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Usages of пахнуть
На кухне всегда пахнет свежим хлебом, хотя окна не открыты.
In the kitchen it always smells of fresh bread, although the windows are not open.
Цветы пахнут приятно.
The flowers smell nice.
Сегодня откуда‑то из кухни пахнет супом, хотя никто ещё не обедает.
Today from somewhere in the kitchen it smells like soup, although nobody is having lunch yet.
На балконе пахнет землёй после дождя, и этот запах успокаивает меня.
On the balcony it smells of earth after the rain, and this smell calms me.
В начинке была корица, и булочка пахла очень вкусно.
There was cinnamon in the filling, and the bun smelled very tasty.
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