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I [snɪf]1) (with cold, crying) (il) tirare su col naso; (of disgust, disdain) smorfia f.2) (inhalation) fiutata f.; (of drug) sniffata f.to take a sniff of — annusare [ perfume]
3) fig. (slight scent)II 1. [snɪf]verbo transitivo fiutare [ air]; annusare [perfume, food]; sniffare [glue, cocaine]2.to sniff at — annusare; fig. arricciare o storcere il naso di fronte a [idea, dish]
* * *[snif] 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) annusare, (tirare su col naso)2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) annusare, fiutare2. noun(an act of sniffing.) annusata, fiutata* * *[snɪf]1. n(sound) annusata, fiutata2. vt3. vi(person) tirare su col naso, (in contempt) arricciare il naso•- sniff at* * *sniff /snɪf/n.4 odore; profumo; sentore5 (fig.) sentore; accenno; indizio; allusione: They ran away at the first sniff of trouble, sono scappati al primo sentore di violenza6 (spec. sport) piccola possibilità; piccola chance: He didn't even get a sniff at goal, non ha avuto la benché minima possibilità di segnare(to) sniff /snɪf/v. i. e t.1 annusare; aspirare; fiutare; sniffare (pop.); inalare; respirare rumorosamente (o tirare su) col naso: Don't sniff!, non tirare su col naso!; to sniff medicine, inalare una medicina; to sniff cocaine, fiutare (o sniffare) cocaina; to sniff the sea air, aspirare (o fiutare) l'aria marina● to sniff around, ( di cani, ecc.) fiutare qua e là; (fig.) indagare di nascosto □ to sniff at st., annusare, fiutare qc.; (fig.) arricciare il naso per qc.; mostrare disprezzo per qc., disapprovare qc. □ ( dei cani) to sniff out illicit drugs, fiutare la droga abusiva ( negli aeroporti, ecc.) □ to sniff out information, scovare informazioni □ to sniff up, tirare su col naso, aspirare; annusare, fiutare □ That offer is not to be sniffed at, quell'offerta non è affatto disprezzabile (o da disprezzare).* * *I [snɪf]1) (with cold, crying) (il) tirare su col naso; (of disgust, disdain) smorfia f.2) (inhalation) fiutata f.; (of drug) sniffata f.to take a sniff of — annusare [ perfume]
3) fig. (slight scent)II 1. [snɪf]verbo transitivo fiutare [ air]; annusare [perfume, food]; sniffare [glue, cocaine]2.to sniff at — annusare; fig. arricciare o storcere il naso di fronte a [idea, dish]
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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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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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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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1.arg., Stups. inhalation/sniff [de cocaïne] ; [Qu] [bec] reniflette2.to sniff arg., Stups. priser/sniffer/renifler de la cocaïne; se faire une ligne; [Qu] [bec] se faire une renifletteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sniff
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toot [tu:t](a) to toot a horn/a trumpet sonner du cor/de la trompette;∎ Cars he tooted his horn il a klaxonné ou donné un coup de klaxon3 noun∎ the tugboat gave a toot le remorqueur a donné un coup de sirène;∎ Cars a toot of the horn un coup de Klaxon□∎ to go on the toot prendre une cuite4 adverb∎ familiar toot sweet tout de suite□, illico -
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1.arg., Stups. prise de cocaïne; ligne; sniff; [Qu] [bec] reniflette2.2) arg., Stups. priser/sniffer/ renifler de la cocaïne; se faire une ligne; [Qu] [bec] se faire une renifletteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > snort
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Isyn: blow, cane, cee, Cecil, Charles, cola, coke, girlie, her, hooter, ice, jam, lady, leaf, number 3, sea, sniff, snow, uptown, whiten. cocaineантрацит, иней, кикер, кокс, марафет, мел, нюхара, нюх-та, рассыпуха, рафинад, снежок, чумаIIsyn: duck, doochie, lemon, mark, patsy, score, spot, turkeyn. a victim of criminals, usu. of thieves or swindlersволодя, дельфин, дятел, жених, лох, сюжетжертва преступника, обычно вора или мошенникаsyn: bugger, jocker, king, top man, turk, uncle, wheelman, wolfn. an active homosexualбульза, глиномес, дятел, жокей, кочегар, марксист, пернатый, печатник, печник, трубочист -
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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].
См. также в других словарях:
COCAÏNE — L’Erythroxylon coca (famille des Linacées), cultivée à Java, et surtout en Amérique du Sud d’où la plante est originaire, produit la cocaïne au niveau des feuilles par transformation de l’ornithine. Les racines paraissent totalement dépourvues… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sniff — (v.) mid 14c., of imitative origin; possibly related to snyvelen (see SNIVEL (Cf. snivel)). As a synonym for smell (v.) it dates from 1845. In reference to cocaine from 1925. Related: Sniffed; sniffing. The noun is first recorded 1767; the… … Etymology dictionary
Cocaïne — Cet article concerne l alcaloïde. Pour la chanson, voir Cocaine (chanson). Cocaïne … Wikipédia en Français
sniff — snif ou sniff [ snif ] interj. • v. 1970; angl. amér. sniff, de to sniff « renifler » ♦ Onomatopée désignant un bruit de reniflement. Quel chagrin ! Snif, snif ! ● sniff nom masculin (anglais to sniff, renifler) Argot. Prise de cocaïne ou d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, good, long ▪ little, slight, small ▪ loud VERB + SNIFF … Collocations dictionary
sniff — to inhale narcotics or stimulants illegally Either cocaine: Department wives who drink, analysts who are screwing their secretary, translators who sniff. (Deighton, 1994 just the one secretary, poor woman?) or glue, especially by… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sniff out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sniff out : present tense I/you/we/they sniff out he/she/it sniffs out present participle sniffing out past tense sniffed out past participle sniffed out 1) to find something through smell This dog sniffed out … English dictionary
cocaine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ crack, freebase, powder (esp. AmE) … OF COCAINE ▪ gram, kilogram, ounce ▪ line … Collocations dictionary
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
sniff·er — /ˈsnıfɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : someone who sniffs a drug or other substance in order to become intoxicated a cocaine/glue/paint sniffer 2 : a dog that is trained to find people, illegal drugs, explosives, etc., by recognizing and following… … Useful english dictionary
