smell

odeur

Ce que l’on perçoit dans l’air avec le nez.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the smell of something (The smell of coffee filled the room.)

Synonymes : scent, odour, aroma

Expressions courantes : strong smell, smell of something, bad smell

odorat

Capacité à percevoir les odeurs avec le nez.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : olfaction

Expressions courantes : sense of smell, keen smell

sentir

Percevoir l’odeur de quelque chose ou l’examiner avec le nez.

En anglais simple : To notice or examine something using your nose.

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

Comment l'utiliser : smell something doing something (I could smell bread baking.)

Synonymes : sniff, detect

Expressions courantes : smell the flowers, smell something burning, smell smoke

sentir

Produire une odeur que l’on peut percevoir avec le nez.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : smell + adjective (The bread smells fresh.)

Expressions courantes : smell good, smell sweet, smell wonderful, smell like something

puer, empester

Dégager une odeur désagréable.

En anglais simple : To give off an unpleasant odour.

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

Synonymes : stink, reek

Expressions courantes : smell bad, smell terrible, smell awful