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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 -
2 snort
A n1 (of horse, bull) ébrouement m ; (of person, pig) grognement m ; to give a snort [horse, bull] s'ébrouer ; [person, pig] grogner ;3 ○ ( drink) petit coup m.B vtr1 ‘hooligans!’ he snorted ‘voyous!’ grogna-t-il ;2 argot des drogués sniffer [drug].
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