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Results for: "smell"

Translating from English to Russian

Translations:

smell — sense of smell, odour
→ за́пах (zápax) m
→ вонь (vonʹ) f
smell — sense of smell
→ обоня́ние (obonjánije) n
→ нюх (njux) m

More translations:

smell
→ обоняние
smell
→ запах
smell
→ нюханье
smell
→ чувствовать запах
smell
→ пахнуть
smell
→ понюхать

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

    • “she loved the smell of roses”
    Synonymsodorodourolfactory sensationolfactory perception
  2. any property detected by the olfactory system

    Synonymsolfactory propertyaromaodorodourscent
  3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

    • “the feel of the city excited him”
    • “a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting”
    • “it had the smell of treason”
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  1. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

    Synonymssense of smellolfactionolfactory modality
  2. the act of perceiving the odor of something

    Synonymssmelling

VERB 5

  1. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

  2. emit an odor

    • “The soup smells good”
  3. smell bad

    • “He rarely washes, and he smells”
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  1. have an element suggestive (of something)

    • “his speeches smacked of racism”
    • “this passage smells of plagiarism”
    Synonymssmackreek
  2. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

    • “I sense his hostility”
    • “i smell trouble”
    • “smell out corruption”
    Synonymssmell outsense