English-German translation for "sniff"

"sniff" German translation

sniff
[snif]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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schniefen, die Nase hochziehen schnuppern, schnüffeln, riechen die Nase rümpfen
  • die Nase rümpfen (at überaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    sniff figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sniff figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • it’s not to be sniffed at familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    das ist nicht zu verachten
    it’s not to be sniffed at familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
sniff
[snif]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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durch die Nase einziehen, schnüffeln, schnupfen beriechen, einziehen wittern, ausschnüffeln
  • (be)riechen
    sniff smell
    sniff smell
  • einziehen
    sniff aromaet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    sniff aromaet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • wittern, ausschnüffeln
    sniff figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sniff figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
sniff
[snif]noun | Substantiv s

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Schnuppern, Schnüffeln kurzer Atemzug
  • Schnuppernneuter | Neutrum n
    sniff
    Schnüffelnneuter | Neutrum n
    sniff
    sniff
  • kurzer Atemzug
    sniff breath
    sniff breath
Deutsche Schäferhunde sind gut im Erschnüffeln von Rauschgift.
German Shepherds are good at sniffing out drugs.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich habe mir überlegt, was braucht man, um da irgendetwas zu finden?
I reflected on ways of sniffing something out of this text.
Source: Europarl
Sie haben daran Interesse, an anderen zu schnuppern, Eichhörnchen zu jagen.
They have interest sniffing each other, chasing squirrels.
Source: TED
Deutsche Schäferhunde sind gut darin, Rauschgift zu erschnüffeln.
German Shepherds are good at sniffing out drugs.
Source: Tatoeba
Je mehr man sich in Washington kundig machte, umso weniger Sinn ergab die amerikanische Position.
The more one sniffed around Washington the less America's position made sense.
Source: News-Commentary
Das ist zwar durchaus schon etwas, aber dennoch haben wir hier unsere Fragen.
That is not to be sniffed at of course, but there are still a few questions we would like answered.
Source: Europarl
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