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scentnoun

uk ​ /sent/ us ​ /sent/

B2 [ C ] a pleasant natural smell:

the scent of roses

› [ C ] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals:

The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.

› [ C or U ] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin:

a bottle of scent
Synonym
perfume

Thesaurus: sinónimos y palabras relacionadas

Modismos

on the scent
throw/put sb off the scent

scentverb [ T ]

uk ​ /sent/ us ​ /sent/

› If an animal scents something or someone, it knows that person or thing is there because it can smell it, him, or her.

› If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it:

Halfway through the game, the team could already scent victory.

Thesaurus: sinónimos y palabras relacionadas

Modismos

scent blood

(Definición de scent del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

scent en inglés americano

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scentnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /sent/

scent noun [ C/U ] (SMELL)

› a smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person:

[ C ] The scent of lilacs permeated the air.
[ C ] The dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were following his smell).

› Scent is also perfume (= liquid with a pleasant smell).

scentverb [ T ]

us ​ /sent/

scent verb [ T ] (FILL WITH SMELL)

› to fill an area or place with a smell, esp. a pleasant smell:

Perfume scented the air.

scent verb [ T ] (DISCOVER)

› to discover someone or something by smelling:

The dogs eventually scented the fox.

› If you scent something, you have a feeling that something exists or is present:

We could scent danger/trouble/success.

(Definición de scent del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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