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

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A bat is no more a bird than a rat is. Eine Fledermaus ist so wenig ein Vogel wie eine Ratte es ist.
A rat chewed a hole in the wall. Eine Ratte hat ein Loch in die Wand genagt.
A rat ran across the road. Eine Ratte lief über die Straße.
You're such a pack rat. Du bist echt sammelwütig.
They smell bad. Sie riechen übel.
The cat ran after the rat. Die Katze lief der Ratte hinterher.
It's so wonderful to smell freshly made coffee! Es ist so toll, frisch gemachten Kaffee zu riechen.
These flowers aren't only beautiful, but they smell nice. Diese Blumen sind nicht nur schön, sondern sie riechen auch gut.
I smell gas. Ich rieche Benzin.
What's this smell? Was ist das für ein Geruch?
The socks smell bad. Die Socken riechen schlecht.
He could not by any means tolerate the ghastly smell of rotting onion. Er konnte den entsetzlichen Geruch verfaulender Zwiebeln ganz und gar nicht ertragen.
A putrid smell came up out of the hole in the ground. Ein fauliger Geruch kam aus dem Erdloch herauf.
This fruit has an unpleasant smell. Diese Frucht riecht unangenehm.
I smell something burning, Mother. Mutter, da riecht etwas angebrannt.
I smell something rotten. Ich rieche etwas Fauliges.
These wild flowers give off a nice smell. Diese wilden Blumen geben einen netten Geruch von sich.
I can't put up with this smell. Ich kann diesen Gestank nicht ertragen.
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Was uns Rose heißt, wie es auch hieße, würde lieblich duften!
The bad smell disgusted us. Der Gestank widerte uns an.
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