sniff

[USA]/snɪf/
[UK]/snɪf/
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Oversættelse

vi. at inhalere hurtigt eller gentagne gange gennem næsen; at detektere gennem næsen
vt. at inhalere kraftigt; at opfatte ved at lugte
n. handlingen at inhalere gennem næsen; en lugt
Word Forms
Present Participlesniffing
Pluralsniffs
Third Person Singularsniffs
Past Participlesniffed
Past Tensesniffed

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

sniff out

finde (ved at snuse)

sniffle

snøft

sniffing dogs

snusehunde

sniff at

snuse ved

Eksempelsætninger

a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.

et sniff af parfume; et sniff af skandale.

The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger.

Hunden snusede mistænkeligt ved fremmede.

the price is not to be sniffed at.

prisen er ikke til at se bort fra.

he gave a sniff of disapproval.

han gav et snøft af utilfredshed.

they're off at the first sniff of trouble.

de er væk ved det mindste tegn på problemer.

The offer is not to be sniffed at.

Tilbuddet er ikke til at se bort fra.

he gave a sniff which suggested that the sniffer had eaten better food.

han gav et snøft, der antydede, at den, der snusede, havde spist bedre mad.

sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.

lugtede syrenerne; snusede i vinden efter spor af røg.

dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.

hunde, der snusede stien frem gennem sneen; snusede problemer forude.

his dog sniffed at my trousers.

hans hund snusede ved mine bukser.

the Olympic hosts will at least get a sniff at a medal.

olympisk værtsland vil i hvert fald få et snøft af en medalje.

They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing.

De havde alle forkølelse og snusede og nyste.

Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.

Snus ved alt og adskil det gode fra det dårlige.

Come and visit our website and have a sniff around!

Kom og besøg vores hjemmeside og snus dig frem!

sniffed at the jar to see what it held.

snused ved krukken for at se, hvad den indeholdt.

The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.

Kritikerne var skeptiske over for tilpasningen af romanen til film.

The reporters came sniffing around for more details.

Reporterne kom snusende rundt for at få flere detaljer.

sniffed the cool morning air.

snusede den kølige morgenluft.

The countess sniffed her disapproval.

Grevinden snusede hendes ubehag.

Virkelige Eksempler

And that's not to be sniffed at.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

Planning on lifting a sniff later are we?

Kilde: Lost Girl Season 05

" It looks like an altar, " she sniffed.

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So why are you sniffing that?

Kilde: Modern Family - Season 07

Sniff, sniff went his black nose.

Kilde: American Elementary School English 1

Some emerging-market schools have already sniffed an opportunity.

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And some even use trained sniffer dogs to find bedbugs.

Kilde: BBC English Unlocked

Sniff, sniff, sniff he went, under the bed and behind the door.

Kilde: American Elementary English 2

They also do this when they are sniffing something that's interested them.

Kilde: Smart Life Encyclopedia

That's why dogs are always sniffing everywhere they go, especially on walks.

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