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"(transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell."
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"word": "يَشُمّ"
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"To detect (something hidden or invisible)."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "yašumm",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "يَشُمّ"
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"roman": "yaktašif",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "يَكْتَشِف"
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"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "عَثَر عَلَى"
},
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xiùchū",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "嗅出"
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"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "nuuskia"
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"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "kiszimatol"
},
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"alt": "かぎつける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kagitsukeru",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "嗅ぎ付ける"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"tags": [
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"word": "wywęszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"word": "farejar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vynjúxivatʹ",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "выню́хивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "výnjuxatʹ",
"sense": "find something using smell",
"tags": [
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"word": "вы́нюхать"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǎochū",
"sense": "find",
"word": "找出"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "find",
"word": "kiszimatol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "find",
"word": "trovare"
},
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"sense": "find",
"word": "scovare"
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"roman": "kagitsukeru",
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"word": "嗅ぎ付ける"
},
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"word": "выню́хивать"
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"word": "вы́нюхать"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "find",
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"word": "разню́хивать"
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"code": "ru",
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