scent

a pleasant smell, especially one that you can smell in the air or on something

olor, aroma

• the scent of something

Collocations scent of flowers · fresh scent in the air

• The room was filled with the sweet scent of roses.

  La habitación estaba llena del dulce aroma de las rosas.

to follow a person or animal by looking for their smell

seguir el rastro, seguir la pista

• scent sb/sth out

Collocations scent a trail · scent the prey

• The hounds scented the fox and gave chase.

  Los perros siguieron el rastro del zorro y lo persiguieron.