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However, the sight of the roses, overlapping the water-jug, pacified him; they smelt so sweet.Mais la vue du bouquet de roses, débordant du pot à eau, l’apaisa, tant il sentait bon.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
It smelt of a priest, he thought; of a man with different ways from other men.Elle sentait le prêtre, pensait-il; elle sentait un homme autrement fait que les autres, qui souffle sa bougie pour changer de chemise, qui ne laisse traîner ni ses caleçons ni ses rasoirs.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
I did as I was bid, and found myself in a little dark chamber which smelt of chemicals, and was lit only by a tiny window high up in the wall.Je suivis ses instructions et me trouvai dans une petite chambre noire à odeur de produits chimiques, et éclairée uniquement par une étroite lucarne tout en haut de la muraille.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Peasant women laughed with pleasure because the place smelt so nice, while the men, standing under the gallery, jerked their heads approvingly at each deeper and deeper note that came from the rural guard.Des paysannes riaient, parce que ça sentait bon; tandis que les hommes, au fond, debout sous la tribune, hochaient la tête, à chaque note plus creuse du chantre.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
She, Benedetta, like himself, had quivered as she smelt them; and he saw them once more in a vision of the pontifical gardens, the voluptuous gardens of Rome, deserted, glowing under the August sun.Comme lui, elle avait frissonné à leur âpre odeur de virilité, et ils revenaient, et ils évoquaient ceux des jardins pontificaux, des voluptueux jardins romains, déserts et brûlants sous l’auguste soleil.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
After Scotland the air smelt heavy and flat, but infinitely sweet, for the limes and chestnuts and lilac bushes were domes of blossom.Au sortir de l'Écosse, l'air semblait lourd et fade, mais infiniment doux, car les tilleuls, les marronniers et les lilas formaient des berceaux de fleurs.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I couldn't open the latter, and the sacks seemed to be full of things like dog-biscuits that smelt of cinnamon.Je ne pus ouvrir ces dernières, et les sacs semblaient remplis d'espèces de biscuits de chien qui fleuraient la cannelle.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
The whole place smelt of mould and disuse.Cet intérieur sentait le moisi et l'abandon.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
One of them gave me a cigar, which I smelt gingerly and stuck in Turnbull's bundle.L'un d'eux m'offrit un cigare, que je flairai respectueusement et fourrai dans le paquet de Turnbull.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
He would turn away in his bed with a shudder when Albine came in, and would cry out that she smelt of hawthorn, that she had scratched her hands in burrowing a hole through a hedge to bring him all its odour.Il se tournait vers la ruelle, frissonnant, lorsque Albine rentrait et lui criait qu'elle sentait l'aubépine, qu'elle s'était griffé les mains en se creusant un trou dans une haie pour lui apporter toute l'odeur.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
There was a softness about the lodging which smelt a bit stuffy : carpets and hangings everywhere, seats as yielding as down, with the warm, unruffled atmosphere of a chest padded with old rainbow-colored satin.Le logement avait une douceur qui sentait un peu le renfermé: des tapis et des portières partout, des meubles d'une mollesse d'édredon, l'air tiède et mort d'un coffret, capitonné de vieux satin à l'iris.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Gagniere was a bore. Besides, he would turn up as soon as he smelt the soup.Gagnière était assommant; et, d’ailleurs, il arriverait bien à l’odeur de la soupe.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
There were braziers burning at both ends to warm the room, and the thin smoke from these smelt like incense.Des brasiers brûlaient aux deux extrémités de la salle, et la fumée légère qui s’en dégageait avait une odeur d’encens.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He had made his escape from his own house, saying that it smelt like a church.Il s'était sauvé de chez lui, en disant que «ça puait l'église.»Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Had he smelt them?"Il ne les a donc pas sentis ? »Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
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Collocations
sense of smell
odorat
sweet-smelling
odorant
sweet-smelling
parfumé
smelting furnace
four de fusion
Word forms
smell
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | smelled, smelt |
Imperative | smell |
Present Participle (Participle I) | smelling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | smelled, smelt |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smell | we smell |
you smell | you smell |
he/she/it smells | they smell |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am smelling | we are smelling |
you are smelling | you are smelling |
he/she/it is smelling | they are smelling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have smelled, smelt | we have smelled, smelt |
you have smelled, smelt | you have smelled, smelt |
he/she/it has smelled, smelt | they have smelled, smelt |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been smelling | we have been smelling |
you have been smelling | you have been smelling |
he/she/it has been smelling | they have been smelling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smelled, smelt | we smelled, smelt |
you smelled, smelt | you smelled, smelt |
he/she/it smelled, smelt | they smelled, smelt |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was smelling | we were smelling |
you were smelling | you were smelling |
he/she/it was smelling | they were smelling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had smelled, smelt | we had smelled, smelt |
you had smelled, smelt | you had smelled, smelt |
he/she/it had smelled, smelt | they had smelled, smelt |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been smelling | we had been smelling |
you had been smelling | you had been smelling |
he/she/it had been smelling | they had been smelling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will smell | we shall/will smell |
you will smell | you will smell |
he/she/it will smell | they will smell |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be smelling | we shall/will be smelling |
you will be smelling | you will be smelling |
he/she/it will be smelling | they will be smelling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have smelled, smelt | we shall/will have smelled, smelt |
you will have smelled, smelt | you will have smelled, smelt |
he/she/it will have smelled, smelt | they will have smelled, smelt |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smelling | we shall/will have been smelling |
you will have been smelling | you will have been smelling |
he/she/it will have been smelling | they will have been smelling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would smell | we should/would smell |
you would smell | you would smell |
he/she/it would smell | they would smell |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be smelling | we should/would be smelling |
you would be smelling | you would be smelling |
he/she/it would be smelling | they would be smelling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have smelled, smelt | we should/would have smelled, smelt |
you would have smelled, smelt | you would have smelled, smelt |
he/she/it would have smelled, smelt | they would have smelled, smelt |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been smelling | we should/would have been smelling |
you would have been smelling | you would have been smelling |
he/she/it would have been smelling | they would have been smelling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am smelled, smelt | we are smelled, smelt |
you are smelled, smelt | you are smelled, smelt |
he/she/it is smelled, smelt | they are smelled, smelt |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being smelled, smelt | we are being smelled, smelt |
you are being smelled, smelt | you are being smelled, smelt |
he/she/it is being smelled, smelt | they are being smelled, smelt |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been smelled, smelt | we have been smelled, smelt |
you have been smelled, smelt | you have been smelled, smelt |
he/she/it has been smelled, smelt | they have been smelled, smelt |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was smelled, smelt | we were smelled, smelt |
you were smelled, smelt | you were smelled, smelt |
he/she/it was smelled, smelt | they were smelled, smelt |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being smelled, smelt | we were being smelled, smelt |
you were being smelled, smelt | you were being smelled, smelt |
he/she/it was being smelled, smelt | they were being smelled, smelt |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been smelled, smelt | we had been smelled, smelt |
you had been smelled, smelt | you had been smelled, smelt |
he/she/it had been smelled, smelt | they had been smelled, smelt |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be smelled, smelt | we shall/will be smelled, smelt |
you will be smelled, smelt | you will be smelled, smelt |
he/she/it will be smelled, smelt | they will be smelled, smelt |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smelled, smelt | we shall/will have been smelled, smelt |
you will have been smelled, smelt | you will have been smelled, smelt |
he/she/it will have been smelled, smelt | they will have been smelled, smelt |
smelt
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | smelt | smelts |
Possessive case | smelt's | smelts' |
smelt
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | smelted |
Imperative | smelt |
Present Participle (Participle I) | smelting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | smelted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smelt | we smelt |
you smelt | you smelt |
he/she/it smelts | they smelt |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am smelting | we are smelting |
you are smelting | you are smelting |
he/she/it is smelting | they are smelting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have smelted | we have smelted |
you have smelted | you have smelted |
he/she/it has smelted | they have smelted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been smelting | we have been smelting |
you have been smelting | you have been smelting |
he/she/it has been smelting | they have been smelting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smelted | we smelted |
you smelted | you smelted |
he/she/it smelted | they smelted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was smelting | we were smelting |
you were smelting | you were smelting |
he/she/it was smelting | they were smelting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had smelted | we had smelted |
you had smelted | you had smelted |
he/she/it had smelted | they had smelted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been smelting | we had been smelting |
you had been smelting | you had been smelting |
he/she/it had been smelting | they had been smelting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will smelt | we shall/will smelt |
you will smelt | you will smelt |
he/she/it will smelt | they will smelt |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be smelting | we shall/will be smelting |
you will be smelting | you will be smelting |
he/she/it will be smelting | they will be smelting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have smelted | we shall/will have smelted |
you will have smelted | you will have smelted |
he/she/it will have smelted | they will have smelted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smelting | we shall/will have been smelting |
you will have been smelting | you will have been smelting |
he/she/it will have been smelting | they will have been smelting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would smelt | we should/would smelt |
you would smelt | you would smelt |
he/she/it would smelt | they would smelt |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be smelting | we should/would be smelting |
you would be smelting | you would be smelting |
he/she/it would be smelting | they would be smelting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have smelted | we should/would have smelted |
you would have smelted | you would have smelted |
he/she/it would have smelted | they would have smelted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been smelting | we should/would have been smelting |
you would have been smelting | you would have been smelting |
he/she/it would have been smelting | they would have been smelting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am smelted | we are smelted |
you are smelted | you are smelted |
he/she/it is smelted | they are smelted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being smelted | we are being smelted |
you are being smelted | you are being smelted |
he/she/it is being smelted | they are being smelted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been smelted | we have been smelted |
you have been smelted | you have been smelted |
he/she/it has been smelted | they have been smelted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was smelted | we were smelted |
you were smelted | you were smelted |
he/she/it was smelted | they were smelted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being smelted | we were being smelted |
you were being smelted | you were being smelted |
he/she/it was being smelted | they were being smelted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been smelted | we had been smelted |
you had been smelted | you had been smelted |
he/she/it had been smelted | they had been smelted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be smelted | we shall/will be smelted |
you will be smelted | you will be smelted |
he/she/it will be smelted | they will be smelted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smelted | we shall/will have been smelted |
you will have been smelted | you will have been smelted |
he/she/it will have been smelted | they will have been smelted |