mirosi

From Slavic *mirosati or directly from Greek μυρώνω (myróno). Compare Megleno-Romanian miruses.

• IPA^(key): /mi.roˈsi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: mi‧ro‧si

a mirosi (third-person singular present miroase, past participle mirosit) 4th conj.

1. (transitive) to smell
2. (copulative) to smell (Followed by a or ca if descriptive)

   Tipul ăla miroase a mâncare de pisici.

   That guy smells like cat food.

   Miroase ca la spital aici.

   It smells like a hospital in here.

Unlike English smell, transitive mirosi only refers to the intentional, directed action of smelling; unintentional olfactory perception is denoted by the more general word simți.

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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• mirosi in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)