scent

profumo, odore

Un odore, soprattutto se piacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: scent of something (The scent of coffee drifted through the kitchen.)

Sinonimi: smell, fragrance, aroma

Espressioni comuni: sweet scent, scent of flowers, fresh scent

traccia olfattiva, odore

Odore lasciato da un animale che un altro animale può seguire.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: trail

Espressioni comuni: follow a scent, pick up scent, lose the scent

profumo

Liquido che si mette sul corpo per avere un odore piacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: perfume, fragrance

Espressioni comuni: wear scent, bottle of scent, floral scent

fiutare, annusare

Accorgersi di qualcosa o trovarlo attraverso l’odore, soprattutto per animali che cercano o cacciano.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: smell, sniff out

Espressioni comuni: scent prey, scent a fox, scent the hunter

profumare

Dare a qualcosa un odore, di solito piacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: scent something with something (They scented the soap with lavender oil.)

Sinonimi: perfume

Espressioni comuni: scent the air, scent a room, scent something with something

fiutare, intuire

Sentire che qualcosa esiste o può accadere, anche senza prove chiare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sense, suspect, detect

Espressioni comuni: scent danger, scent an opportunity, scent trouble, scent a scandal

profumare

Dare a qualcosa un odore particolare, di solito piacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: scent something with something (She scented the room with rose oil.)

Sinonimi: perfume

Espressioni comuni: scent the air, scent with lavender