scent

odeur, parfum

Une odeur, surtout lorsqu’elle est agréable.

En anglais simple : A smell, especially a pleasant one.

• The flowers have a lovely scent.
• A sweet scent filled the room.
• I recognized the scent of her perfume.

Comment l'utiliser : scent of something (The scent of coffee drifted through the kitchen.)

Synonymes : smell, fragrance, aroma

Expressions courantes : sweet scent, scent of flowers, fresh scent

piste olfactive, odeur

Odeur laissée par un animal qu’un autre animal peut suivre.

En anglais simple : A smell an animal leaves behind that another animal can follow.

• The dog followed the scent.
• Heavy rain washed away the fox’s scent.
• The hounds picked up a scent near the river.

Synonymes : trail

Expressions courantes : follow a scent, pick up scent, lose the scent

parfum

Liquide que l’on applique sur le corps pour sentir bon.

En anglais simple : A liquid you put on your body to make it smell pleasant.

• She wears a light floral scent.
• He gave her a bottle of scent.
• I dabbed a little scent on my wrists.

Synonymes : perfume, fragrance

Expressions courantes : wear scent, bottle of scent, floral scent

flairer, sentir

Repérer ou trouver quelque chose grâce à son odeur, notamment pour un animal qui chasse.

En anglais simple : To notice or find something using the nose, especially when an animal searches or hunts.

• The dog scented a rabbit.
• The deer ran as soon as it scented us.
• Hounds can scent their prey from a considerable distance.

Synonymes : smell, sniff out

Expressions courantes : scent prey, scent a fox, scent the hunter

parfumer

Donner une odeur à quelque chose, généralement agréable.

En anglais simple : To give something a smell, usually a pleasant one.

• Fresh flowers scent the room.
• She scented the bath water with rose oil.
• Warm bread scented the air as we entered the bakery.

Comment l'utiliser : scent something with something (They scented the soap with lavender oil.)

Synonymes : perfume

Expressions courantes : scent the air, scent a room, scent something with something

pressentir, flairer

Sentir que quelque chose existe ou pourrait arriver, même sans preuve claire.

En anglais simple : To feel that something exists or may happen, even without clear evidence.

• She scented danger and left.
• The reporter scented a story behind the sudden resignation.
• Investors scented an opportunity when the new technology appeared.

Synonymes : sense, suspect, detect

Expressions courantes : scent danger, scent an opportunity, scent trouble, scent a scandal

parfumer

Donner à quelque chose une odeur particulière, généralement agréable.

En anglais simple : To give something a particular smell, usually a pleasant one.

• The flowers scent the room.
• She scented the soap with lemon oil.
• Fresh herbs scented the warm evening air.

Comment l'utiliser : scent something with something (She scented the room with rose oil.)

Synonymes : perfume

Expressions courantes : scent the air, scent with lavender