What is 'sentir' called in English?

'sentir' in English is called "Smelling". Smelling refers to: L'action de détecter ou de percevoir une odeur avec le nez.

How do you pronounce 'Smelling' and 'sentir'?

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English: "The dog was busy smelling the fresh tracks in the snow." | French: "Le chien était occupé à sentir les traces fraîches dans la neige."

verb · noun

English to French Dictionary

verbsentir

nounodorat

Synonymes:flairerreniflerolfaction

sentir in English:smelling

Phonetic:sɑ̃tiʁ

Plural: smellings

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de smelling en français est sentir, odorat. (L'action de détecter ou de percevoir une odeur avec le nez.)

1
verb
sentir
The action of detecting or perceiving an odor with the nose.
L'action de détecter ou de percevoir une odeur avec le nez.
2
noun
odorat
The sense or faculty by which odors are perceived; olfaction.
Le sens ou la faculté par lesquels les odeurs sont perçues ; l'olfaction.

“The dog was busy smelling the fresh tracks in the snow.”

Le chien était occupé à sentir les traces fraîches dans la neige.

“She has a very keen sense of smelling, especially for perfumes.”

Elle a un odorat très fin, surtout pour les parfums.

In French:

flairerreniflerolfaction

In English:

In French:

insensibilité

infinitivesmell

third person singularsmells

past tensesmelled

nounsmelliness

adjectivesmelly

smelling a ratidiom

To suspect that something is wrong or that someone is deceiving you.

smelling saltscollocation

A preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume, sniffed to revive a person who has fainted.