German-English translation for "schnüffeln"

"schnüffeln" English translation

schnüffeln
[ˈʃnʏfəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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sniff, snuffle, nose, nuzzle sniffle, snuffle snoop, sniff sniff glue
examples
  • sniff(le), snuffle
    schnüffeln die Nase hochziehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    schnüffeln die Nase hochziehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • snoop, sniff (oder | orod nose, poke, pry) (aroundoder | or od about)
    schnüffeln spionieren figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    schnüffeln spionieren figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • in jemandes Privatangelegenheiten schnüffeln
    to pry into sb’s private affairs
    in jemandes Privatangelegenheiten schnüffeln
  • sniff glue (oder | orod solvents)
    schnüffeln Klebstoff etc umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    schnüffeln Klebstoff etc umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
schnüffeln
[ˈʃnʏfəln]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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sniff
  • sniff
    schnüffeln Klebstoff etc
    schnüffeln Klebstoff etc
schnüffeln
Neutrum | neuter n <Schnüffelns>

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sniff, snuffle sniffle, snuffle snooping glue-sniffing, solvent abuse
  • sniff
    schnüffeln Schniefen
    snuffle
    schnüffeln Schniefen
    schnüffeln Schniefen
  • sniff(le), snuffle
    schnüffeln Hochziehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    schnüffeln Hochziehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • snooping
    schnüffeln Schnüffelei figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    schnüffeln Schnüffelei figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
She nosed about in his desk for the letter.
Sie schnüffelte in seinem Schreibtisch nach dem Brief.
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