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smell verb

  /smɛl/
  • (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
 sentire, fiutare, annusare
  • (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
 odorare, sentire

smell noun

  /smɛl/
  • A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
 odore
  • A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
 olfatto, odorato

smelling

fiuto
smell-brain
rinencefalo
smell a rat
farsi furbo, gatta ci cova, mangiare la foglia, sentire puzza di bruciato
money does not smell
il denaro non ha odore, il denaro non puzza
wake up and smell the coffee
guardare in faccia la realtà
smell fishy
la gatta ci cova
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