ду́ша — meaning in English
dusha
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English meaning
- psyche noun A person's mind, soul, or innermost self, especially in terms of thoughts and emotions.
- smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
- soul noun The spiritual or immaterial part of a person, often believed to continue after death.
- spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- throttle noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.
Senses
ду́ша is used for these senses in English:
- psyche The human soul, mind, or spirit.
- smell (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
- smother (intransitive) To be suffocated.
- sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- soul (religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
- spirit The soul of a person or other creature.
- stifle (transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- throttle (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
smell — full definition
- noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
- noun The sense that detects odors.
- verb To perceive an odor, or to give off one.
- verb To sense that something is wrong or suspicious.