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Detailed Translations for smell from English to French

smell:

to smell verb (smells, smelled, smelling)

  1. to smell
    fleurer; exhaler; embaumer
    • fleurer verb (fleure, fleures, fleurons, fleurez, )
    • exhaler verb (exhale, exhales, exhalons, exhalez, )
    • embaumer verb (embaume, embaumes, embaumons, embaumez, )
  2. to smell (stink; have something fishy about it)
    sentir mauvais; puer; empester
    • puer verb (pue, pues, puons, puez, )
    • empester verb (empeste, empestes, empestons, empestez, )
  3. to smell (browse; nose; ferret; pry)
    fouiller; flairer; fourrer le nez dans; fureter; fouiner
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • flairer verb (flaire, flaires, flairons, flairez, )
    • fureter verb (furète, furètes, furetons, furetez, )
    • fouiner verb (fouine, fouines, fouinons, fouinez, )

Conjugations for smell:

present
  1. smell
  2. smell
  3. smells
  4. smell
  5. smell
  6. smell
simple past
  1. smelled
  2. smelled
  3. smelled
  4. smelled
  5. smelled
  6. smelled
present perfect
  1. have smelled
  2. have smelled
  3. has smelled
  4. have smelled
  5. have smelled
  6. have smelled
past continuous
  1. was smelling
  2. were smelling
  3. was smelling
  4. were smelling
  5. were smelling
  6. were smelling
future
  1. shall smell
  2. will smell
  3. will smell
  4. shall smell
  5. will smell
  6. will smell
continuous present
  1. am smelling
  2. are smelling
  3. is smelling
  4. are smelling
  5. are smelling
  6. are smelling
subjunctive
  1. be smelled
  2. be smelled
  3. be smelled
  4. be smelled
  5. be smelled
  6. be smelled
diverse
  1. smell!
  2. let's smell!
  3. smelled
  4. smelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

smell [the ~] noun

  1. the smell (aroma; scent)
    l'arôme
  2. the smell (scent; fragrance; odour; )
    l'odeur; le bouquet; la senteur; l'arôme; le parfum
  3. the smell (odour; scent; odor)
    la senteur; le parfum

Translation Matrix for smell:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arôme aroma; bouquet; fragrance; odor; odour; perfume; scent; smell flavoring; flavouring; seasoning
bouquet bouquet; fragrance; odor; odour; perfume; scent; smell bouquet; bunch of flowers; clump; nosegay; posy
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
odeur bouquet; fragrance; odor; odour; perfume; scent; smell cologne; fragrance; perfume; scent; toilet water
parfum bouquet; fragrance; odor; odour; perfume; scent; smell cologne; fragrance; perfume; scent; toilet water
senteur bouquet; fragrance; odor; odour; perfume; scent; smell
- aroma; feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; odor; odour; olfaction; olfactory modality; olfactory perception; olfactory property; olfactory sensation; scent; sense of smell; smelling; spirit; tone
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
embaumer smell balm; embalm; preserve
empester have something fishy about it; smell; stink spoil
exhaler smell evaporate; smoke; steam
flairer browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell get wind of; investigate; research; root up; rummage; scent; search for; sense; sniff; sniff around; sniffle; snuffle
fleurer smell show off
fouiller browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret about; ferret around; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; look for; nose about; nose around; potter about; prospect; ransack; research; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; seek; sniff; sniff around; turn about
fouiner browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell be lost; browse; ferret about; ferret around; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; look about; nose about; nose around; poke about; potter about; research; roam; roam about; rove about; rummage about; rummage around; search; search about; search for; sniff around; snoop; wander
fourrer le nez dans browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell browse; ferret about; ferret around; hunt; investigate; nose about; nose around; research; search; search for; sniff around
fureter browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell be lost; browse; ferret about; ferret around; grabble; hunt; investigate; look about; nose about; nose around; poke about; potter about; research; roam about; rove about; search; search about; search for; sniff around; sniffle; snoop; snuffle; wander
puer have something fishy about it; smell; stink
sentir mauvais have something fishy about it; smell; stink
- reek; sense; smack; smell out
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- fumes; scent

Related Words for "smell":

  • smelling, smellable, smells

Synonyms for "smell":


Related Definitions for "smell":

  1. the act of perceiving the odor of something1
  2. any property detected by the olfactory system1
  3. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents1
  4. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form1
    • she loved the smell of roses1
  5. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people1
    • it had the smell of treason1
  6. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively1
    • i smell trouble1
  7. emit an odor1
    • The soup smells good1
  8. smell bad1
    • He rarely washes, and he smells1
  9. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense1
  10. have an element suggestive (of something)1
    • this passage smells of plagiarism1

Wiktionary Translations for smell:

smell
noun
  1. sensation
  2. sense
verb
  1. sense with nose
  2. have the smell of
  3. have a particular smell
smell
verb
  1. introduire dans un cadavre des substances propres à empêcher qu’il ne se corrompre.
  2. chercher à découvrir par l’odeur, en parlant du chien et de certains animaux.
  3. Faire pénétrer doucement…
  4. Aspirer par le nez
  5. sentir mauvais.
  6. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
noun
  1. sensation que produire sur l’odorat les émanations des corps.
  2. Sens qui perçoit les odeurs (1)
  3. Odeur agréable
  4. signification, ce que quelque chose veut dire.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
smell sentir ruiken — een geur verspreiden
smell sentir ruiken — een geur waarnemen
smell odorat reuk — reukzin
smell odeur reuk — geur
smell odeur geur — gewaarwording met de neus van de aanwezigheid van een gasvormige uitwaseming
smell odeur Geruch — durch das Geruchsorgan wahrgenommene Ausdünstung
smell odorat OlfaktusMedizin: Geruchssinn
smell sentir riechentransitiv: den Geruch von etwas mit der Nase wahrnehmen.
smell sentir riechenintransitiv: Duftstoffe in die Umgebungsluft abgeben

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