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SilmaCauthon

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29/06/2009 11:22

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Re: Re:

-The O-, 29/06/2009 11.06:

no no, non penso che si potrebbe tradurre sbagliata questa espressione... è semplicemente un tratto di jordan, che può piacere o meno!

Trovato il punto:
http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/discussione.aspx?idd=4314149&p=2

Questo è quello che viene detto da DragoRinato:

preso da dictionary.com

sniff ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snf)
v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs
v. intr.

To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.
To sniffle.
To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.
To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.
Informal. To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.

v. tr.
To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.
To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.
To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.
To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.
n.
An instance or the sound of sniffing.
Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff: a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.