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Learnenglish Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of cologne
Dear Teacher,
I meet the sentence:
(after a fire) Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old cologne of charred wood and grinding damp where the firemen's hoses had penetrated every seam and crevice.
Question: what's the meaning of cologne?
Thanks.
I meet the sentence:
(after a fire) Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old cologne of charred wood and grinding damp where the firemen's hoses had penetrated every seam and crevice.
Question: what's the meaning of cologne?
Thanks.
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Question: what's the meaning of cologne? Hello. In this context it means scent/smell/stench/etc.
- Question: what's the meaning of cologne?
- Hello.
- In this context it means scent/smell/stench/etc.
- " However, the writer has made an analogy between cologne (aftershave) and the aroma of the remains of a fire.
- It's purely for artistic merit.
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Question: what's the meaning of cologne?
Hello. In this context it means scent/smell/stench/etc. The sentence can also be written:
"Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old scent of charred wood and grinding damp where the firemen's hoses had penetrated every seam and crevice."
However, the writer has made an analogy between cologne (aftershave) and the
Hello. In this context it means scent/smell/stench/etc. The sentence can also be written:
"Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old scent of charred wood and grinding damp where the firemen's hoses had penetrated every seam and crevice."
However, the writer has made an analogy between cologne (aftershave) and the
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Hi,
It looks like he is saying that it is a nice smell, but it could also be interpreted as an ironic comment about a bad smell. The context usually makes the meaning clear.
Clive
It looks like he is saying that it is a nice smell, but it could also be interpreted as an ironic comment about a bad smell. The context usually makes the meaning clear.
Clive
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Learnenglish I meet the sentence:
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