smell
Forma base
smell
/smel/
Simple past
smelled / smeltsmelled
/smeld/ /smelt//smeld/
Participio passato
smelled / smeltsmelled
/smeld/ /smelt//smeld/
TraduzioneA2
annusare, odorare, fiutare
to smell a rat
Significato in inglese
to notice something with your nose
Esempi
- Dopo un verbo modale · Forma 1Can you smell gas in the kitchen?
- Frase negativa · Forma 1These flowers don’t smell of anything at all.
- Simple past · Forma 2The whole house smelt of fresh bread this morning.The whole house smelled of fresh bread this morning.
- Simple past · Forma 2Last night Tom smelt smoke and woke everyone up.Last night Tom smelled smoke and woke everyone up.
- Present perfect · Forma 3I’ve never smelt anything as bad as that cheese.I’ve never smelled anything as bad as that cheese.
- Past perfect · Forma 3The dog had smelt the sausages long before we unpacked them.The dog had smelled the sausages long before we unpacked them.
Attenzione
Smelled è corretto ovunque; in inglese britannico anche smelt. Smelld e smellt sono sbagliati. Smelt è anche un verbo a sé: fondere il minerale.
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