smell

olor

Lo que se percibe con la nariz en el aire.

En inglés sencillo: Something in the air that you notice with your nose.

• There is a strange smell here.
• I love the smell of fresh bread.
• The kitchen was full of delicious smells.

Cómo se usa: the smell of something (The smell of coffee filled the room.)

Sinónimos: scent, odour, aroma

Expresiones frecuentes: strong smell, smell of something, bad smell

olfato

Capacidad de percibir olores con la nariz.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to notice things in the air using your nose.

• Dogs have a strong sense of smell.
• She lost her sense of smell during the illness.
• Taste and smell help us enjoy food.

Sinónimos: olfaction

Expresiones frecuentes: sense of smell, keen smell

oler

Percibir el olor de algo o examinarlo usando la nariz.

En inglés sencillo: To notice or examine something using your nose.

• I can smell coffee.
• She smelled the flowers before buying them.
• Can you smell something burning?

Cómo se usa: smell something doing something (I could smell bread baking.)

Sinónimos: sniff, detect

Expresiones frecuentes: smell the flowers, smell something burning, smell smoke

oler

Desprender un olor que otras personas pueden percibir con la nariz.

En inglés sencillo: To give off something that people notice with their noses.

• The soup smells good.
• Those flowers smelled wonderful yesterday.
• Something in the kitchen is smelling delicious.

Cómo se usa: smell + adjective (The bread smells fresh.)

Expresiones frecuentes: smell good, smell sweet, smell wonderful, smell like something

apestar, heder

Desprender un olor desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: To give off an unpleasant odour.

• Your socks smell!
• The rubbish smelled after a few days.
• Why does the bathroom smell so bad?

Sinónimos: stink, reek

Expresiones frecuentes: smell bad, smell terrible, smell awful