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sniff [snɪf]1. nouna. (from cold, crying) reniflement m• to sniff glue/cocaine sniffer de la colle/de la cocaïne( = discover) flairer* * *[snɪf] 1.1) ( of person with cold or crying) reniflement m; (of disgust, disdain) grimace f2) ( inhalation) inhalation f2.transitive verb [dog] flairer; [person] humer [air]; sentir [perfume, food]; inhaler [glue, cocaine]3.intransitive verb lit renifler; fig faire une moueto sniff at something — lit renifler; fig faire la grimace à [idea]; faire la fine bouche devant [food]
a free car is not to be sniffed at — une voiture gratuite, ça ne se refuse pas
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sniff [snɪf](a) (from cold, crying etc) renifler(b) (disdainfully) faire la grimace ou la moue(a) (smell → food, soap) renifler, sentir l'odeur de; (→ rose, perfume) humer, sentir l'odeur de; (of dog) renifler, flairer(b) (inhale → air) humer, respirer; (→ smelling salts) respirer; (→ cocaine) sniffer, priser; (→ snuff) priser; (→ glue) respirer, sniffer(c) (say disdainfully) dire d'un air méprisant ou dédaigneux;∎ "it's not my cup", she sniffed "ce n'est pas ma tasse", fit-elle d'un air méprisant3 noun(gen) reniflement m;∎ to give a sniff renifler; (scornfully) faire la grimace ou la moue;∎ "I've no idea", she said with a scornful sniff "je n'en ai aucune idée", dit-elle d'un air dédaigneux;∎ to have or to take a sniff of sth renifler ou flairer qch;∎ take a sniff of this meat/this perfume renifle-moi cette viande/ce parfum;∎ familiar one sniff of that stuff is enough to knock you out une bouffée de ce truc et tu tombes raide;∎ figurative I didn't even get a sniff of a cup of coffee ils ne m'ont même pas offert une tasse de café(b) figurative faire la grimace ou la moue devant;∎ to sniff at an idea/a une suggestion faire la grimace devant une idée/suggestion;∎ their offer is not to be sniffed at leur offre n'est pas à dédaigner(of dog) découvrir en reniflant ou en flairant; (of person → criminal) découvrir, dépister; (→ secret) découvrir -
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A n1 (of person with cold, person crying) reniflement m ; (of disgust, disdain) grimace f, moue f ;2 ( inhalation) inhalation f ; a single sniff of this substance can be fatal une seule inhalation de cette substance peut être mortelle ; to take a sniff of sentir [perfume, cheese] ; let me have a sniff laisse-moi sentir ;3 fig ( slight scent) there was a sniff of corruption in the air cela sentait la corruption ; there has never been a sniff of scandal il n'y a jamais eu le moindre soupçon de scandale ; I didn't get a sniff of the profits je n'ai pas vu la couleur des bénéfices ; I didn't get a sniff of the ball je n'ai pas eu le ballon une seule fois.B vtr [dog] flairer [trail, lamppost] ; [person] humer [air] ; sentir [perfume, food, flower] ; inhaler, sniffer ○ [glue, cocaine] ; respirer [smelling salts].C vi lit [person] renifler ; [dog] renifler, flairer ; fig [person] faire une moue ; to sniff at sth lit renifler [food, liquid] ; fig faire la grimace à [suggestion, idea] ; faire la fine bouche devant [dish, food] ; a free car/a 10% pay rise is not to be sniffed at une voiture gratuite/une augmentation de 10%, ça ne se refuse pas.■ sniff out:▶ sniff out [sth] [dog] flairer [explosives, drugs] ; fig [journalist] flairer [scandal] ; [police] dénicher [culprit] ; [shopper] flairer [bargain].
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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