Usage examples of "smell a rat" in English with translation to French

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"I smell a rat", I said to him. « Il y a anguille sous roche », lui dis-je.
He'll be sure to smell a rat if I'm with you. Il aura sûrement la puce à l'oreille si je suis avec toi.
A bat is no more a bird than a rat is. Une chauve-souris est autant un oiseau qu'un rat peut l'être.
A rat chewed a hole in the wall. Un rat a fait un trou dans le mur.
The culprit is caught like a rat in a trap. On attrapa le coupable comme un rat au piège.
A rat ran across the road. Un rat traversa la route.
Seems like the cat had gotten wind of a rat. Il semble que le chat avait entendu parler d'un rat.
You're such a pack rat. T'es un vrai thésauriseur.
They smell bad. Ils puent.
This rat, up until just now he was my partner and now he's gone and turned on me. Le rat, jusqu'à maintenant il était mon copain et maintenant il est parti et il m'a trahi.
Daddy, you smell like you've been drinking. Papa, tu sens l'alcool.
You could see the oblong shape of the rat as it passed down the snake's gullet. On pouvait voir la forme oblongue du rat tandis qu'il passait le long du gosier du serpent.
These flowers aren't only beautiful, but they smell nice. Ces fleurs ne sont pas seulement belles mais sentent également très bon.
The rat was killed by Tom with a stick. Le rat a été tué par Tom avec un bâton.
That flower has a strong smell. Cette fleur exhale un parfum entêtant.
No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed the smell not only of tobacco but of gas. Je ne fus pas plus tôt rentré dans la pièce que je remarquais non seulement l'odeur de tabac mais aussi de gaz.
These lilies smell lovely. Ces lis sentent bon.
You smell so nice. Tu sens si bon.
I smell gas. Je sens le gaz.
What's this smell? Quelle est cette odeur ?
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