Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin odōrāre (to perfume, make fragrant), derived from odor (smell).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /o.doˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: o‧do‧rà‧re

Verb edit

odoràre (first-person singular present odóro, first-person singular past historic odorài, past participle odoràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to smell (an odor, a flower, etc.), to perceive with the sense of smell
  2. (transitive, figurative) to sniff out, to intuit
  3. (transitive, rare) to perfume, to scent
  4. (intransitive) to smell, to give off a (specified) smell [+ di (object)] [auxiliary avere]
    odorare di buonoto smell good
  5. (intransitive) to give off a scent (e.g. of a rose) [auxiliary avere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to smell of, to hint of [+ di (object)] [auxiliary avere]

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Latin edit

Verb edit

odōrāre

  1. inflection of odōrō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative