cheirar — meaning in English

English meaning

• reek noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
• smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
• sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
• snort noun A short, harsh sound made by forcing air through the nose.

Senses

cheirar is used for these senses in English:

• reek (intransitive, figuratively) To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
• sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
• sniff (slang, primarily, UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
• snort (transitive, slang, originally, US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

reek — full definition

1. noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
2. verb To give off a strong, unpleasant odor.
3. verb To be strongly suggestive of something bad or suspicious.

smell — full definition

1. noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
2. noun The sense that detects odors.
3. verb To perceive an odor, or to give off one.
4. verb To sense that something is wrong or suspicious.

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