sniffing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sniffing in the English»Italian Dictionary

glue-sniffing [Brit ˈɡluːsnɪfɪŋ, Am ˈɡluˌsnɪfɪŋ] N

glue-sniffing

(lo) sniffare colla

I.sniff [Brit snɪf, Am snɪf] N

1. sniff:

sniff (of person with cold, person crying)

(il) tirare su col naso

sniff (of disgust, disdain)

smorfia f

2. sniff:

sniff (inhalation)

fiutata f

sniff (of drug)

sniffata f

a single sniff of this substance can be fatal

una sola fiutata di questa sostanza può essere fatale

to take a sniff of perfume, cheese

annusare

let me have a sniff

fammi annusare or fammi sentire

3. sniff (slight scent) fig:

there was a sniff of corruption in the air

la cosa puzzava un po' di corruzione

there has never been a sniff of scandal

non c'è mai stata ombra di scandalo

I didn't get a sniff of the profits

non ho neanche visto l'ombra dei guadagni

I didn't get a sniff of the ball

non ho neanche toccato palla

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

sniff dog: trail, lamppost

annusare, fiutare

sniff person: air

fiutare

sniff perfume, food, flower, smelling salts

annusare

sniff glue, cocaine

sniffare

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

sniff person:

tirare su col naso

sniff dog:

annusare, fiutare

sniff fig person:

arricciare, storcere il naso

to sniff at sth food, liquid

annusare

to sniff at sth fig suggestion, idea

arricciare, storcere il naso di fronte a

to sniff at sth fig dish, food

arricciare il naso, fare smorfie davanti a

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

un'automobile gratis, un aumento di stipendio del 10% non è da buttar via

sniff out VB [snɪf -] (sniff out [sth])

sniff out dog: explosives, drugs

fiutare, scoprire

sniff out fig journalist: scandal

fiutare

sniff out fig police: culprit

scoprire, smascherare

sniff out fig shopper: bargain

fiutare

Translations for sniffing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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inalazione di colla

glue sniffing

fiutata

sniff

sniffata

sniff

sniffare inf

to sniff

sniffare

to sniff

sniffare cocaina

to sniff cocaine

sballo da colla

high from sniffing glue

dare un'annusata a qc

to take a sniff of sth

sniffing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sniffing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sniff [snɪf] VB intr

1. sniff (inhale):

sniff

tirare su col naso

to sniff at sth

annusare qc

2. sniff (show disdain):

to sniff at sth

storcere il naso di fronte a qc

3. sniff (snoop):

to go sniffing around for sth

mostrare interesse per qc

Phrases:

it's not to be sniffed at

non ci sputerei sopra

II.sniff [snɪf] VB trans

sniff

annusare

sniff cocaine, glue

sniffare

III.sniff [snɪf] N

1. sniff (smell):

sniff

odore m

to have a sniff

annusare

to catch a sniff of sth

sentire odore di qc

2. sniff (expression of disdain):

sniff

aria f sprezzante

sniff out VB trans

sniff out (locate by smelling)

fiutare

sniff out (discover)

scoprire

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to sniff glue

sniffare colla

Translations for sniffing in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sniffata

sniff

fare una sniffata di cocaina

to sniff cocaine

fare una sniffata a un profumo

to sniff a perfume

annusare

to sniff

cane antidroga

sniff dog

fiutare

to sniff

sniffing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sniff at sth

annusare qc

to sniff at sth

storcere il naso di fronte a qc

to go sniffing around for sth

mostrare interesse per qc

to have a sniff

annusare

to catch a sniff of sth

sentire odore di qc

to sniff glue

sniffare colla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Methods of reverse-engineering a protocol include packet sniffing and binary decompilation and disassembly.

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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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But others are just joyriders, sniffing the air for suffering, looking for something really awesome for their cool blog.

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Would you rather eat a school dinner splatted spaghetti off of a paper plate, sniffing the odour of garbage from three doors down?

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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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Ghrelin injections also increase an animal's motivation to seek out food, behaviors including increased sniffing, foraging for food, and hoarding food.

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I'm like a sniffer dog -- you know, those dogs at the airport that come around sniffing your bags.

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People sniffing often required steady low altitude flying to improve reliability of results.

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Both males and females use anogenital sniffing to check their mates for readiness for copulation.

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

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