WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sniff [sth]⇒ vtr | (smell [sth]) (algo) | oler⇒ vtr |
| | | olfatear⇒ vtr |
| | Alice sniffed the bouquet of flowers. |
| | Alice olió el ramo de flores. |
| sniff n | (quick smell) | olisqueo nm |
| | | aspiración nf |
| | One sniff of the stew he was making convinced Carl that perhaps it would be a better idea to go out to eat. |
| | Carl estaba preparando un estofado, pero, con tan solo un olisqueo, se dio cuenta de que sería mejor idea salir a comer fuera. |
| Additional Translations |
| sniff n | (inhalation to clear nose) | resuello nm |
| | | resoplido nm |
| | Jack had stopped crying and now only an occasional sniff could be heard coming from his direction. |
| | Jack había dejado de llorar y ahora solo dejaba escapar un resuello de vez en cuando. |
| sniff⇒ vi | (inhale to clear nose) | resollar⇒ vi |
| | | resoplar⇒ vi |
| | Tired of listening to Gerald sniff, Elizabeth offered him a tissue. |
| | Cansada de escuchar a Gerald resollar, Elizabeth le ofreció un pañuelo. |
| sniff [sth]⇒ vtr | (inhale through nose) | esnifar⇒ vtr |
| | | aspirar⇒ vtr |
| | Derek sniffed cocaine off the back of his hand. |
| | Derek esnifó la cocaína de la palma de su mano. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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| sniff around vi phrasal | figurative (person: investigate [sth]) (figurado) | husmear⇒ vtr |
| | Lydia wasn't pleased when her neighbour told her some men had been sniffing around, asking questions about her. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ahí viene la chismosa de la vecina de nuevo, a husmear como siempre. |
| sniff at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (show contempt) | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | The fans sniffed at the choice of new manager for the club. |
| | Los aficionados desecharon la opción de una nueva administración para el club. |
| sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (detect) | descubrir⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | averiguar⇒ vtr |
| | A good auditor can sniff out the problems an accountant has disguised. |
| | Un buen auditor puede descubrir los problemas que ha disfrazado un contador. |
| sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (locate by smell) | rastrear con el olfato loc verb |
| | The K9 corps really does a great job of sniffing out hidden drugs. |
| | El grupo K9 hizo un gran trabajo rastreando con el olfato las drogas escondidas. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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