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• ПОШЛА ПИСАТЬ ГУБЕРНИЯ; (И) ПОШЛО < ПОШЛА> ПИСАТЬ coll, humor[VPsubj (1st var.) or VPimpers (2nd var.); these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ things started up, some action was undertaken etc in a very intense manner, everything was set in motion (and developed rapidly):- [of arguments etc] the fireworks started.♦ Галопад летел во всю пропалую: почтмейстерша, капитан-исправник, дама с голубым пером... всё поднялось и понеслось... "Вона! Пошла писать губерния!" - проговорил Чичиков... (Гоголь 3). The dancing was going full tilt: the postmasters wife, the police captain, a lady with a pale blue feather... - all of them had taken off and were now rushing and swirling about. "There they go!"Chichikov muttered.. (3e).♦ Общий хохот покрыл его [Луки Савича] голос... Все хохочут долго, дружно... Только начнут умолкать, кто-нибудь подхватит опять - и пошло писать (Гончаров 1). His [Luka Savich's] voice was drowned in the general laughter...They all laughed and laughed in unison....When the laughter began to die down, someone would start it anew and-off they went again (1a).♦ Егорша потолкался с недельку в райцентре, все разнюхал, повыведал, тому зубы заговорил, этому заговорил - сел на райкомовскую легковуху. И пошла писать губерния. Куда ни заехал, куда ни заявился - первый человек (Абрамов 1). Egorsha lingered for a week or so in the district center, had a good sniff around, wormed out some information, sweet-talked this one, sweet-talked that one, and...became the District Committee chauffeur. Then things really began to take off. Whomever he paid a call on, wherever he appeared, he was like a VIP (1a).—————← The source of the first variant is Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls (" Мёртвые души"), 1842.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и пошло писать
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• ПОШЛА ПИСАТЬ ГУБЕРНИЯ; (И) ПОШЛО < ПОШЛА> ПИСАТЬ coll, humor[VPsubj (1st var.) or VPimpers (2nd var.); these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ things started up, some action was undertaken etc in a very intense manner, everything was set in motion (and developed rapidly):- [of arguments etc] the fireworks started.♦ Галопад летел во всю пропалую: почтмейстерша, капитан-исправник, дама с голубым пером... всё поднялось и понеслось... "Вона! Пошла писать губерния!" - проговорил Чичиков... (Гоголь 3). The dancing was going full tilt: the postmasters wife, the police captain, a lady with a pale blue feather... - all of them had taken off and were now rushing and swirling about. "There they go!"Chichikov muttered.. (3e).♦ Общий хохот покрыл его [Луки Савича] голос... Все хохочут долго, дружно... Только начнут умолкать, кто-нибудь подхватит опять - и пошло писать (Гончаров 1). His [Luka Savich's] voice was drowned in the general laughter...They all laughed and laughed in unison....When the laughter began to die down, someone would start it anew and-off they went again (1a).♦ Егорша потолкался с недельку в райцентре, все разнюхал, повыведал, тому зубы заговорил, этому заговорил - сел на райкомовскую легковуху. И пошла писать губерния. Куда ни заехал, куда ни заявился - первый человек (Абрамов 1). Egorsha lingered for a week or so in the district center, had a good sniff around, wormed out some information, sweet-talked this one, sweet-talked that one, and...became the District Committee chauffeur. Then things really began to take off. Whomever he paid a call on, wherever he appeared, he was like a VIP (1a).—————← The source of the first variant is Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls (" Мёртвые души"), 1842.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пошла писать
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• ПОШЛА ПИСАТЬ ГУБЕРНИЯ; (И) ПОШЛО < ПОШЛА> ПИСАТЬ coll, humor[VPsubj (1st var.) or VPimpers (2nd var.); these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ things started up, some action was undertaken etc in a very intense manner, everything was set in motion (and developed rapidly):- [of arguments etc] the fireworks started.♦ Галопад летел во всю пропалую: почтмейстерша, капитан-исправник, дама с голубым пером... всё поднялось и понеслось... "Вона! Пошла писать губерния!" - проговорил Чичиков... (Гоголь 3). The dancing was going full tilt: the postmasters wife, the police captain, a lady with a pale blue feather... - all of them had taken off and were now rushing and swirling about. "There they go!"Chichikov muttered.. (3e).♦ Общий хохот покрыл его [Луки Савича] голос... Все хохочут долго, дружно... Только начнут умолкать, кто-нибудь подхватит опять - и пошло писать (Гончаров 1). His [Luka Savich's] voice was drowned in the general laughter...They all laughed and laughed in unison....When the laughter began to die down, someone would start it anew and-off they went again (1a).♦ Егорша потолкался с недельку в райцентре, все разнюхал, повыведал, тому зубы заговорил, этому заговорил - сел на райкомовскую легковуху. И пошла писать губерния. Куда ни заехал, куда ни заявился - первый человек (Абрамов 1). Egorsha lingered for a week or so in the district center, had a good sniff around, wormed out some information, sweet-talked this one, sweet-talked that one, and...became the District Committee chauffeur. Then things really began to take off. Whomever he paid a call on, wherever he appeared, he was like a VIP (1a).—————← The source of the first variant is Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls (" Мёртвые души"), 1842.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пошла писать губерния
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• ПОШЛА ПИСАТЬ ГУБЕРНИЯ; (И) ПОШЛО < ПОШЛА> ПИСАТЬ coll, humor[VPsubj (1st var.) or VPimpers (2nd var.); these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ things started up, some action was undertaken etc in a very intense manner, everything was set in motion (and developed rapidly):- [of arguments etc] the fireworks started.♦ Галопад летел во всю пропалую: почтмейстерша, капитан-исправник, дама с голубым пером... всё поднялось и понеслось... "Вона! Пошла писать губерния!" - проговорил Чичиков... (Гоголь 3). The dancing was going full tilt: the postmasters wife, the police captain, a lady with a pale blue feather... - all of them had taken off and were now rushing and swirling about. "There they go!"Chichikov muttered.. (3e).♦ Общий хохот покрыл его [Луки Савича] голос... Все хохочут долго, дружно... Только начнут умолкать, кто-нибудь подхватит опять - и пошло писать (Гончаров 1). His [Luka Savich's] voice was drowned in the general laughter...They all laughed and laughed in unison....When the laughter began to die down, someone would start it anew and-off they went again (1a).♦ Егорша потолкался с недельку в райцентре, все разнюхал, повыведал, тому зубы заговорил, этому заговорил - сел на райкомовскую легковуху. И пошла писать губерния. Куда ни заехал, куда ни заявился - первый человек (Абрамов 1). Egorsha lingered for a week or so in the district center, had a good sniff around, wormed out some information, sweet-talked this one, sweet-talked that one, and...became the District Committee chauffeur. Then things really began to take off. Whomever he paid a call on, wherever he appeared, he was like a VIP (1a).—————← The source of the first variant is Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls (" Мёртвые души"), 1842.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пошло писать
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45 Schnupfen
I v/i1. take snuff2. bei laufender Nase: sniff* * *der Schnupfencold; head cold; snuff; cold in the head; sniffle* * *Schnụp|fen ['ʃnʊpfn]m -s, -cold, head coldeinen Schnupfen holen (inf) — to catch a cold
* * *(inflammation of the lining of the nose and throat causing a discharge of thick fluid.) catarrh* * *Schnup·fen<-s, ->[ˈʃnʊpfn̩]m MED cold[einen] \Schnupfen bekommen, sich dat [irgendwo/bei jdm] einen \Schnupfen holen (fam) to get a cold [somewhere/from sb][einen] \Schnupfen haben to have a cold* * *der; Schnupfens, Schnupfen: [head] cold[den od. einen] Schnupfen haben — have a [head] cold
* * *Schnupfen haben have a (head) cold;sich einen Schnupfen holen get a (head) cold* * *der; Schnupfens, Schnupfen: [head] cold[den od. einen] Schnupfen haben — have a [head] cold
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46 droga
f.1 drug.la droga drugsdroga blanda/dura soft/hard drugdrogas sintéticas o de diseño designer drugs2 medicine, remedy, drug, medicament.3 debt.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: drogar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: drogar.* * *1 drug2 figurado (cosa desagradable) nuisance\droga blanda/dura soft/hard drug* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Med) drug2) (Dep) dope3) (Com) drug on the market, unsaleable article4) LAm * [deuda] debt* * *1) drugdrogas duras/blandas — hard/soft drugs
2) (Méx fam) ( deuda) debt* * *= drug, illegal drug.Ex. For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse).Ex. Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.----* abuso de las drogas = drug abuse.* adicción a las drogas = drug habit.* alijo de drogas = drug cache, drug haul.* comercio de drogas = drug trade.* consumidor de drogas = drug user.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* droga de club = club drug.* droga de diseño = club drug, designer drug.* droga de fiesta = club drug.* droga ilegal = illicit drug.* guerra contra las drogas = war on drugs.* libre de drogas = drug-free.* lucha contra las drogas = war on drugs.* mundo de las drogas = drug culture.* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.* relacionado con las drogas = drug-related.* resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.* traficante de drogas = drug trafficker, drug runner, drug smuggler, drug pusher, drug dealer, drug mule, drug courier.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* * *1) drugdrogas duras/blandas — hard/soft drugs
2) (Méx fam) ( deuda) debt* * *= drug, illegal drug.Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse).
Ex: Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.* abuso de las drogas = drug abuse.* adicción a las drogas = drug habit.* alijo de drogas = drug cache, drug haul.* comercio de drogas = drug trade.* consumidor de drogas = drug user.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* droga de club = club drug.* droga de diseño = club drug, designer drug.* droga de fiesta = club drug.* droga ilegal = illicit drug.* guerra contra las drogas = war on drugs.* libre de drogas = drug-free.* lucha contra las drogas = war on drugs.* mundo de las drogas = drug culture.* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.* relacionado con las drogas = drug-related.* resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.* traficante de drogas = drug trafficker, drug runner, drug smuggler, drug pusher, drug dealer, drug mule, drug courier.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* * *A (estupefaciente) drugel problema de la droga the drug problem, the problem of drug abuseCompuestos:soft drug● droga de diseño or laboratoriodesigner drughard drugsmart drugwonder drug* * *
Del verbo drogar: ( conjugate drogar)
droga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
droga
drogar
droga sustantivo femenino
drug;◊ drogas duras/blandas hard/soft drugs
drogar ( conjugate drogar) verbo transitivo
to drug
drogarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to take drugs
droga f Med & figurado drug: el amor es una droga para él, love is a drug for him
drogar verbo transitivo to drug
' droga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- chutarse
- chute
- ciega
- ciego
- coca
- colgarse
- crac
- crack
- engancharse
- erradicación
- heroína
- intervenir
- maría
- metabolizar
- metabolizarse
- pico
- profundizar
- regusto
- speed
- tolerancia
- tripi
- ácido
- adicto
- anestesia
- intervención
- legalización
- legalizar
- mundo
- pinchazo
- un
English:
catch
- come off
- confiscate
- corrupt
- crack
- crack down
- crackdown
- dealer
- dope
- drug
- fix
- front
- hard
- haul
- heroin
- lead to
- miracle
- numb
- powerful
- push
- pusher
- run
- seize
- seizure
- shoot
- sniff
- snort
- soft
- stoned
- take
- traffic
- trip
- wear off
- wonder
- recreational
* * *droga nf1. [sustancia] drug;la droga drugs;el problema de la droga the drug problem;engancharse a/dejar la droga to get hooked on/to come off drugsdroga blanda soft drug;droga de diseño designer drug;droga dura hard drug;droga sintética designer drug3. Chile, Méx, Perú [deuda] bad debt4. CompCAm, Cuba Fammandar a alguien a la droga to tell sb to get lost* * *f drug* * *droga nf: drug* * *droga n drug -
47 pociąg|nąć1
pf — pociąg|ać impf (pociągnęła, pociągnęli — pociągam) Ⅰ vt 1. (szarpnąć) to pull- pociągnąć kogoś za rękaw/rękę to pull sb’s sleeve/hand- pociągnąć psa za ogon to pull a dog by its tail- pociągnąć (za) linę to pull (at) a rope- pociągnął ją ku sobie he pulled her towards him- pociągnąć kogoś w przepaść to pull sb down a precipice- plecak pociągnął go do tyłu he stumbled backwards under the weight of his rucksack ⇒ ciągnąć2. (przesunąć) to pull, to draw [wóz, wagon]- koń tego nie pociągnie the horse won’t manage to move it ⇒ ciągnąć3. (być atrakcyjnym) to draw; (erotycznie) to attract- ona go pociąga he feels attracted to her- pociągał go w niej jej uśmiech it was her smile that attracted him- zawsze pociągała go scena he always felt drawn to the stage- nie pociąga mnie polityka I don’t feel drawn to politics- pociąga go przygoda he longs for adventure4. (spowodować) pociągnąć za sobą poważne skutki to carry with it serious consequences- to pociągnęło za sobą spore straty it resulted in considerable losses5. (przesunąć) to draw- pociągnąć ręką po twarzy to draw one’s hand across one’s face- pociągnąć smyczkiem po strunach to draw a bow across the strings ⇒ ciągnąć6. (pokryć) to cover- pociągnąć coś warstwą farby/lakieru to cover sth with a layer of paint/varnish7. (zachęcić) pociągąć kogoś do zrobienia czegoś to make sb do sth- pociągnęła za sobą wielu ludzi many people followed her8. pot. (wypić) to drink, to take a sip of- pociągnąć wódki to knock back some vodka pot.- pociągnąć łyk z butelki to take a sip from a bottle- tęgo pociągnął z manierki he took a long pull at his canteen ⇒ ciągnąćⅡ pociągnąć się — pociągać się [osoba] pociągnąć się za ucho to pull one’s ear ⇒ ciągnąć się■ pociągnąć kogoś do odpowiedzialności to bring sb to justice- sprawcy zostali pociągnięci do odpowiedzialności the perpetrators were brought to justice- pociągnąć kogoś za język to draw sb (out)- pociągać nosem to sniffThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pociąg|nąć1
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1) General subject: breathing in, breathing-in, inhale, sniff2) Medicine: breath, inspiration, intake of breath3) Sports: take a breath4) Music: inhalation5) Aviation medicine: aspiration6) Makarov: an intake of breath, respiration -
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52 прикладываться к бутылке
1) Colloquial: take to the bottle2) Slang: belt the bottle3) Jargon: hit the bottle, sniff4) American English: belt the grapeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > прикладываться к бутылке
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53 niuch
m (A niucha) pot., żart. 1. (węch) nose przen.; (nos) snoot pot., conk GB pot.- mieć dobrego niucha to have a keen nose2. (wyczucie, intuicja) hunch- robić coś/działać na niuch a. na niucha to do sth/act on a hunch- rób to/wszystko na niuch a. na niucha play a a. your hunch; play it by ear pot.3. przest. (porcja tabaki) pinch of snuff; (porcja narkotyku) sniff- zażyć niuch tabaki to take snuff; to snuff przest.* * *miGen. -a1. przest. (= szczypta tabaki) pinch ( of snuff).2. żart. (= nos) nose; mieć niucha (do czegoś) pot. (= mieć wyczucie) have a nose (for sth).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niuch
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54 aspirar
v.1 to breathe in, to inhale (aire) (sujeto: persona).María aspira las sales aromáticas Mary inhales the smelling salts.2 to vacuum (clean).3 to aspirate (linguistics).Elena aspira la hache Ellen pronounces the letter H with an aspiration.4 to suck in, to aspirate, to extract, to suck out.Ella aspiró el néctar She sucked in the nectar.5 to have an aspiration, to aspire, to be ambitiously desirous, to hunger.María aspira sin tener futuro Mary aspires without having a future.6 to aspire to, to aim to, to ambition to.María aspira conocer un buen hombre Mary aspires to meet a good man.7 to draw in air, to inhale, to inspire.* * *1 (al respirar) to inhale, breathe in2 (absorber) to suck in, draw in3 LINGÚÍSTICA to aspirate* * *verbto breathe in, inhale* * *1. VT1) [+ aire] to breathe in, inhale; [+ líquido] to suck in, take in; [+ droga] to sniff2) (Ling) to aspirate2.VIaspirar a hacer algo — to aspire to do sth, aim to do sth
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (desear, pretender)aspirar a algo/+ inf — to aspire to something/+ inf
2)a) aparato to suck; aspiradora to pick upb) (Fisiol) to breathe inc) (AmL) ( pasar la aspiradora) to vacuum, hoover (BrE)2.aspirar vta) aparato to suck up o in; aspiradora to pick upb) (Fisiol) to inhalec) (Ling) to aspirate* * *= inhale, suck, snuff.Ex. Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.Ex. Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.Ex. Most of these medicines are snuffed or inhaled.----* aspirar a = aspire to.* aspirar a lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.* aspirar a un cargo = aspire to + position.* aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (desear, pretender)aspirar a algo/+ inf — to aspire to something/+ inf
2)a) aparato to suck; aspiradora to pick upb) (Fisiol) to breathe inc) (AmL) ( pasar la aspiradora) to vacuum, hoover (BrE)2.aspirar vta) aparato to suck up o in; aspiradora to pick upb) (Fisiol) to inhalec) (Ling) to aspirate* * *= inhale, suck, snuff.Ex: Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.Ex: Most of these medicines are snuffed or inhaled.* aspirar a = aspire to.* aspirar a lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.* aspirar a un cargo = aspire to + position.* aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.* * *aspirar [A1 ]viA (desear, pretender) aspirar A algo:aspira a convertirse en una gran actriz she hopes to become a great actressaspira a (ser) alcalde he aspires to become mayoraspirar a la mano de una chica to seek a girl's hand in marriage ( frml)B1 «aparato» to suck; «aspiradora» to pick up2 ( Fisiol) to breathe in■ aspirarvt1 «aparato» to suck up o in; «aspiradora» to pick up2 ( Fisiol) to inhale3 ( Ling) to aspirateuna hache aspirada an aspirate o aspirated `h'* * *
aspirar ( conjugate aspirar) verbo intransitivo
1 (desear, pretender) aspirar a algo/hacer algo to aspire to sth/do sth
2
[ aspiradora] to pick upb) (Fisiol) to breathe in
verbo transitivo
[ aspiradora] to pick upb) (Fisiol) to inhalec) (Ling) to aspirate
aspirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (respirar) to inhale, breath in
2 (absorber) to suck in, draw in
II vi fig aspirar a algo, to aspire to something
' aspirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pretender
English:
aspire
- breathe
- inhale
- suck
- suck up
- breath
- hoover
- vacuum
* * *♦ vt1. [aire] [sujeto: persona] to breathe in, to inhale2. [aire] [sujeto: máquina] to suck in3. [limpiar con aspirador] to vacuum, Br to hoover;tengo que limpiar el polvo y aspirar toda la casa I have to dust and vacuum o Br hoover the whole house4. Ling to aspirate♦ viaspirar a algo [ansiar] to aspire to sth;aspira a (ser) ministro he aspires to become a minister;aspira a ganar el concurso she hopes to win the contest* * *I v/t1 suck up2 al respirar inhale, breathe inII v/i:aspirar a aspire to* * *aspirar vi aspirar a: to aspire toaspirar vt: to inhale, to breathe in* * *aspirar vb1. (respirar) to breathe in2. (atraer polvo, agua, etc) to suck in / to suck up -
55 нюхати
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v. sniff, inhale through the nose, smell; undertake, take on, receive responsibility for a task -
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58 нюхать
(кого-л./что-л.)
smell; scent; snuff (табак)* * ** * *нюхать; понюхать smell; scent; snuff* * *nuzzlesnifftake -
59 reniflette
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60 respirette
n. f. (Drugs): 'Coke-sniff', nasal 'take' of cocaine.
См. также в других словарях:
sniff — 01. The child wiped away a tear, and [sniffed] a couple of times. 02. Children in the isolated village have been [sniffing] gasoline to get over their boredom. 03. If you [sniff] glue, it could cause serious health problems. 04. The lion raised… … Grammatical examples in English
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 — 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 — 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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, good, long ▪ little, slight, small ▪ loud VERB + SNIFF … Collocations dictionary
sniff out — to kill Perhaps a corruption of snuff (out), because it means literally no more than to detect: ... before some busybody at the top sniffs out Sniffers. (Manning, 1977, writing about a killing not a detection) To take a long (deep)… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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
take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist … Collocations dictionary
sniff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling < sniffed at the flowers > 2. to show or express disdain or scorn 3. snoop, nose < sni … New Collegiate Dictionary
sniff — snɪf n. short inhalation through the nose; sound of a sniff; odor, scent v. inhale through the nose; smell; express disapproval by making a sniffing sound; take into the the nose by inhaling; perceive, sense … English contemporary dictionary
sniff — v 1. snuff, snuffle, inhale, breathe in, take in air, whiff; sniffle, snivel. 2. smell, smell in the air, get a whiff of, perceive or detect the aroma or odor of, catch the scent of; smell out, trace, track, trail. 3. sniff at turn one s nose up… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder