B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

scent

scent · scents

запах

след, запах, духи, нюх

Geruch, Duft, Spur, Parfüm

A distinctive smellA distinctive smell.

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/sɛnt/

» The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.

Die Jagdhunde folgten der Fährte des Fuchses.

Охотничьи собаки пошли на запах лисы.

Охотничьи собаки побежали по лисьему следу.

Охотничьи собаки шли по лисьему следу.

Мисливські собаки слідували по запаху лисиці.

Meaning

6 senses

(countable, uncountable)A distinctive smell.
the scent of flowers / of a skunk
to give off / release / exude a scent
Parfüm, Parfum, Geruch
духи́duxí, за́пахzápax
за́пахzápax
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
(countable, uncountable)A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
The dogs picked up / caught the scent but then quickly lost it.
Spur
следsled
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
(countable, uncountable)The sense of smell.
I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
нюхnjux, чутьёčutʹjó, обоня́ниеobonjánije
(uncountable)A substance (usually liquid) created to provide a pleasant smell.
a scent shop
a scent bazaar
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
The minister's off-hand remark put journalists on the scent of a cover-up.
The tip put the detectives on a false scent / the wrong scent.
Fährte
следsled
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sense, perception.

Examples

164 sentences

The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
Мисливські собаки слідували по запаху лисиці. — ChickenKiev
ruОхотничьи собаки пошли на запах лисы. — Wezel
deDie Jagdhunde folgten der Fährte des Fuchses. — a_coder
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The room was filled with the scent of roses.
ruКомнату наполнял аромат роз. — marafon
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It seems like the cat caught the scent of a mouse.
deDie Katze hat wohl eine Maus gerochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The dogs eventually lost the scent and we had to give up the chase.
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The dog picked up the scent.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

distinctive odour or smell:

Русский

By meaning 4

perfume:

distinctive odour or smell:

odour left by animal:

sense of smell:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

perfume:

distinctive odour or smell:

odour left by animal:

figuratively: any traces that can be followed:

Origin

From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perce

From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell, sense”), from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel, sense”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”), and thus related to Saterland Frisian Sin (“sense”), West Frisian sin (“sense”), Dutch zin (“sense, meaning”), Low German Sinn (“sense”), Luxembourgish Sënn (“sense, perception”), German Sinn (“sense”). The -c- appeared in the 17th century, possibly by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science.

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