The German word for to smell is
riechen
German Definition
| smell | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] für einen Stoff charakteristische Eigenschaft, die mit der Nase (olfaktorisch) wahrnehmbar ist; der Geruch | |
| [2] eine Spur von etwas, ein sehr kleiner Teil | |
| [1] The smell got into my nose. | |
| Der Geruch kam mir in die Nase. |
Translations for smell and their definitions
| Geruch | ||
| n. smell, odour | ||
| n. sense of smell, olfaction | ||
| n. (figurative, dated) reputation | ||
| riechen |  | ||
| v. to smell (something); to sniff (something) | |||
| v. to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell | |||
| v. to smell something | |||
| Ich rieche dein Parfüm. - I smell your perfume. | |||
| v. to reek; to smell bad | |||
| v. (copulative, , nach (+ dative) — like) to smell | |||
| Im Haus riecht es nach gebratenem Fisch. - In the house it smells like fried fish. | |||
| Der Kuchen riecht lecker! - The cake smells delicious! | |||
| v. to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone) | |||
| Ich kann ihn nicht riechen. - I cannot stand him. | |||
| Geruchssinn | ||
| n. smell (sense of) | ||
| n. olfaction | ||
| stinken | ||
| v. to stink + nach (object) = of | ||
| nach / vor Geld stinken. - He's loaded; He's got money. | ||
| riechen | | ||
| v. to smell (something); to sniff (something) | |||
| v. to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell | |||
| v. to smell something | |||
| Ich rieche dein Parfüm. - I smell your perfume. | |||
| v. to reek; to smell bad | |||
| v. (copulative, , nach (+ dative) — like) to smell | |||
| Im Haus riecht es nach gebratenem Fisch. - In the house it smells like fried fish. | |||
| Der Kuchen riecht lecker! - The cake smells delicious! | |||
| v. to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone) | |||
| Ich kann ihn nicht riechen. - I cannot stand him. | |||
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