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1 sniff
1. nounSchnüffeln, das; Schnuppern, das; (with running nose, while crying) Schniefen, das; (contemptuous) Naserümpfen, das2. intransitive verbhave a sniff at something — an etwas (Dat.) riechen od. schnuppern
schniefen; die Nase hochziehen; (to detect a smell) schnuppern; (to express contempt) die Nase rümpfen3. transitive verb(smell) riechen od. schnuppern an (+ Dat.) [Essen, Getränk, Blume, Parfüm, Wein]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120810/sniff_at">sniff at* * *[snif] 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) schniefen2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) schnüffeln2. noun(an act of sniffing.) das Schnüffeln* * *[snɪf]I. nhe took a deep \sniff of the country air er atmete die Landluft tief einto have a \sniff of sth an etw dat riechen2. (smell a trace)to catch a \sniff of sth etw witternwhen I arrived I caught a \sniff of perfume als ich kam, roch es leicht nach ParfümII. vi2. (show disdain) die Nase rümpfen3.▶ not to be \sniffed at nicht zu verachten sein* * *[snɪf]1. nSchniefen nt no pl (inf); (disdainful) Naserümpfen nt no pl; (of dog) Schnüffeln nt no plwe never even got a sniff of the money — wir haben das Geld noch nicht mal von Weitem zu sehen bekommen
at the first sniff of danger, he backed out — sobald er Gefahr witterte, zog er sich zurück
2. vt(= test by smelling) riechen, schnuppern an (+dat) (inf); air riechen, schnuppern; smelling salts einziehen; glue einatmen, schnüffeln (inf); drugs sniffen (sl); snuff schnupfen; (fig = detect) wittern, riechenthe dogs sniffed each other —
sniff these flowers — riech mal an den Blumen
3. vi(person) schniefen (inf); (dog) schnüffeln, schnuppern* * *sniff [snıf]A v/i1. schnuppern, schnüffeln ( beide:at an dat):2. schniefen, die Nase hochziehen3. fig die Nase rümpfen (at über akk):B v/t2. schnuppern an (dat)3. riechen (auch fig wittern):sniff out ausschnüffeln4. naserümpfend sagen5. Kokain etc schnupfen:sniff snow sl koksenC s1. Schnüffeln n2. Schniefen n3. Naserümpfen n* * *1. nounSchnüffeln, das; Schnuppern, das; (with running nose, while crying) Schniefen, das; (contemptuous) Naserümpfen, das2. intransitive verbhave a sniff at something — an etwas (Dat.) riechen od. schnuppern
schniefen; die Nase hochziehen; (to detect a smell) schnuppern; (to express contempt) die Nase rümpfen3. transitive verb(smell) riechen od. schnuppern an (+ Dat.) [Essen, Getränk, Blume, Parfüm, Wein]Phrasal Verbs:- sniff at* * *v.schnauben v.schnüffeln v. -
2 sniff at
transitive verb1) schnuppern od. riechen an (+ Dat.) [Blume, Essen]2) (show contempt for) die Nase rümpfen über (+ Akk.)not to be sniffed at — (fig. coll.) nicht zu verachten (ugs.)
* * *transitive verb1) schnuppern od. riechen an (+ Dat.) [Blume, Essen]2) (show contempt for) die Nase rümpfen über (+ Akk.)not to be sniffed at — (fig. coll.) nicht zu verachten (ugs.)
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3 sniff
[snɪf] nhe took a deep \sniff of the country air er atmete die Landluft tief ein;to have a \sniff of sth an etw dat riechen2) ( smell a trace)to catch a \sniff of sth etw wittern;when I arrived I caught a \sniff of perfume als ich kam, roch es leicht nach Parfüm;2) ( show disdain) die Nase rümpfen;to \sniff at sth über etw akk die Nase rümpfenPHRASES:
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not to be sniffed at — Not to be despised • • • Main Entry: ↑sniff * * * not to be sniffed at british informal phrase very good, or good enough to consider having A £50,000 a year salary is not to be sniffed at! Thesaurus: very good … Useful english dictionary
not to be sniffed at — British informal very good, or good enough to consider having A £50,000 a year salary is not to be sniffed at! … English dictionary
not to be sniffed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
not to be sniffed at — informal worth having or considering. → sniff … English new terms dictionary
not to be sneezed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
(to) be sniffed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
sniff — [[t]snɪ̱f[/t]] sniffs, sniffing, sniffed 1) VERB When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly … English dictionary
sniff — sniff1 [snıf] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] 1.) to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold ▪ Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded. ▪ Stop sniffing and blow your nose. 2.) [I and T] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sniff — I UK [snɪf] / US verb Word forms sniff : present tense I/you/we/they sniff he/she/it sniffs present participle sniffing past tense sniffed past participle sniffed * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example … English dictionary
sniff — sniff1 [ snıf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have been crying: Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose. It wasn t my fault! he sniffed. a ) to smell something: sniff at: Henry… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sniff — 1 verb 1 BREATHE NOISILY (I) to breathe air into your nose noisily, especially in short breaths: Stop sniffing why can t you blow your nose? 2 SMELL (I, T) to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English