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sentir

to smell

verb sahn-TEER Common

Also means

to feel

Usage Note

Sentir straddles two senses English keeps apart — catching a smell and physically feeling something — while the reflexive se sentir means to feel a certain way, as in je me sens bien. A thing that sent bon smells lovely, but one that merely sent, with no compliment attached, usually stinks.

Examples

"Ça sent bon ici."

Natural Translation

It smells good here.

Literal Translation

That smells good here

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