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riechen

Meaning

  1. (class-2, strong, transitive) to smell (something); to sniff (something)
  2. (class-2, intransitive, strong) to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
  3. (class-2, strong, transitive) to smell something
  4. (class-2, intransitive, strong) to reek; to smell bad
  5. (class-2, copulative, strong) to smell
  6. (class-2, slang, strong, transitive) to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone)

Concepts

smell
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sniff
reek
sense
feel
smell
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finger

give off an odour

grope
scent
stink
touch
smelled
breathe
inhale

smell bad

suspect
taste
to
listen
whiff
smelt
hear
Synonyms

wittern
29k
duften
23k
schnüffeln
C2
stinken
C2
befühlen
empfinden
C1
fühlen
A2
schnuppern
30k
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beschnüffeln

beschnuppern

betasten

beriechen

hören
A1
tasten
C2
schmecken
B2
tappen
21k
antasten

beschnobern

atmen
B1
bemerken
C1
einatmen
C1
Geruch
B2
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herausfinden
B1
merken
B1
spüren
B1
winden
C2
zuhören
B1

Wind bekommen

müffeln

einen Geruch annehmen

muffeln
flehmen

schnobern

ahnen
B2
Translations

oler
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sentir
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cheirar
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ruiken
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sentire
olfatear
odorare
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olorar
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geuren
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rieken
flairar
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μυρίζω

annusare
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flairer
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Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rieche

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schmegge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁiːçn̩/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
riechen
Inherited from Old High German
riohhan
Cognate with English
English
reek
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
rieken
Cognate with Danish
ryge
Cognate with Swedish
ryka
In summary

From Middle High German riechen, from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Compare English reek, Dutch rieken, Danish ryge, Swedish ryka. See also Rauch, Geruch.

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