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sniff

verbbriathar
1. smell
2. when crying or from cold
3. inhale sth
4. express disapproval etc
5. sense victory, chance etc
nounAinmfhocal
6. act of smelling
7. sniffle
8. expression of disapproval etc
9. indication, hint
10. chance
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 smell intransitiveneamhaistreachbolaigh verb cmusmúr verb cmubheith ag bolaíocht the dog sniffed bhí an madra ag smúradh, rinne an madra smúrthacht the fox was sniffing at the ground bhí an sionnach ag smúrthacht ar an talamh transitiveaistreachbolaigh verb cmuboladh a bhaint as cmubolaigh de PhrV cmusmúr verb cmu she sniffed the fresh air tharraing sí bolgam den aer úr isteach, shúigh sí an t-aer úr isteach 2 when crying or from cold intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag smaoisíl she was sniffing bhí sí ag smaoisíl transitiveaistreach 'I'll miss her,' he sniffed. 'Aireoidh mé uaim í,' arsa seisean agus é ag pusaíl ghoil. 3 inhale sth transitiveaistreachsmúr verb cmu he was sniffing cocaine bhí sé ag smúradh cócaoin 4 express disapproval etc intransitiveneamhaistreach the judge sniffed tharraing an breitheamh séideog trína shrón transitiveaistreach 'It's no great shakes,' she sniffed. 'Níl sé thar mholadh beirte,' arsa sise go dímheasúil.not to be sniffed atsniff at 5 informalneamhfhoirmeálta sense victory, chance etc transitiveaistreachbraith verb cmumothaigh verb cmu he sniffed an opportunity mhothaigh sé gur deis a bhí ann dó nounAinmfhocal 6 act of smellingbolú masc cmu they gave her a sniff of the bottle lig siad di bolú den bhuidéal, lig siad di boladh a bhaint as an mbuidéal he had a sniff at the food bholaigh sé den bhia, bhain sé boladh as an mbia 7 snifflesmaoisíl fem3 8 expression of disapproval etc he said it with a sniff dúirt sé go dímheasúil é the film drew sniffs of derision from the critics bhí an scannán ina ábhar fonóide ag na léirmheastóirí 9 informalneamhfhoirmeálta indication, hintleid fem2 cmu they didn't have a sniff of the attack ní raibh aon leid acu go mbeadh ionsaí ann, tháinig an t-ionsaí aniar aduaidh orthu 10 informalneamhfhoirmeálta chancedeis fem2 cmuseans masc4 cmu he had a sniff at a goal bhí deis ar chúl aigebe in with a sniff PhrasesNathanna to be in with a sniff informalneamhfhoirmeálta seans a bheith agat are they in with a sniff? an bhfuil seans ar bith acu? not to be sniffed at 1 worth accepting those mortgage rates are not to be sniffed at níl caill ar bith ar na rátaí morgáiste sin 2 impressive the effort they put in is not to be sniffed at rinne siad iarracht nach beag Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ sniff around→ sniff at→ sniff out
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