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[snɪf] 1. сущ.to take a sniff — втянуть носом, вдохнуть
Syn:2) сопение; шмыгание носомSyn:4) намёк; шансBut then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back. — Однако потом, как только он почуял опасность, он вернулся.
He has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty years in parliament. — За все его двадцать лет в парламенте ему ни разу не представился шанс получить должность в правительстве.
Syn:hint 1., intimation5) амер. ничтожная, презренная личность2. гл.1) сопеть; фыркать2)б) ( sniff at) нюхать; обнюхивать, принюхиватьсяThe baby sat on the grass sniffing at the flowers. — Ребёнок сидел в траве и нюхал цветы.
The dog sniffed at the stranger for a minute but did not recognize him. — Собака с минуту обнюхивала незнакомца, но так и не узнала его.
3) ( sniff at) разг. пренебрегать (чем-л.)This offer may not be what you desire, but it's not to he sniffed at. — Возможно, это предложение не совсем то, чего бы вам хотелось, но всё же не стоит им пренебрегать.
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