smell out

• Verbo frasal que significa descobrir ou detectar algo por meio de intuição ou investigação, geralmente usado em sentido figurado.

A phrasal verb meaning to detect or discover something through intuition or investigation, often used figuratively.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Detect by smellinformal

   To discover or locate something by using the sense of smell.

   Farejar

   • The dog smelled out the hidden treats in the garden.
   • She smelled out the source of the strange odor in the kitchen.
   • The police used a trained dog to smell out the drugs.

   Sinônimosnose outscent outsniff out

2. Discover or uncoverinformal

   To find out something hidden or secret through investigation or intuition.

   Desvendar

   • The journalist smelled out the corruption scandal.
   • He smelled out the lies in her story.
   • They smelled out the truth after weeks of research.

   Sinônimosdetectdiscoverferret outfind outroot outsniff outuncover

Verbo basesmell