sniff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sniff in the English»French Dictionary

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

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to sniff glue

inhaler de la colle

to sniff glue

sniffer de la colle inf

Translations for sniff in the French»English Dictionary

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reniflement

sniff

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

respirer des sels

to sniff smelling salts

se défoncer à la colle

to sniff glue

sniff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sniff in the English»French Dictionary

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 sniff in the French»English Dictionary

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renifler

to sniff

renifler

to sniff

flairer

to sniff

humer l'air animal

to sniff the air

sniff 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

Every few minutes he would sniff in a thoughtful, practiced sort of way.

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

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Striped ground squirrels live alone, or in pairs, and greet other members of their species by sniffing each other nose-to-nose.

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They finish the story, saying that a tom cat had come to sniff around in the testes and the eagle picked it up.

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Sniffing air bled from a cylinder may also reveal unpleasant surprises better left on land than discovered in the water.

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

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The animal sniffing the scent mark will frequently display a flehmen response to assist in communication of the information.

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There is some evidence of birth defects and disabilities in babies born to women who sniffed solvents such as gasoline.

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He is explosive, he sniffs the goal, and imposes his speed outside the area.

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