scent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɛnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sent)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scent n (pleasant smell)olor nm
  perfume nm
  aroma nm
 Wendy loves the scent of freshly baked bread.
 A Wendy le encanta el olor a pan recién hecho.
scent n (animal's smell)rastro nm
  olor nm
 The hounds picked up the fox's scent.
 Los perros detectaron el rastro del zorro.
scent n figurative (trail)al acecho loc adv
  pista nf
 The police are now on the scent of the escaped prisoner.
 La policía anda al acecho del prisionero que se fugó.
scent n (perfume)perfume nm
  aroma nm
 Petra applied scent to her wrists and neck before going out.
 Petra se echó un poco de perfume en las muñecas y el cuello antes de salir.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
scent [sth] vtr (track [sth] by smell)olfatear vtr
  rastrear vtr
  ventear vtr
 The lioness scented her prey.
 La leona olfateó a su presa.
scent [sth] vtr figurative (sense, detect [sth](figurado)sospechar vtr
  olfatear vtr
 Mark saw one of the two men secretly give money to the other, and scented something shady going on.
 Mark vio como un hombre le daba dinero a otro en secreto, y sospechó que algo raro estaba pasando.
scent [sth] vtr (make [sth] fragrant) (figurado)inundar vtr
  perfumar vtr
 The smell of freshly baked bread scented the room.
 El olor a pan recién hecho inundaba la habitación.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
put [sb] off the scent v expr figurative (mislead, distract)despistar vtr
  hacer perder el rastro loc verb
  hacer perder la pista loc verb
 He laid a false clue to put the detective off the scent.
 Puso una pista falsa para despistar al detective.
scent gland (animal anatomy)glándula odorífera nf + adj
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Collocations: a scent [ball, box, case], a [fragrant, fruity, musty, flowery] scent, a [putrid, heady, light, faint, pungent] scent, more...

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