Usages of cheirar
A casa cheira a café.
The house smells of coffee.
As flores cheiram bem.
The flowers smell good.
O cozinheiro disse que o leitãozinho e o peruzinho cheiravam bem.
The cook said that the little suckling pig and the little turkey smelled good.
O perfume cheira a rosa. Aliás, é muito floral.
The perfume smells like rose. In fact, it is very floral.
Estou a cheirar o jasmim. Aliás, a fragrância é inconfundível.
I am smelling the jasmine. In fact, the fragrance is unmistakable.
O perfume não cheira a rosa. Aliás, cheira a jasmim.
The perfume does not smell like rose. Actually, it smells like jasmine.
Caso a infusão cheire a camomila, bebo tudo.
In case the infusion smells like chamomile, I drink everything.
Por um lado, o chá verde cheira a pinho.
On the one hand, the green tea smells like pine.
Por outro lado, a água cheira a eucalipto.
On the other hand, the water smells like eucalyptus.
Esta erva cheira a alecrim, mas sabe a limão.
This herb smells like rosemary, but it tastes like lemon.
O teu quarto também cheira a alecrim.
Your bedroom also smells like rosemary.
O xarope cheira a cravinho e a mel.
The syrup smells like clove and honey.
O chá está preparado e cheira a gengibre.
The tea is prepared and smells like ginger.
Por um lado, o sumo cheira a gengibre.
On the one hand, the juice smells like ginger.
Caso o chá cheire a erva-doce, não o bebo.
In case the tea smells like fennel, I do not drink it.
A camurça nova cheira a luxo, e estes ténis são superconfortáveis.
The new suede smells like luxury, and these sneakers are super comfortable.
A água do pântano cheirava a lama.
The water of the swamp smelled like mud.
Depois de nós solidificarmos o queijo, cheira a leite outra vez.
After we solidify the cheese, it smells like milk again.
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