Usage examples of "smelling" in English with translation to French

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The girl is smelling the flowers. La jeune fille sent les fleurs.

Keep a box of baking soda in the fridge to keep it smelling clean. Conservez une boîte de poudre à lever dans le réfrigérateur pour qu'il continue à sentir propre.

His clothes always smell bad. Ses habits sentent toujours mauvais.

I smell with my nose. Je sens avec mon nez.

You have a weird smell. Tu sens drôle.

The room smelled of tobacco. La pièce sentait le tabac.

Ripe papaya smells like vomit. Les papayes mûres sentent le vomi.

This room smells of gas. Cette pièce sent le gaz.

The bread really smells good. Ce pain sent vraiment bon.

His breath smells like goat cheese. Son haleine sent le fromage de chèvre.

I have a good sense of smell. J'ai un bon sens de l'odorat.

Pretty flowers do not necessarily smell sweet. Les jolies fleurs ne sentent pas nécessairement bon.

I smell something burning in the kitchen. Je sens quelque chose bruler dans la cuisine.

Smell is one of the five senses. L'odorat est l'un des cinq sens.

This smells great! What are you cooking? Ça sent bon ! Que cuisines-tu ?

Daddy, you smell like you've been drinking. Papa, tu sens l'alcool.

The room smelled like someone had been smoking. La pièce sentait comme si quelqu'un avait fumé.

I hate it when my clothes smell like cigarettes. Je déteste quand mes habits sentent la clope.

Don't you smell something burning in the kitchen? Ne sentez-vous pas quelque chose qui brûle dans la cuisine ?

He never does anything but she smells it out. Quoi qu'il fasse, elle le sent aussitôt.

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