oler
verb
1. smell
perceive an odor
Common combinations
- oler el café — smell the coffee
- oler una flor — smell a flower
- Olí el café antes de beberlo.I smelled the coffee before drinking it.
- Huele esta flor.Smell this flower.
- No puedo oler nada porque estoy resfriado.I can't smell anything because I have a cold.
2. smell, give off a smell oler a
have a particular odor
Common combinations
- oler a humo — smell of smoke
- oler mal — smell bad
- oler bien — smell good
- La cocina huele a humo.The kitchen smells of smoke.
- La basura huele mal.The rubbish smells bad.
- El pan huele muy bien.The bread smells very good.
3. smell fishy, suspect oler que
seem suspicious or sense something intuitively
Common combinations
- oler a engaño — smell like a scam
- oler mal — smell fishy
- Este negocio huele a engaño.This business smells like a scam.
- La excusa me huele mal.The excuse smells fishy to me.
- Olí que algo raro pasaba.I sensed that something strange was happening.
Same root
Phrases with this word
oler a chamusquina