sniff

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/snɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snif )

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (19)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
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.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
sniff around vi + adv (dog: try to pick up scent)olfatear vtr
  rastrear con el olfato loc verb
 The hounds were sniffing around, trying to find the fox's trail.
sniff at [sth] vi + prep (smell)olfatear, olisquear vtr
 The dog was sniffing at the food cupboard, indicating he was hungry.
 El perro estaba olisqueando el armario de la comida, indicando que tenía hambre.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'sniff' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: a [quick, brief, long, deep] sniff, a sniff of [perfume, aftershave, cologne], caught a sniff from the [oven, stove, barbecue, kitchen], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "sniff" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'sniff'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!