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smell1
smelt, smelt (tb smelled, smelled) /smel/Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ oler
I could smell the roses in the garden when I opened the window Olí las rosas del jardín cuando abrí la ventana
■ En la mayoría de los casos se dice can smell o could smellv [i]
Véase tb: to smell a rat; to smell fishy›
⇨ oler
All the house smelt of freshly made coffee Toda la casa olía a café recién hecho
Mmm, that bread smells good! Mmm, ¡qué bien huele el pan!
the smell of ammonia el olor a amoniaco
■ 1. Se dice to smell like/of sth. Incorrecto: to smell to sth 2. Se dice it smells good. Incorrecto: it smells well(Definition of smell vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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