whiff

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhwɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɪf, wɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwif, wif )

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
whiff n (scent, smell)olorcillo nm
 I caught a whiff of stale tobacco when Paul walked past me.
 Noté un olorcillo a tabaco rancio cuando Paul pasó a mi lado.
a whiff of [sth] n figurative (hint, trace) (ES, figurado)tufillo, olorcillo nm
  (figurado)aire nm
  (figurado)gusto nm
 After the show there was definitely a whiff of disappointment in the air.
 Después del espectáculo sin duda había un tufillo de decepción en el ambiente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
get a whiff of [sth] v expr informal (smell)sentir⇒ vtr
  oler⇒ vtr
 Did you get a whiff of that new perfume she is wearing?
 ¿Sentiste el nuevo perfume que está usando?
get a whiff of [sth] v expr figurative, slang (detect)sentir⇒ vtr
  tener la sensación de loc verb + prep
  (formal)percibir⇒ vtr
 Did you get a whiff of the hostility in that meeting?
 ¿Sentiste la hostilidad en esa reunión?
skew-whiff,
skewwhiff adj		 UK, informal (not straight, crooked)torcido/a adj
  ladeado/a adj
skew-whiff,
skewwhiff adv		 UK, informal (not straight, crookedly)torcidamente adv
 The cap sat skew-whiff on Jody's head.
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'whiff' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
olorcillo - tufillo - vaho - oler - olisquear


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