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Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
sniff [sth]⇒ vtr | (smell [sth]) | [etw] riechen Vt |
| (Tier) | [etw] erschnüffeln Vt |
| (informell) | [etw] erschnuppern Vt |
| Alice sniffed the bouquet of flowers. |
| Alice roch an dem Blumenstrauß. |
sniff n | (quick smell) | Schnuppern Nn |
| | Geruch Nm |
| One sniff of the stew he was making convinced Carl that perhaps it would be a better idea to go out to eat. |
| Ein Schnuppern an dem Eintopf und Carl war sich sicher, dass er lieber etwas essen gehen sollte. |
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
sniff n | (inhalation to clear nose) | schniefen Vi |
| | Schniefen Nn |
| Jack had stopped crying and now only an occasional sniff could be heard coming from his direction. |
sniff⇒ vi | (inhale to clear nose) | schniefen Vi |
| (informell) | die Nase hochziehen VP |
| Tired of listening to Gerald sniff, Elizabeth offered him a tissue. |
sniff [sth]⇒ vtr | (inhale through nose) | [etw] schnupfen Vt |
| Derek sniffed cocaine off the back of his hand. |
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sniff around vi phrasal | figurative (person: investigate [sth]) | herumschnüffeln Vi, sepa |
| Lydia wasn't pleased when her neighbour told her some men had been sniffing around, asking questions about her. |
sniff at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (show contempt) | die Nase rümpfen Rdw |
| The fans sniffed at the choice of new manager for the club. |
sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (detect) | ausfindig machen Adj + Vt |
| | aufspüren Vt, sepa |
| A good auditor can sniff out the problems an accountant has disguised. |
sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (locate by smell) | aufspüren Vt, sepa |
| | erschnuppern, erschnüffeln Vt |
| The K9 corps really does a great job of sniffing out hidden drugs. |
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Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
sniff [snıf]- I v/i
- 1. schniefen
- 2. schnüffeln (at an +dat)
- 3. fig die Nase rümpfen (at über +akk)
- II v/t
- III s
- 1. Schnüffeln n
- 2. kurzer Atemzug
- 3. Naserümpfen n
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