Smell
"Smell" in French
goût
(sensation)
odeur
(sensation)
odorat
(sense of smell)
parfum
(sensation)
exhaler
(to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
flairer
(sense with nose)
fleurer
(to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
humer
(sense with nose)
odorer
(sense with nose)
sentir
(sense with nose)
sentir
(to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
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