inf

smell out VB [Am smɛl -, Brit smɛl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

2. smell out (cause to smell) Brit inf → smell up

See also smell up

smell up VB [Am smɛl -, Brit smɛl -] Am (v + adv + o, v + o + adv) inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
a musky smell
beery smell
moldy smell
moldy smell
to smell moldy
sulfurous smell

smell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smell in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
a burnt smell/taste
putrid smell

Translations for smell in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

smell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pooh! what a ghastly smell!
to smell vile
a burnt smell/taste
to smell sth a mile off
to have a keen sense of smell
to give off a bad smell
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
At times there is a smell of sulphur in this area.
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The dried fenugreek leaves have a bitter taste and strong smell, hence careful quantities must be used.
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Smell the coffee, taste the oranges, flavour with cardamom and savor the honey.
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The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies.
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Animals are desirable due to their strong sense of smell, which is more than capable of detecting a land mine.
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Prosecutors told the court customs officers opened the back of the HGV they noticed a foisty smell and "saw feet within the lorry".
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The men longed for home and the smell of freshly baked Christmas cake and plumb pudding.
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The smell of the dead combined with the stenches of sickness, phlegm, urine, and faeces was said to be unbearable.
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You can buy laundry detergent in every fragrance from lavender to citrus to "fresh rain" -- whatever that's supposed to smell like.
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It is known as stinking because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised, an odour that has been described as beefy.
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