"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
(11) damp, dank, wet
Kolokacji: 3
(12) appetizing, pungent
Kolokacji: 2
1. smell appetizing = zapach apetyczny smell appetizing
2. smell pungent = zapach gryzący smell pungent
  • He reached for one of them - a few brown grains that smelled powerfully salty and pungent.
  • Flies crawled over everything, and the city smelled pungent.
  • Strong arms gripped her, and she bumped into thick body armor, smelled pungent bristling hair and the odor of penned animals.
  • The smoke from it smelled sweet and pungent as it rippled through the crowd.
  • If using dried oregano, place it in a small skillet over medium heat and toast it until it begins to smell pungent, about three minutes.
  • Her voice is little more than a whisper, and she has no odor, but her shadow smells musky and pungent, like the skin of a snake.
  • Everything smelled pungent and close.
  • I could smell pungent durian fruit, grilled satay and lemon detergent as my shoulder slapped against a line of wet laundry.
  • The air, which raised goose bumps on her skin, smelled pungent with ... something.
  • They should smell pleasantly pungent, with no traces of an off odor.

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