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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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