Betekenis van smell In het Nederlands

• 0 to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses:

  • My hands smell of onions.

  • That cake smells good.

  • There's something in the fridge that smells mouldy.

  • Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell). Why don't you wash them?

• 1 to notice or discover something using the nose:

  • Come and smell these flowers!

  • Can you smell something burning?

  • [ + (that) ] Didn't you smell (that) the pie was burning?

  • I can smell something rotten in the bottom of the fridge.

  • Brenda can smell trouble a mile off (= a long time in advance).

• 2 to have the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose:

  • Humans can't smell as well as dogs.

  • What I hate most about having a cold is not being able to smell.

• 3 the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using the nose:

  • What's your favourite smell?

  • I love the smell of orange blossoms.

  • The marketplace was filled with delightful smells.

  • There's a delicious smell in here.

  • I wish we could get rid of that smell (= bad smell) in the bathroom.

  • She's still enjoying the sweet smell (= pleasant experience) of success after her victory in the world championships.

• 4 the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose:

  • Smell is one of the five senses.

  • Dogs have a very good sense of smell.

• 5 the act of putting your nose near something and breathing in so that you can discover its characteristics with your nose:

  • Have a smell of this perfume.

• 6 the ability to notice or discover a substance in the air by using the nose:

  • Smell is one of the five senses.

  • Dogs have a very good sense of smell.

• 7 the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using the nose:

  • a sweet/strong/unpleasant smell

  • the smell of flowers/perfume/coffee/paint

  • I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs.

  • I wish we could get rid of that smell in the garage.

• 8 the act of using your nose to discover the characteristic of a substance in the air:

  • Have a smell of this thyme.

• 9 to become aware of or to discover something using the nose:

  • Just smell this perfume!

  • She smelled something burning.

  • fig. Brenda can smell trouble a mile off. (= knows when there will be trouble.)

• 10 to have the ability to notice or discover a substance in the air by using your nose:

  • [ T ] I have a cold and I can’t smell anything.

• 11 to have a particular quality that people can notice with their noses:

  • [ I ] My hands smell of onions.

  • [ I ] It smells like you’ve been baking in here.

  • [ L ] That soup smells good.

  • [ I ] Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell).