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"oler" in English

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"oler" in English
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oler(also: olfatear)
Olía a petróleo y, si no olía a dólares, era porque sabemos desde siempre que el dinero no huele.
It smelt of oil and if it did not smell of dollars, that was because we have known since ancient times that money has no smell.
Para aprender cómo huelen las flores o las frutas es mejor comprar el artículo natural.
To learn what flowers or fruit smell like it is better to buy the natural article.
Pero puedo decirles que la revolución de las rosas no olía a rosas.
Well, I can tell you the rose revolution did not smell of roses.
oler(also: olfatear)
to scent {v.t.} (smell)
– Señor Presidente, cuando los servicios de interés general se eliminaron del ámbito de aplicación de la controvertida Directiva de servicios olimos la victoria.
Mr President, we scented victory when services of general interest were excluded from the scope of the controversial Services Directive.
– Señor Presidente, cuando los servicios de interés general se eliminaron del ámbito de aplicación de la controvertida Directiva de servicios olimos la victoria.
Mr President, we scented victory when services of general interest were excluded from the scope of the controversial Services Directive.
De esta forma, podremos cerrar la boca a la prensa que está totalmente salvaje y huele sangre cada año cuando aparece el Tribunal de Cuentas con su informe.
In that way, we can shut the press up, which is merciless and scents blood every year when the Court of Auditors produces its report.
to sniff {v.t.} (smell)
oler algo
to sniff at sth
oler algo
to have a sniff of sth

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
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Si hay un informe general, no puedo oler, ciertamente, que en el mismo figure quizá algo sobre Leonardo I.
If there is to be a general report, I will not be able tell whether there is perhaps something about Leonardo I in it.
oler a chotuno
to stink to high heaven
oler algo
to have a sniff of sth
oler a transpiración
to have BO
oler a algo
to smell of sth
oler a algo
to reek of sth
oler muy mal
to smell rank
oler algo
to sniff at sth
oler a algo
to smell sth
Sólo con oler el DCM, ya se ha sobrepasado en un factor tres el límite de seguridad, lo que hace que sea algo muy difícil de lo que protegerse.
By the time you smell DCM, you have already exceeded the safety limit by a factor of three, which makes it extremely difficult to protect yourself against.
. - He votado a favor de esta resolución, aunque soy incapaz de dejar de oler el intenso hedor de la hipocresía que emana de las instituciones comunitarias.
in writing. - I voted for this resolution, although I cannot quite get the strong smell of hypocrisy, on the part of the EU institutions, out of my nostrils.