Science Fair Project Dictionary
Smell
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA : /smel/
Noun
smell (countable; plural: smells )
- The scent given off by something.
- I love the smell of fresh bread.
Synonyms
Translations
- Dutch: geur m, reuk m, stank m (unpleasant)
- Finnish: haju
- German: Geruch m (1)
- Hebrew: ריח m
- Indonesian: bau , aroma
- Kazakh: Кетшi
- Romanian: miros n
- Russian: пахнуть
- Swedish: lukt c
Verb
to smell (smelled/smelt, smelled/smelt)
Transitive
- to sense substances in the air with the nose
- I can smell the fresh bread.
- Smell the milk, and tell me if it's gone off.
Translations
- Dutch: ruiken (1)
- Finnish: haistaa (1)
- German: riechen (1)
- Romanian: mirosi (1)
- Swedish: lukta (1)
Intransitive
- to disperse substances that can be smelled
- The roses smell lovely.
Translations
- Dutch: ruiken (1), geuren (1), stinken (1) (unpleasant)
- Finnish: haista (1)
- German: riechen (1), stinken (1 unpleasant)
- Romanian: mirosi (1)
- Swedish: lukta (1)
Translations to be checked
- Esperanto: flari
- Indonesian: mencium , membaui
Related terms
- smelly
- sense of smell
- smell a rat
See also
02-13-2009 08:41:17
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