smell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for smell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smell [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] N

1. smell:

smell (odour)

odore m

smell (pleasant)

profumo m

smell (pleasant)

olezzo m

smell (unpleasant)

puzzo m

smell (unpleasant)

puzza f

smell (unpleasant)

fetore m

smell (unpleasant)

cattivo odore m

a smell of cooking, burning

un odore di cucina, di bruciato

there's a bit of a smell in here

c'è un po' di odore qui

what a smell!

che puzza!

2. smell (sense):

smell

olfatto m

smell

odorato m

sense of smell

olfatto or odorato

3. smell (action):

to have a smell of or at sth

odorare or annusare qc

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

smell fig

puzzo m

smell fig

sentore m

II.smell <pass./p.pass. smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB trans

1. smell (notice, detect):

smell

sentire odore, profumo di

I could smell alcohol on his breath

sentivo che puzzava d'alcol

I can smell burning

sento odore di bruciato

I can smell lemons

sento profumo di limoni

2. smell (sniff deliberately):

smell person:

annusare

smell animal:

fiutare, annusare

3. smell (detect) fig:

smell danger, problem, success, change, good worker

fiutare

smell liar, cheat

scoprire

a good reporter can always smell a good story

un buon giornalista fiuta sempre una buona storia

III.smell <pass./p.pass. smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB intr

1. smell:

smell (have odour)

avere odore

smell (pleasantly)

profumare

smell (unpleasantly)

puzzare

that smells nice, horrible

ha un odore gradevole, terribile

this gas doesn't smell

questo gas non ha odore

this flower doesn't smell

questo fiore non profuma

to smell of roses

profumare di rose

to smell of garlic

puzzare d'aglio

that smells like curry

ha odore di curry

2. smell fig:

to smell of racism, corruption

puzzare di razzismo, corruzione

to smell of complacency

sapere di compiacimento

3. smell (have sense of smell):

smell

avere l'olfatto, sentire gli odori

smell out VB [smɛl -] (smell [sth] out, smell out [sth])

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

smell out drugs, explosives

fiutare

2. smell out fig person:

smell out plot, treachery, corruption

fiutare

smell out spy, traitor

smascherare

3. smell out (cause to stink):

smell out room, house

appestare

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tangy smell

penetrante

burnt smell, taste

di bruciato

Translations for smell in the Italian»English Dictionary

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subodorare

to smell

olfatto

smell

olfatto

sense of smell

odorato

(sense of) smell

olezzo

smell

puzzo

smell

un puzzo insopportabile

an unbearable smell

puzzo di marcio

rotten smell

c'è puzzo di imbroglio inf, fig

I smell a rat

odorino

pleasant smell

che odorino!

what a nice smell

smell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] VB intr

1. smell (use sense of smell):

smell

sentire gli odori

2. smell (give off odor):

smell

odorare

to smell good

avere un buon odore

3. smell (have unpleasant smell):

smell

puzzare

II.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] VB trans

smell person

sentire odore di

smell animal

annusare

III.smell <smelled [or smelt], smelled [or smelt]> [smel] N

1. smell (sense of smelling):

smell

odorato m

smell

olfatto

2. smell:

smell (odor)

odore m

smell (stink)

puzzo m

3. smell (sniff):

to have a smell of sth

odorare qc f

4. smell (trace):

smell

odore m

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sulfurous smell

di zolfo

Translations for smell in the Italian»English Dictionary

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puzzolente

smell

odore

smell

sentire odore di qc

to smell sth

salmastro

salty smell [or taste]

subodorare

to smell

fiuto

sense of smell

puzza di chiuso

musty smell

odorato

sense of smell

odorare di qc

to smell of sth

smell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I smell a rat

sentir puzza di bruciato

pooh! what a ghastly smell!

puah, che puzzo!

to smell blood

fiutare il sangue

to smell sth a mile away

accorgersi di qc lontano un miglio

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to have a keen sense of smell

avere un olfatto sviluppato

a delicious smell wafted in from the kitchen

un bel profumino arrivò dalla cucina

to have a smell of sth

odorare qc f

a funky taste/smell

un odore/sapore di muffa

to have a nice smell (of sth)

profumare (di qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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They didn't wonder why reptiles with a superb sense of smell and taste gobble up fruit.

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

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It was endowed with color, smell, and taste.

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

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The men longed for home and the smell of freshly baked Christmas cake and plumb pudding.

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

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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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