Sentence examples of "sens" in French with translation "smell"

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Je sens avec mon nez. I smell with my nose.
Papa, tu sens l'alcool. Daddy, you smell like you've been drinking.
Je sens quelque chose brûler. I smell something burning.
Je sens quelque chose qui brûle. I smell something burning.
Je sens quelque chose bruler dans la cuisine. I smell something burning in the kitchen.
Cette fleur a une odeur très forte, est-ce que tu la sens ? This flower has a strong scent, can you smell it?
Ce pain sent vraiment bon. The bread really smells good.
Une rose, ça sent bon. A rose smells sweet.
Cette pièce sent le gaz. This room smells of gas.
La pièce sentait le tabac. The room smelled of tobacco.
Ses habits sentent toujours mauvais. His clothes always smell bad.
Ça sent bon ! Que cuisines-tu ? This smells great! What are you cooking?
La jeune fille sent les fleurs. The girl is smelling the flowers.
Les papayes mûres sentent le vomi. Ripe papaya smells like vomit.
Son haleine sent le fromage de chèvre. His breath smells like goat cheese.
Quoi qu'il fasse, elle le sent aussitôt. He never does anything but she smells it out.
Les jolies fleurs ne sentent pas nécessairement bon. Pretty flowers do not necessarily smell sweet.
Je déteste quand mes habits sentent la clope. I hate it when my clothes smell of cigarette smoke.
La pièce sentait comme si quelqu'un avait fumé. The room smelled like someone had been smoking.
Les meilleurs poissons sentent au bout de trois jours. The best fish smell when they are three days old.
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