"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
1. smell fresh = zapach świeży smell fresh
2. smell clean = zapach czysty smell clean
3. smell musty = zapach pachnący stęchlizną smell musty
4. smell strong = zapach silny smell strong
5. smell stale = zapach czerstwy smell stale
6. smell old = zapach stary smell old
  • It smelled stale and old like a living room that had been closed too long.
  • The house had started to smell old and stale.
  • The lobby of 1565 Park, on the other hand, just smells old.
  • The halls smell old and used except when you approach the dean's suite.
  • The room smelled old with mildew and the faint remnant of death.
  • The parlor was dark and smelled old and alone.
  • The little office smelled musty and old, as if long unaired.
  • The air was warm but smelled old and was thick with decay.
  • The classroom air smelled old and stale - the atmosphere of tombs.
  • Mae even held the letters to her face and said, "They smell old. "
7. smell warm = zapach ciepły smell warm
(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

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