sniffing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sniffing in the English»French Dictionary

glue-sniffing N

glue-sniffing

inhalation f de colle

I.sniff [Brit snɪf, Am snɪf] N

1. sniff:

sniff (of person with cold, person crying)

reniflement m

sniff (of disgust, disdain)

grimace f

sniff (of disgust, disdain)

moue f

2. sniff (inhalation):

sniff

inhalation f

a single sniff of this substance can be fatal

une seule inhalation de cette substance peut être mortelle

to take a sniff of perfume, cheese

sentir

let me have a sniff

laisse-moi sentir

3. sniff (slight scent) fig:

there was a sniff of corruption in the air

cela sentait la corruption

there has never been a sniff of scandal

il n'y a jamais eu le moindre soupçon de scandale

I didn't get a sniff of the profits

je n'ai pas vu la couleur des bénéfices

I didn't get a sniff of the ball

je n'ai pas eu le ballon une seule fois

II.sniff [Brit snɪf, Am snɪf] VB trans

sniff dog: trail, lamppost

flairer

sniff person: air

humer

sniff perfume, food, flower

sentir

sniff perfume, food, flower

inhaler, sniffer inf

sniff glue, cocaine smelling salts

respirer

III.sniff [Brit snɪf, Am snɪf] VB intr lit

sniff person:

renifler

sniff dog:

renifler, flairer

sniff fig person:

faire une moue

to sniff at sth lit food, liquid

renifler

to sniff at sth fig suggestion, idea

faire la grimace à

to sniff at sth dish, food

faire la fine bouche devant

a free car/a 10% pay rise is not to be sniffed at

une voiture gratuite/une augmentation de 10%, ça ne se refuse pas

I.sniff out VB [Brit snɪf -, Am snɪf -] (sniff out [sth])

sniff out dog: explosives, drugs

flairer

sniff out fig journalist: scandal

flairer

sniff out police: culprit

dénicher

sniff out shopper: bargain

flairer

Translations for sniffing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

reniflement

sniffing

reniflement

sniff

truffier (truffière) chien, porc

truffle-sniffing attr

défonce à la colle

glue-sniffing

renifler personne, animal: odeur, piste

to sniff

renifler cochon: truffes

to sniff for

renifler cocaïne vapeur, colle

to sniff

renifler bonne affaire

to sniff out

renifler

to sniff

humer air

to sniff

sniffer poudre vapeurs

to sniff

sniffer de la colle

to sniff glue

flairer objet, vêtement

to sniff

flairer escroquerie

to sniff out

sniffing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sniffing in the English»French Dictionary

glue-sniffing N

glue-sniffing

action de sniffer de la colle

I.sniff [snɪf] N

sniff

reniflement m

a sniff of disgust

une grimace de dégoût

to have a sniff

avoir un rhume

to catch a sniff of sth

sentir qc

II.sniff [snɪf] VB intr

1. sniff (inhale sharply):

sniff

renifler

2. sniff (show disdain):

sniff

renifler avec dédain

to sniff at sth

dédaigner qc

Phrases:

not to be sniffed at

à ne pas dédaigner

III.sniff [snɪf] VB trans (smell)

sniff

renifler

sniff out VB trans

1. sniff out (locate by smelling):

sniff out

détecter

2. sniff out fig (discover):

sniff out

déterrer

Translations for sniffing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

renifler

to sniff

renifler

to sniff

flairer

to sniff

humer l'air animal

to sniff the air

sniffing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a sniff of disgust

une grimace de dégoût

to have a sniff

avoir un rhume

to catch a sniff of sth

sentir qc

to sniff at sth

dédaigner qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But our poseur buyer was surprised when he saw several persons gathered around a small table in the living room, sniffing suspected shabu.

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Males often use the flehmen response when identifying a female's reproductive status by sniffing her urine markings, and can be seen making the characteristic grimace.

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The most common, first-presenting tics are eye blinking, facial movements, sniffing and throat clearing.

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Males have been observed walking with their heads to the ground as if sniffing, presumably following the scent of females.

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Packet sniffing involves no changes to the web pages or web servers.

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I think we've gotten a lot better at sniffing out things that are feeling preachy and theatre-y and naff.

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These patterns may be related to sniffing or change in intensity and concentration of odorant.

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These uses include chewing, sniffing, placing the product between the teeth and gum, and application to the skin.

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A standard coffee cupping procedure involves deeply sniffing the coffee, then loudly slurping the coffee so it spreads to the back of the tongue.

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Sniffing a bonsai in a florist's shop brought up memories of moving apartments in the middle of the summer.

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