smelling - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

smelling
smell (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

smelling  adj.	oloroso, olorosa
smelling  adj.	oliente  m./f.
ill smelling   or: ill-smelling	maloliente  adj.  m./f.
foul-smelling  adj.	maloliente  m./f.

Verbs

to smell (sth.)  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	oler
to smell so. (or: sth.)  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	olfatear algo (or: a alguien)
to smell musty  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	apestar
to smell musty  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	heder
to smell musty  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	oler mal
to smell musty  | smelled/smelt, smelled/smeltsmelled/smelt |	atufar
to smell of booze [coll.]	apestar a alcohol

Phrases / Collocations

to smell a rat [fig.]	olerse el pastel [coll.] [fig.]
to smell a rat [coll.]	oler el pastel
to smell a rat [fig.]	oler a chamusquina [coll.] [fig.]
to smell a rat [fig.]	olerse la tostada [coll.] [fig.]
to smell of rat	oler mal [fig.]   - cuando algo parece que no va bien
to smell to high heaven	apestar
to smell to high heaven	heder
to smell to high heaven	oler mal
to smell something fishy [fig.]	oler a chamusquina [coll.] [fig.]
to smell to high heaven	oler a perros muertos [coll.]

Orthographically similar words

selling, shelling, spelling, swelling