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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