"smell" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

smell verbo

smell + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 70
smell smoke • smell blood • smell one's perfume • smell a rat • smell salts • smell the odor • smell the scent • smell one's breath • ...
verbo + smell
Kolokacji: 4
begin to smell • start smelling • report smelling • stop smelling
smell + preposición
Kolokacji: 16
smell out • smell of • smell from • smell on • smell in • ...
smell + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 63
smell good • smell bad • smell sweet • smell faintly • smell fresh • smell strongly • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 12
(2) sweet, sweetly, lovely
Kolokacji: 3
(5) strongly, powerfully
Kolokacji: 2
(8) different, differently
Kolokacji: 2
(10) sour, rancid, fragrant
Kolokacji: 3
1. smell sour = zapach cierpki smell sour
  • He smelled sour and dusty, but he seemed friendly enough.
  • And the draught smelled sour, as the dust it carried hit my face.
  • On the third day, the mixture should smell pleasantly sour.
  • The stuff inside the bag smelled sour, like fertilizer.
  • The air in here was heavy and smelled strangely sour.
  • She smelled sour and did not look like the most beautiful woman in the world.
  • The whole office smelled sour in spite of Ship's air filtration.
  • The house was dim and smelled slightly sour, like milk left overnight in a glass.
  • The air in Thomas' helmet smelled close and sour.
  • It smelled sour, but there were two rooms, which was more than some people had.
2. smell rancid = zapach zjełczały smell rancid
3. smell fragrant = zapach pachnący smell fragrant
(11) damp, dank, wet
Kolokacji: 3
(12) appetizing, pungent
Kolokacji: 2

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