Dagens Engelsk ord

smell

lukta

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

smell

1. n. A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

I love the smell of fresh bread.

2. n. (physiology) The sense that detects odours.

3. v. To sense a smell or smells.

I can smell fresh bread.

Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off.

4. v. (intransitive) To have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of".

The roses smell lovely.

Her feet smell of cheese.

The drunkard smelt like a brewery.

5. v. (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

Ew, this stuff smells.

6. v. (intransitive, figurative) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.

A report smells of calumny.

7. v. (obsolete) To exercise sagacity.

8. v. To detect or perceive; often with out.

9. v. (obsolete) To give heed to.

Svenska > Engelsk

lukta

1. v. to smell; to use one’s nose

Lukta gärna på blommorna! - Feel free to smell the flowers!

2. v. to smell; to emit a smell

Det luktar bränt i köket. - It smells like something is burned in the kitchen.

Uttal

Exempelmeningar

I love the smell the pages of an old book give off when you open it.
    Jag älskar doften av papper när man slår upp en gammal bok.
The garbage is giving off a terrible smell.
    Soporna ger ifrån sig en förfärlig stank.
I hate it when my clothes smell of cigarette smoke.
    Jag hatar när mina kläder luktar cigarettrök.

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