What does olor in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word olor in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use olor in Spanish.

The word olor in Spanish means smell, smell, by the smell of, like a saint, fried food, sweet pea, toilet soap, musty smell, new-smelling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word olor

smell

nombre masculino (cuerpo: emanación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gas butano no tiene olor, se le adiciona para detectar fugas.
Butane gas has no odor, it is added to detect leaks.

smell

nombre masculino (impresión del olfato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cocina emanaba un agradable olor a canela y café recién hecho.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This candle scent is lovely; I should buy another one.

by the smell of

locución preposicional (coloquial (atraído por)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Han venido muchas moscas al olor de la carne muerta.

like a saint

locución adverbial (figurado (con fama)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El político corrupto enmendó su vida y ahora está en olor de santidad.
The corrupt politician turned over a new leaf and now he's like a saint.

fried food

nombre masculino (peyorativo (olor a refrito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me huele la ropa a fritanga desde que salí del bar.
My clothes smell like fried food since I left the bar.

sweet pea

nombre masculino (planta trepadora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El guisante de olor le da buen sabor a muchos alimentos.

toilet soap

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (de tocador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compré un jabón de olor sin químicos.

musty smell

(coloquial (olor a no ventilado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La habitación tiene mucho olor a encierro, ¿puedes abrir la ventana?
The room has quite a musty smell, could you open the window?

new-smelling

(olor a no estrenado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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