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oler

to smell

verb oh-LEHR Rare

Also means

to sniff

Usage Note

Oler is a stem-changing verb (o→hue-): huelo, hueles, huele but olemos, oléis, huelen. The irregular initial hue- always carries a silent h in writing. To say something smells of something, use oler a (huele a café = 'it smells of coffee'), not oler de.

Examples

"Esta flor huele muy bien."

Natural Translation

This flower smells very nice.

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