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to sniff
01
renifler, sentir
to inhale air audibly through the nose, often to detect or identify a scent or odor
Transitive: to sniff a scent or odor
Exemples
Dogs often sniff the ground to gather information about their surroundings.
Les chiens reniflent souvent le sol pour recueillir des informations sur leur environnement.
He regularly sniffs the air to determine what's cooking in the kitchen.
Il renifle régulièrement l'air pour déterminer ce qui cuit dans la cuisine.
02
renifler, humer
to breathe in through the nose audibly to clear mucus or other substances from the nasal passages and prevent a runny nose
Intransitive
Exemples
He sniffed loudly to clear his nose after being outside in the cold.
Il renifla bruyamment pour se dégager le nez après être resté dehors dans le froid.
Whenever she felt congested, she would sniff to try to alleviate the discomfort.
Chaque fois qu'elle se sentait congestionnée, elle reniflait pour essayer de soulager l'inconfort.
03
renifler, mépriser
to express disapproval or contempt towards something or someone in a disdainful or critical manner, often by making a sniffing sound
Transitive: to sniff at an idea or action
Exemples
She sniffed at the idea, saying it was impractical.
Elle renifla à l'idée, disant que c'était impraticable.
He sniffed in disapproval at the sight of the messy room.
Il renifla de désapprobation à la vue de la pièce en désordre.
04
sniffer, renifler
to consume drugs by inhaling them through the nose
Transitive: to sniff a drug
SlangExemples
The police suspected that the man was sniffing cocaine when they noticed white powder around his nostrils.
La police soupçonnait que l'homme sniffait de la cocaïne lorsqu'elle a remarqué de la poudre blanche autour de ses narines.
Some individuals mistakenly believe that sniffing prescription drugs is safer than injecting them.
Certaines personnes croient à tort que sniffer des médicaments sur ordonnance est plus sûr que de les injecter.
Sniff
01
reniflement, odorat
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
