smelt

• اسم يُطلق على سمكة صغيرة فضية تعيش في المياه الباردة في نصف الكرة الشمالي، وتُعرف بهجرتها بين المياه المالحة والعذبة. وتُستعمل هذه التسمية لأنواع من فصيلة الأسماك الصابوغية (Osmeridae) قريبة من السلمونيات.

A noun referring to a small, silvery fish found in cold northern waters, known for migrating between salt and fresh water.

1. Small silvery fishB1formal

   A small, silvery fish that lives in cold waters and migrates between salt and fresh water.

   السمك الصغير الفضي

   • Smelt are often caught in rivers during their spawning season.
   • The fisherman caught several smelt in the net.
   • Smelt are a popular food fish in some northern regions.

   المرادفاتsparling

2. Trout-like food fishB1formal

   A small, trout-like fish found in cold northern marine or freshwater environments, used as food.

   سمكة صغيرة شبيهة بالترويت

   • Smelt are often fried whole and eaten as a delicacy.
   • The restaurant served a dish of pan-fried smelt with lemon.
   • In some cultures, smelt are dried and preserved for winter.

   المرادفاتsparling

• فعل يدل على إدراك الرائحة أو اكتشافها بالأنف، أو إصدار رائحة معينة.

A verb used to indicate the act of perceiving or detecting an odor with the nose, or to emit a particular smell.

فعل شاذ

1. Perceive by noseA1formal

   To perceive or detect odors or scents using the sense of smell.

   شمّ

   • I can smell fresh coffee brewing.
   • She smelled the flowers in the garden.
   • Can you smell smoke?

   المرادفاتdetectnosescentsniffwhiff

2. Have an odorA1informal

   To give off a particular smell, good or bad.

   له رائحة

   • The milk smells sour.
   • These cookies smell delicious.
   • His shoes smell bad after the rain.

3. Suspect or detectB2informal

   To have a suspicion or sense that something is wrong or suspicious.

   اشتمّ الأمر

   • I smell trouble coming.
   • She smells a rat in this deal.
   • Something smells fishy about his story.

   المرادفاتdetectintuitperceivescentsensesniff outsuspect

الصيغ المركّبةsmell outsmell up

• فعل يعني استخلاص المعدن من خامه بالصهر والتسخين، أو صهر المواد في فرن لتنقيتها أو خلطها.

A verb meaning to extract metal from ore by heating and melting, or to fuse materials in a furnace.

1. Extract metal by heatingB2formaltechnical

   To melt or fuse ore in order to separate the metal it contains.

   صهر الخام

   • The factory smelts iron ore to produce steel.
   • Ancient civilizations learned to smelt copper from its ore.
   • They smelt the gold in a large furnace.

   المرادفاتextractfusemeltreducerefine