den Braten riechen

German

Etymology

Literally, to smell the roast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deːn ˈbʁaːtn̩ ˈʁiːçn̩]
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Verb

den Braten riechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present riecht den Braten, past tense roch den Braten, past participle den Braten gerochen, past subjunctive röche den Braten, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic)

  1. to figure out someone’s plan or intent, to sense something, to smell a rat
    Er täuschte links an und schoss dann nach rechts, aber der Torwart hatte den Braten gerochen.
    He feigned to the left and then shot to the right, but the goalkeeper had sensed it.

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