New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: sniff out · snuff out · sneer at · sniff · sniffle · stick at · sniff around · snatch at · sneeze at · strike at

sniff at

(v + prep) TRANSITIVEa bheag a dhéanamh de c m ubeag is fiú a dhéanamh de c m uhe sniffed at her answer rinne sé beag is fiú den fhreagra a thug sí → see sniff

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not to be sniffed at1 worth acceptingthose mortgage rates are not to be sniffed at níl caill ar bith ar na rátaí morgáiste sin2 impressivethe effort they put in is not to be sniffed at rinne siad iarracht nach beag
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the fox was sniffing at the ground bhí an sionnach ag smúrthacht ar an talamh
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he had a sniff at the food bholaigh sé den bhia, bhain sé boladh as an mbia
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he had a sniff at a goal bhí deis ar chúl aige

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