oliente - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

smelling  adj.	oliente  m./f.
fishy  adj.   - like fish	que huele a pescado

Verbs

to smell (sth.)  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	oler
to sniff  | sniffed, sniffed |	oler
to smack of sth.  | smacked, smacked |   also  [fig.]	oler a algo [fig.]
to smell musty  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	oler mal
to smell to high heaven	oler mal
to stink to high heaven	oler mal
to stink  | stank, stunk |	oler mal [coll.]
to smell of rat	oler mal [fig.]   - cuando algo parece que no va bien

Phrases / Collocations

to pong  | ponged, ponged | (Brit.) [coll.]	oler mal [coll.]
to smell a rat [fig.]	oler a chamusquina [coll.] [fig.]
to smell something fishy [fig.]	oler a chamusquina [coll.] [fig.]
to smell a rat [coll.]	oler el pastel
to smell to high heaven	oler a perros muertos [coll.]
to stink to high heaven	oler a perros muertos [coll.]
fishy  adj.   - dishonest [coll.]	que huele mal   - sospechoso

Examples

I love to smell the fresh flowers in the garden.	Me encanta oler las flores frescas en el jardín.
We are going to have to remove the carpet from the whole flat, it is very worn and smells bad.	Vamos a tener que quitar la moqueta de todo el piso, está muy gastada y huele mal.

Orthographically similar words

cliente, doliente, Oriente, oriente

Related search terms

oloroso, olorosa