smelling bottle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smelling bottle in the English»French Dictionary

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.bottle [Brit ˈbɒt(ə)l, Am ˈbɑdl] N

1. bottle (container):

bottle (for drinks)

bouteille f

bottle (for perfume, medicine, tablets)

flacon m

bottle (for baby)

biberon m

bottle (for gas)

bouteille f

milk/whisky bottle

bouteille f de lait/de whisky

a bottle of wine

une bouteille de vin

‘bring a bottle’ (to party)

‘prière d'apporter une bouteille’

2. bottle (alcohol) fig, inf:

to hit the bottle

caresser la bouteille inf

to be on the bottle

caresser la bouteille inf

to go back on the bottle

se remettre à boire

to take to the bottle

se mettre à boire or à picoler inf

3. bottle Brit (courage):

bottle inf

courage m

bottle inf

cran m inf

to lose one's bottle

se dégonfler inf

have you lost your bottle?

alors, tu te dégonfles? inf

II.bottle [Brit ˈbɒt(ə)l, Am ˈbɑdl] VB trans

1. bottle (put in bottles):

bottle milk, wine

embouteiller, mettre [qc] en bouteilles

2. bottle Brit (preserve):

bottle fruit

mettre [qc] en bocal or en conserve

III.bottled ADJ

bottled beer, gas

en bouteille

bottled fruit

conservé en bocaux

bottled water

eau f minérale

smelling bottle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smelling bottle in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. smell (sense of smell):

smell

odorat m

2. smell (odor):

smell

odeur f

the smell of roses

le parfum des roses

3. smell (bad odor):

smell

puanteur f

4. smell (sniff):

to take [or have] a smell of sth

sentir qc

Phrases:

the (sweet) smell of success

la griserie du succès

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

1. smell (sniff):

smell

sentir

2. smell (give off odor):

smell

sentir

sweet-smelling

qui sent bon

to smell of sth

sentir qc

3. smell pej (have bad smell):

smell

sentir mauvais

to smell of money fig

puer le fric

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

smell a. fig:

smell

sentir

Phrases:

to smell sth a mile away

flairer qc à des kilomètres

to smell a rat

se douter de qc

I.bottle [ˈba·t̬l] N (container)

bottle

bouteille f

baby bottle

biberon m

II.bottle [ˈba·t̬l] VB trans

bottle

mettre en bouteilles