-
1 sniff
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]
См. также в других словарях:
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 around — (in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [INFORMAL] [V P] But really, what… … English dictionary
sniff around — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… … English dictionary
sniff round — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… … English dictionary
Sniff 'n' the Tears — Background information Origin London, England Genres Rock … Wikipedia
nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
nose something out — DETECT, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, sniff out. → nose * * * ˌnose sthˈout derived (informal) to discover information about sb/sth by searching for it • Reporters nosed out all the… … Useful english dictionary
Apaches (public information film) — Apaches is the title of a full length Public Information Film (PIF) made in the UK in 1977. It was produced by Southern TV and shown extensively in the Southern, Anglia and Westward areas, before being shown either on film or videocassette in… … Wikipedia
Giant pouched rat — Temporal range: Recent Cricetomys emini Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Demining — Colombian soldier minesweeping. Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing either land mines, or naval mines, from an area, while minesweeping describes the act of detecting of mines. There are two distinct types of mine detection and… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
