lukte

verbverb

to smell

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt lukta; av lukt (I)smell · odour · sense of smell Old Norse lukta; from lukt (I)smell · odour · sense of smell

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

(ha evne til å) kjenne lukt (to have the ability to) perceive a smell
- lukte på en rose to smell a rose
- jeg kunne lukte at hun nettopp hadde tatt en røyk I could smell that she had just had a cigarette
sende ut;
gi fra seg lukt;
ange (II)to give off a scent to emit;
to give off a smell;
to give off a scentange (II)
- det lukter godt her it smells good in here
- det luktet kokt kål i oppgangen there was a smell of boiled cabbage in the stairwell

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

lukte lunta ane uråd;
få mistanke to sense that something is wrong;
to become suspicious Eng. phraseto smell a rat

lukte på beskjeftige seg overflatisk med;
holde på med noe i kort tid to occupy oneself superficially with something;
to spend a short time on something Eng. phraseto dabble in

jeg har luktet litt på læreryrket I have dabbled a little in the teaching profession

lukte seg til gjette seg til noe to work something out by guessing Eng. phraseto sniff something out

jeg kunne lukte meg til at de hadde skumle hensikter I could sense that they were up to no good

penger lukter ikke penger røper ikke hvordan en har fått tak i dem money does not reveal how one came by it Eng. phrasemoney has no smell