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1 whiff
whiff [wɪf]1 noun(a) (inhalation) bouffée f;∎ familiar one whiff of this gas and you'd be out cold une seule bouffée de ce gaz et vous tombez dans les pommes∎ he got a sudden whiff of her perfume/of rotten eggs il sentit soudain l'odeur de son parfum/une odeur d'œufs pourris;∎ familiar get a whiff of this! sens-moi un peu ça!;∎ figurative a whiff of scandal une odeur de scandale;∎ he had caught a whiff of something suspicious il avait senti que quelque chose de louche était dans l'air;∎ figurative literary there has always been a whiff of sulphur about him il a toujours eu une réputation sulfureusefamiliar schlinguer -
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[wɪf] [AE hwɪf]nome (of perfume) ondata f.; (of food) profumo m.; spreg. zaffata f.; (of smoke) sbuffo m.; fig. (of danger) pizzico m.; (of controversy) ombra f.* * *[wif](a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc): a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.) folata; zaffata* * *whiff (1) /wɪf/n.1 alito; soffio; folata; buffata; buffo; sbuffo: a whiff of wind, un alito di vento; a whiff of fresh air, un soffio (o una boccata) di aria fresca4 (fam.) piccolo sigaro; sigarillo6 (naut.) sandolinowhiff (2) /wɪf/n.(zool.) pesce piatto; pleuronettide ( in genere).(to) whiff (1) /wɪf/A v. t.1 soffiare su; spegnere soffiando5 annusare; fiutareB v. i.1 soffiare a folate (o a buffi): The wind whiffed through the trees, il vento soffiava a buffi tra gli alberi(to) whiff (2) /wɪf/v. i.pescare con la lenza, tenendo l'esca a fior d'acqua.* * *[wɪf] [AE hwɪf]nome (of perfume) ondata f.; (of food) profumo m.; spreg. zaffata f.; (of smoke) sbuffo m.; fig. (of danger) pizzico m.; (of controversy) ombra f. -
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wif(a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc): a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.) bocanada, vaharada, soplotr[wɪf]1 (of air, smoke) bocanada3 familiar (bad smell) tufo4 figurative use (of scandal etc) indicio, atisbo, sospechawhiff ['hwɪf] vpuff: soplarwhiff n1) puff: soplo m, ráfaga f2) sniff: olor m3) hint: dejo m, pizca fn.• bocanada s.f.• fumada s.f.• pizca s.f.• soplo fugaz s.m.• vaharada s.f.• vaho s.m.hwɪf, wɪfa) ( smell) olorcillo m; ( unpleasant) tufillo m, olorcillo mb) ( sniff) (colloq)[wɪf]have a whiff of this milk — huele esta leche, tómale el olor a esta leche (AmL)
1. N1) (=smell) olorcito m ; (=nasty) tufillowhat a whiff! — ¡qué tufo!
2) (=sniff, mouthful)3) (fig) [of scandal, corruption] indicio m2.VI * oler (mal)to whiff of — oler a; (=stink of) apestar a
* * *[hwɪf, wɪf]a) ( smell) olorcillo m; ( unpleasant) tufillo m, olorcillo mb) ( sniff) (colloq)have a whiff of this milk — huele esta leche, tómale el olor a esta leche (AmL)
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4 whiff of a scandal
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5 afera
/ scandal, (shady) affair, affaire; business scandal korupcionaške -e corrup-tion scandals; nikad nije bio upleten u naj-manju aferau there was never a breath/whiff of scandal about him, coll he's squeaky--clean; razotkrivanje -a muckraking (cam-paign); bora* * *• affair -
6 parfum
parfum [paʀfœ̃]masculine nouna. ( = substance) perfumeb. ( = odeur) [de fleur, herbe] scent ; [de tabac, café, savon] smell ; [de vin] bouquet ; [de glace] flavour (Brit), flavor (US)* * *paʀfœ̃nom masculin1) ( pour se parfumer) perfume, scent2) ( senteur) (de fleur, forêt) scent; ( de sels de bain) fragrance; ( de vin) bouquet; ( de fruit) scent, (sweet) smell3) ( goût) flavour [BrE]4) figun parfum du terroir — a rural flavour [BrE]
••mettre quelqu'un au parfum — (colloq) to put somebody in the picture, to clue somebody in (colloq)
* * *paʀfœ̃ nm1) (= produit) perfume, scent Grande-Bretagne2) (= odeur) [fleurs] scent3) [tabac, vin] aroma4) [glace, milk-shake] flavour Grande-Bretagne flavor USAJe voudrais une glace. - Quel parfum veux-tu? — I'd like an ice cream. - What flavour would you like?
* * *parfum nm1 ( pour se parfumer) perfume, scent; une bouteille de parfum a bottle of perfume;2 ( senteur) (de fleur, forêt) scent; ( de sels de bain) fragrance; ( de vin) bouquet; ( de café) aroma; ( de fruit) scent, (sweet) smell;3 ( goût) flavourGB; des glaces à tous les parfums ice creams in all flavoursGB;4 fig un parfum du terroir a rural flavourGB; un parfum de scandale a whiff of scandal; un parfum de nostalgie a touch of nostalgia.être au parfum○ to be in the know○ (de about), to be hip○ (de to) US; mettre qn au parfum○ to put sb in the picture, to clue sb in○.[parfœ̃] nom masculin1. [odeur - d'une lotion, d'une fleur] perfume, scent, fragrance ; [ - d'un mets] aroma ; [ - d'un fruit] smellle parfum frais des magnolias the sweet scent ou fragrance of the magnoliasparfum de scandale/d'hérésie whiff of scandal/heresy3. [goût] flavour————————au parfum locution adverbiale -
7 posmak
m sgt (G posmaku) 1. (smak) aftertaste- mieć dziwny posmak [woda, wino, potrawa] to have a strange aftertaste- po wypiciu lekarstwa miałem w ustach przykry posmak the medicine left an unpleasant aftertaste in my mouth2. przen. (skandalu) whiff- cała sprawa miała posmak skandalu there was a whiff of scandal around this case* * ** * *mi1. ( odczucie smakowe) aftertaste.2. (= wrażenie, zabarwienie) aftertaste, undertone; sprawa ma posmak skandalu this sounds like scandal; po jego wyjeździe pozostał gorzki posmak niepowodzenia misji his departure left a bitter aftertaste of a futile mission.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > posmak
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8 posmacz|ek
m dim. sgt (G posmaczku) pot. whiff- posmaczek skandalu a whiff of scandalThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > posmacz|ek
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9 признаки надвигающегося скандала
Mass media: whiff of a scandalУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > признаки надвигающегося скандала
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10 whisper
1. n шёпот2. n слух, молва; наушничество, нашёптываниеa whisper of scandal — сплетни, «шепоток»
3. n слово, намёк4. n ничтожное количествоnot a whisper of — ни малейшего признака, ни следа, ни тени
5. n шорох, шуршание, шелест6. v шептать, говорить шёпотом7. v шептаться, шушукаться8. v нашёптывать, наушничать; сообщать по секрету, на ухоit is whispered that … — ходит слух, что …
9. v шелестеть, шуршатьСинонимический ряд:1. hint (noun) breath; cast; dash; ghost; hair; hint; intimation; lick; semblance; shadow; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; taste; tincture; tinge; touch; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisker; wink2. murmur (noun) buzz; hissing noise; hushed tones; mumble; murmur; mutter; rumor; rustling; shade; sigh; sough; susurration; trace; undertone3. confide (verb) breathe; confide; disclose; divulge4. hiss (verb) buzz; fizz; fizzle; hiss; sibilate; sizz; sizzle; swish; wheeze; whish; whiz; whoosh5. murmur (verb) mumble; murmur; mutter6. sough (verb) sigh; sough7. speak very softly (verb) murmur quietly; say under one's breath; speak confidentially; speak in a whisper; speak in an undertone; speak inaudibly; speak very softly; tell furtivelyАнтонимический ряд:abundance; conceal; shout
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