smell

smell
1. noun
1) no pl., no art.

have a good/bad sense of smell — einen guten/schlechten Geruchssinn haben

2) (odour) Geruch, der (of nach); (pleasant also) Duft, der (of nach)

a smell of burning/gas — ein Brand-/ Gasgeruch

there was a smell of coffee — es duftete nach Kaffee

something has a nice/strong etc. smell [to it] — etwas riecht angenehm/stark usw.

3) (stink) Gestank, der
2. transitive verb,
smelt or smelled
1) (perceive) riechen; (fig.) wittern

I can smell burning/gas — es riecht brandig/nach Gas

I could smell trouble — (fig.) es roch nach Ärger

2) (inhale smell of) riechen an (+ Dat.)
3. intransitive verb,
smelt or smelled
1) (emit smell) riechen; (pleasantly also) duften
2) (recall smell; fig.): (suggest)

smell of something — nach etwas riechen

3) (stink) riechen

his breath smells — er riecht aus dem Mund

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/91759/smell_out">smell out
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1. [smel] noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) der Geruchssinn
2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) der Geruch
3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) das Riechen
2. [smelt] verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) riechen
2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) riechen
3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) riechen an
- -smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out
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smell
[smel]
I. n
1. (sense of smelling) Geruch m
sense of \smell Geruchssinn m
to have a \smell of sth an etw dat riechen
2. (characteristic odour) Geruch m; perfume Duft m
the \smell of success (fig) der Ruhm des Erfolgs
delicious \smell herrlicher Duft
3. (pej: bad odour) Gestank m
II. vi
<smelt or AM -ed, smelt or AM -ed>
1. (perceive) riechen
2. + adj (give off odour) riechen; (pleasantly) duften
to \smell of [or like] sth nach etw dat riechen
evil-\smelling übel riechend, stinkend
sweet-\smelling duftend, wohl riechend
3. (pej: have an unpleasant smell) stinken
your feet \smell du hast Käs[e]füße
4.
to come out of sth \smelling of [or AM like] roses frei von jedem Verdacht aus etw dat hervorgehen
to \smell fishy verdächtig sein
III. vt
<smelt or AM -ed, smelt or AM -ed>
to \smell sth etw riechen
can't you \smell something burning? riechst du nicht, dass etwas brennt?
to \smell blood Blut riechen
to \smell sth a mile [or long way] off etw schon von Weitem riechen
to \smell a rat Lunte [o den Braten] riechen fam
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[smel] vb: pret, ptp smelt (esp Brit) or smelled
1. n
(= sense of smell, odour) Geruch m; (unpleasant also) Gestank m; (fragrant also) Duft m

it has a nice smell — es riecht gut or angenehm

there's a funny smell in here — hier riecht es komisch

to have or take a smell at sth — an etw (acc) riechen or (dog etc) schnuppern

2. vt
1) (lit) riechen

can or do you smell burning? — riechst du, dass etwas brennt or (Cook) anbrennt?

first he smells the wine — zunächst einmal riecht er an dem Wein

2) (fig) danger wittern

to smell trouble — Ärger or Stunk (inf) kommen sehen

to smell a rat (inf) — Lunte or den Braten riechen, etw spitzkriegen

aha, I can smell a rat (inf)da scheint mir doch etwas faul zu sein!

3. vi
riechen; (unpleasantly also) stinken; (fragrantly also) duften

that smells! (lit, fig) — das stinkt!

to smell of sth (lit, fig) — nach etw riechen

his breath smells —

can fish smell? — können Fische riechen?

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smell [smel]
A v/t prät und pperf smelled oder smelt
1. etwas riechen
2. fig Verrat etc wittern: rat A 1
3. beriechen, riechen an (dat)
4. fig etwas beriechen, sich etwas genauer ansehen
5. smell out JAGD aufspüren, fig a. entdecken, ausfindig machen
B v/i
1. riechen (at an dat)
2. riechen (einen Geruchssinn haben):
can bees smell?;
I can’t smell, I’ve got a cold ich rieche nichts, ich bin erkältet
3. meist smell about (oder around) fig herumschnüffeln
4. gut etc riechen, duften (of nach)
5. (übel) riechen, stinken:
his breath smells er riecht aus dem Mund, er hat Mundgeruch
6. smell of fig riechen nach:
the matter smells of nepotism
C s
1. Geruch(ssinn) m
2. Geruch m:
a) Duft m: some flowers have strong smells riechen oder duften stark
b) Gestank m:
smell of gas Gasgeruch;
there was a smell of garlic es stank nach Knoblauch
3. fig Anflug m (of von)
4. Riechen n:
take (oder have) a smell at (US of) A 3, A 4
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1. noun
1) no pl., no art.

have a good/bad sense of smell — einen guten/schlechten Geruchssinn haben

2) (odour) Geruch, der (of nach); (pleasant also) Duft, der (of nach)

a smell of burning/gas — ein Brand-/ Gasgeruch

there was a smell of coffee — es duftete nach Kaffee

something has a nice/strong etc. smell [to it] — etwas riecht angenehm/stark usw.

3) (stink) Gestank, der
2. transitive verb,
smelt or smelled
1) (perceive) riechen; (fig.) wittern

I can smell burning/gas — es riecht brandig/nach Gas

I could smell trouble — (fig.) es roch nach Ärger

2) (inhale smell of) riechen an (+ Dat.)
3. intransitive verb,
smelt or smelled
1) (emit smell) riechen; (pleasantly also) duften
2) (recall smell; fig.): (suggest)

smell of something — nach etwas riechen

3) (stink) riechen

his breath smells — er riecht aus dem Mund

Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Geruch -¨e m. v.
(§ p.,p.p.: smelled)
= duften v.
riechen (nach) v.
riechen v.
(§ p.,pp.: roch, gerochen)

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