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scent

(sĕnt)

1. A distinctive, often agreeable odor. See Synonyms at fragrance, smell.

2. A perfume: an expensive French scent.

3. An odor left by the passing of an animal.

4. The trail of a hunted animal or fugitive: The hounds are on the scent.

5. The sense of smell: a bear's keen scent.

6. A hint of something imminent; a suggestion: caught the scent of a reconciliation.

v. scent·ed, scent·ing, scents

v.tr.

1. To perceive or identify by the sense of smell: dogs scenting their prey.

2. To suspect or detect: scented danger.

3. To fill with a pleasant odor; perfume: when blossoms scent the air.

v.intr.

To hunt prey by means of the sense of smell. Used of hounds.

[Middle English sent, from senten, to scent, from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

scent′less adj.

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scent

(sɛnt)

1. a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one

2. a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced

3. a trail, clue, or guide

4. an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting

5. another word (esp Brit) for perfume

6. (tr) to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell

7. (tr) to have a suspicion of; detect: I scent foul play.

8. (tr) to fill with odour or fragrance

9. (Hunting) (intr) (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell

10. to smell (at): the dog scented the air.

[C14: from Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel; see sense]

ˈscented adj

ˈscentless adj

ˈscentlessness n

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scent

(sɛnt)
n.

1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable.

2. an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.

3. a track or trail indicated by such an odor.

4. perfume.

5. the sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent.

v.t.

6. to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble.

7. to fill with an odor; perfume.

v.i.

8. to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.

[1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, Middle English senten < Middle French sentir to smell < Latin sentīre to feel; (n.) Middle English, derivative of the v. compare sense]

scent′less, adj.

scent′less•ness, n.

syn: See odor.

scent

breath - From an Old English word meaning "scent, smell."
flair - Comes from Latin fragrare, "smell sweet," and was first the ability to detect the "essence" or "scent" of something and know how to act accordingly.
red herring - Something intended to be misleading or distracting, so named from the practice of using the scent of red herring in training hounds.
relish - First meant "odor, scent," then "taste, flavor."

scent

Past participle: scented
Gerund: scenting

Imperative
scent
scent

Present
I scent
you scent
he/she/it scents
we scent
you scent
they scent

Preterite
I scented
you scented
he/she/it scented
we scented
you scented
they scented

Present Continuous
I am scenting
you are scenting
he/she/it is scenting
we are scenting
you are scenting
they are scenting

Present Perfect
I have scented
you have scented
he/she/it has scented
we have scented
you have scented
they have scented

Past Continuous
I was scenting
you were scenting
he/she/it was scenting
we were scenting
you were scenting
they were scenting

Past Perfect
I had scented
you had scented
he/she/it had scented
we had scented
you had scented
they had scented

Future
I will scent
you will scent
he/she/it will scent
we will scent
you will scent
they will scent

Future Perfect
I will have scented
you will have scented
he/she/it will have scented
we will have scented
you will have scented
they will have scented

Future Continuous
I will be scenting
you will be scenting
he/she/it will be scenting
we will be scenting
you will be scenting
they will be scenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scenting
you have been scenting
he/she/it has been scenting
we have been scenting
you have been scenting
they have been scenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scenting
you will have been scenting
he/she/it will have been scenting
we will have been scenting
you will have been scenting
they will have been scenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scenting
you had been scenting
he/she/it had been scenting
we had been scenting
you had been scenting
they had been scenting

Conditional
I would scent
you would scent
he/she/it would scent
we would scent
you would scent
they would scent

Past Conditional
I would have scented
you would have scented
he/she/it would have scented
we would have scented
you would have scented
they would have scented

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Noun	1.	scent - a distinctive odor that is pleasant fragrance, perfume, aroma odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" incense - the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
	2.	scent - an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" musk - the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
	3.	scent - any property detected by the olfactory system aroma, odor, olfactory property, smell, odour property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, fragrance, sweetness - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell muskiness - having the olfactory properties of musk rancidness - the property of being rancid
Verb	1.	scent - cause to smell or be smelly odorize, odourise cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities smell up, stink out, stink up - cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell aromatise, aromatize, perfume - fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden" cense, incense, thurify - perfume especially with a censer
	2.	scent - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" nose, wind smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
	3.	scent - apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" perfume neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

scent

noun

1. fragrance, smell, perfume, bouquet, aroma, odour, niff (Brit. slang), redolence She could smell the scent of her mother's lacquer.

2. trail, track, spoor A police dog picked up the murderer's scent.

3. perfume, fragrance, cologne, eau de toilette (French), eau de cologne (French), toilet water a bottle of scent

verb

1. smell, sense, recognize, detect, sniff, discern, sniff out, nose out, get wind of (informal), be on the track or trail of dogs which scent the hidden birds

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scent

noun

1. The quality of something that may be perceived by the olfactory sense:

aroma, odor, smell.

2. A sweet or pleasant odor:

aroma, bouquet, fragrance, perfume, redolence.

3. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive:

spoor, track, trail.

4. The sense by which odors are perceived:

nose, olfaction, smell.

5. A piece of information useful in a search:

clue, lead.

verb

1. To perceive with the olfactory sense:

nose, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff.

Idiom: catch a whiff of.

2. To fill with a pleasant odor:

aromatize, perfume.

Translations

أثَر الرّائِحَهسائِل عَطِرطيب، رائِحَه مُعَطَّرَهعِطْرمُعَطَّر، مُطَيَّب

vůněpachprovoněttušitucítit

duftfå fært affærtparfumeparfumere

Geruch Parfüm riechen wittern Witterung

μυρίζω μυρωδιά

aroma perfumar perfume pista rastro

tuoksu

odeur parfum parfumer piste senteur

miris

beillatosít

grunailmailmurilmvatnòefa uppi

profumo odore olfatto profumare sostanza odorosa

におい

냄새

iškvėpintikvepiantis

nojaustpēdassaostsasmaržotsmarža

geur

duft få snusen i få teften av lukte teft

zapach

aroma

запах

vycítiťzacítiťzavoňať

dišavavonj

doft

กลิ่น

kokukoku saçmakkokusunu almakparfüm-den kuşkulanmak

hương thơm

香味香水使有香味嗅出察觉

scent

[sent]

A. N

1. (= smell) [of flowers, perfume] → perfume m, fragancia f; [of food] → aroma m

2. (esp Brit) (= perfume, toilet water) → perfume m, fragancia f

3. (Hunting etc) → rastro m, pista f
to be on the scent (also fig) → seguir el rastro or la pista
to pick up/lose the scent (also fig) → encontrar/perder el rastro or la pista
to put or throw sb off the scent (fig) → despistar a algn

B. VT

1. (= make sth smell nice) → perfumar (with de)

2. (= smell) → olfatear (fig) [+ danger, trouble etc] → presentir, sentir
to scent sth out → olfatear or husmear algo

C. CPD scent bottle N (esp Brit) → frasco m de perfume
scent spray N → atomizador m (de perfume), pulverizador m (de perfume)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scent

[ˈsɛnt]

(= smell) → odeur f; (pleasant) → parfum m
the scent of flowers → un parfum de fleurs

(= track) [person] → piste f
to be on the scent of sth (fig)
We are on the scent of something big → Nous sommes sur un gros coup.
to throw sb off the scent (fig) → lancer qn sur une mauvaise piste

(British) (= perfume) → parfum m

(= perfume) [+ writing paper, clothes, air] → parfumer

(= smell) → flairer

scent

(= smell) → Duft m, → Geruch m; there was the scent of danger in the air → es roch nach Gefahr

(= perfume) → Parfüm nt

(of animal) → Fährte f; to be on the scent (lit, fig) → auf der Fährte or Spur sein (of sb/sth jdm/einer Sache); to lose the scent (lit, fig) → die Spur or Fährte verlieren; to put or throw somebody off the scent (lit, fig) → jdn von der Spur or Fährte abbringen or ablenken

(= sense of smell) → Geruchssinn m; (fig) → (Spür)nase f

(= smell, suspect) → wittern

(= perfume) → parfümieren; roses scented the air → der Duft von Rosen erfüllte die Luft

scent

scent gland

n (pleasant smell) → Duftdrüse f; (unpleasant smell) → Stinkdrüse f

scentless

adj flower → duftlos, geruchlos; shampoo etc → geruchsfrei, geruchsneutral

scent spray

n → Parfümzerstäuber m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scent

[sɛnt]

1. n

a. (smell, perfume) → profumo

b. (track) → tracce fpl, pista
to follow/lose the scent → seguire/perdere le tracce or la pista
to pick up the scent → fiutare le tracce
to put or throw sb off the scent (fig) → far perdere le tracce a qn, sviare qn

2. vt

a. to scent (with) (make sth smell nice) → profumare (di or con)

b. (smell) → fiutare

scent

(sent) verb

1. to discover by the sense of smell. The dog scented a cat.

2. to suspect. As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.

3. to cause to smell pleasantly. The roses scented the air.

noun

1. a (usually pleasant) smell. This rose has a delightful scent.

2. a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed. The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.

3. a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.

ˈscented adjective

(negative unscented) sweet-smelling. scented soap.

put/throw (someone) off the scent

to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for. She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.

scent

→ عِطْر vůně duft Duft μυρωδιά fragancia tuoksu parfum miris profumo におい 냄새 geur duft zapach aroma запах doft กลิ่น koku hương thơm 香味

scent

n. olor; aroma, perfume.

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