smell

odore, profumo

Ciò che si percepisce nell’aria con il naso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the smell of something (The smell of coffee filled the room.)

Sinonimi: scent, odour, aroma

Espressioni comuni: strong smell, smell of something, bad smell

olfatto

Capacità di percepire gli odori con il naso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: olfaction

Espressioni comuni: sense of smell, keen smell

annusare, sentire

Percepire l’odore di qualcosa o esaminarlo con il naso.

In inglese semplice: To notice or examine something using your nose.

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

Come si usa: smell something doing something (I could smell bread baking.)

Sinonimi: sniff, detect

Espressioni comuni: smell the flowers, smell something burning, smell smoke

odorare, profumare

Emanare un odore che le persone possono percepire con il naso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: smell + adjective (The bread smells fresh.)

Espressioni comuni: smell good, smell sweet, smell wonderful, smell like something

puzzare

Emanare un odore sgradevole.

In inglese semplice: To give off an unpleasant odour.

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

Sinonimi: stink, reek

Espressioni comuni: smell bad, smell terrible, smell awful