Translations for „sniffy“ in the English » German Dictionary

snif·fy [ˈsnɪfi] ADJ inf

sniffy

naserümpfend attr

to be sniffy about sth

über etw acc die Nase rümpfen

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English

Some fashionistas have been sniffy: one dismissed steampunk as "what happens when goths discover brown".

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Bureaucratic obstacles, quotas and sniffy anti-discrimination rules seem likely to be placed in their way.

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A customs beagle has everything to be sniffy about, in telling of his daily grind.

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Just ask any film journalist what happens to their celebrity access after they write a sniffy review of a film.

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Some critics are sniffy about the merits of crime fiction, but for her, there is no higher form of literature.

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If that sounds sniffy, it's not meant to be.

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There were sniffy comments about whether his lifestyle was really suited for a role which should epitomise discretion.

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From the outside, it's tempting to be a bit sniffy about this sort of local appeal.

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It wouldn't do to be sniffy about works of fiction that feed off others.

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But northerners are so sniffy when it comes to the south!

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