 | English  | German | |
 | musty {adj} [having a mouldy or damp smell] | 1724 muffig [modrig, dumpf] | |
| rank {adj} [smell, taste] | 915 widerlich [Geruch, Geschmack] | |
| disgusting {adj} [smell] | 322 aasig [faulig, widerwärtig (Geruch)] | |
| funky {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [smell] | 200 muffig | |
| noisome {adj} [literary] [arousing disgust (esp. smell)] | 148 widerlich [bes. Geruch] | |
| pungent {adj} [smell] | 87 streng [Geruch] | |
| of {prep} [taste, smell] | 79 nach | |
| rank {adj} [smell, taste] | 70 übel [Geruch, Geschmack] | |
| rotten {adj} [fruit, egg etc., also smell] | 62 faulig | |
| overpowering {adj} [smell] | 41 aufdringlich [Parfüm etc.] | |
| pungent {adj} [smell] | 35 ätzend [Geruch] | |
| burnt {adj} [smell, taste] | 16 brenzlig [veraltend] | |
| mephitic {adj} [literary] [noxious smell, esp. from gas or vapor / vapour] | 14 übelriechend [speziell von Gas oder Dampf] | |
| obtrusively {adv} [smell] | 11 penetrant | |
| bot. FoodInd. gastr. aniseedy {adj} [like aniseed, esp. in taste or smell] | anisartig [vor allem im Geschmack oder Geruch] | |
| cadaverous {adj} [odour, smell] | aasig [faulig (Geruch)] | |
| horsey {adj} [e.g. face, smell, teeth] | Pferde- [z. B. Gesicht, Geruch, Gebiss] | |
| horsy {adj} [e.g. face, smell, teeth] | Pferde- [z. B. Gesicht, Geruch, Gebiss] | |
| noisome {adj} [literary] [smell] | übel riechend | |
| oniony {adj} [in smell] | mit Zwiebelgeruch | |
| Verbs |
| to perceive sth. [sense, smell] | 130 etw. wittern | |
| to confront sb. [smell, hate, etc.] | 57 jdm. entgegenschlagen [Geruch, Hass etc.] | |
| to hum [coll.] [smell unpleasant] [Br.] | 31 stinken | |
| to smell [give off a smell] | 13 dunsten [geh.] | |
| Nouns |
| scent [archaic] [sense of smell] | 135 Geruchssinn {m} | |
| perfume [pleasant smell, fragrance] | 9 Wohlgeruch {m} [geh.] | |
| taint [an unpleasant smell] | 8 Fehlnote {f} | |
| sourness [e.g. of wine, vinegar; also of smell] | 6 Säuerlichkeit {f} | |
| bibliosmia [neol.] [the sensation caused by the pleasant smell of a good book] | Bibliosmie {f} | |
| med. dissmell [disgust of bad smell] [Tomkins' neologism] | Geruchsekel {m} [Ekel vor schlechtem Geruch] [Tomkins'sche Wortschöpfung] | |
| effluvium [offensive smell] | übler Geruch {m} | |
| frowziness [musty smell] | Muffigkeit {f} [muffiger Geruch] | |
| frowziness [musty smell] | muffiger Geruch {m} | |
| fust [fusty smell] | muffiger Geruch {m} | |
| miasma [literary] [unpleasant or unhealthy smell] | übler Geruch {m} | |
| scent [sense of smell] | olfaktorische Wahrnehmung {f} | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to become noticeable [smell etc.] | sichAkk. bemerkbar machen [Geruch etc.] | |
| to fan sth. away [e.g. smell, smoke by waving the hands] | etw.Akk. wegwedeln | |
| to give forth sth. [e.g. fragrance, smell] | etw.Akk. verströmen [z. B. Duft, Geruch] | |
| to reach sb.'s nostrils [stench, smell, scent] | jdm. in die Nase steigen [Gestank, Geruch, Duft] | |
| to throw sth. off [smell] | etw. abgeben [z. B. Geruch] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to be unaware of sb./sth. [not to see, hear or smell] | jds./etw. nicht gewahr sein [geh.] | |
