smell in Russian
smell in Russian is обоня́ние, нюх, за́пах — smell means a sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
smell in Russian
обоня́ние
Pronounced: obonyaniye
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
нюх
Pronounced: nyukh
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
за́пах
Pronounced: zapakh
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
амбре́
Pronounced: ambre
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
вонь
Pronounced: von
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
ню́хать
Pronounced: nyukhat
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
обоня́ть
Pronounced: obonyat
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
чу́ять
Pronounced: chuyat
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
ощуща́ть за́пах
Pronounced: oshchushchat zapakh
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
чу́вствовать за́пах
Pronounced: chuvstvovat zapakh
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
па́хнуть
Pronounced: pakhnut
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
пахнуть
Pronounced: pakhnut
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
What does "smell" mean?
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noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
"The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen."
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noun The sense that detects odors.
"Dogs have a far stronger sense of smell than humans."
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verb To perceive an odor, or to give off one.
"I can smell something burning."
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verb To sense that something is wrong or suspicious.
"Something about his story smells fishy to me."
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smell in a sentence
- The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
- There was a strange smell coming from the fridge.
- Dogs have a far stronger sense of smell than humans.
- Losing her sense of smell made all her food seem rather bland.
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What is "smell" in Russian?
"smell" in Russian is обоня́ние, нюх, за́пах. smell means: A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
How do you pronounce обоня́ние?
"smell" in Russian is обоня́ние, pronounced "obonyaniye".
How do you use "smell" in a sentence?
Example: "The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen." In Russian, "smell" is обоня́ние, нюх, за́пах.
Are there other ways to say "smell" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 12 translations listed for "smell": обоня́ние, нюх, за́пах, амбре́, вонь, ню́хать.
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