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snuff

/snʌf/

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noun

Tabac à priser

Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

Examples :

"My grandfather used to take snuff, but he quit after he got sick. "

Mon grand-père prenait du tabac à priser, mais il a arrêté après être tombé malade.

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noun

Tabac à priser

Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.

Examples :

"Grandfather used to take a pinch of snuff before his morning coffee. "

Grand-père prenait une prise de tabac à priser avant son café du matin.

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noun

Tabac à priser

A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

Examples :

"My grandfather took a small snuff from his box before starting his crossword puzzle. "

Mon grand-père a pris une petite prise de tabac à priser dans sa boîte avant de commencer son mots croisés.

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noun

Prise, reniflement

The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.

Examples :

"The detective took a quick snuff of the air, trying to identify the unfamiliar scent. "

Le détective prit une prise rapide de l'air, essayant d'identifier le parfum inconnu.

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noun

Reniflement, renâclement

Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.

Examples :

"Her snuff of disbelief was loud enough for everyone in the room to hear when he announced he'd won the lottery. "

Son reniflement d'incrédulité était assez fort pour que tout le monde dans la pièce l'entende lorsqu'il a annoncé qu'il avait gagné à la loterie.

attitude sensation emotion

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noun

Morve

Examples :

"The toddler wiped the snuff from his nose with the back of his hand. "

Le jeune enfant a essuyé la morve de son nez avec le dos de sa main.

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noun

Odeur, parfum

Smell, scent, odour.

Examples :

"The dog gave a hopeful snuff at the air, trying to find the source of the delicious bacon smell. "

Le chien renifla l'air avec espoir, essayant de trouver la source de l'odeur alléchante du bacon.

sensation physiology

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verb

Sniffer, renifler

To inhale through the nose.

Examples :

"The man liked to snuff the aroma of his freshly brewed coffee beans before grinding them. "

L'homme aimait renifler l'arôme de ses grains de café fraîchement torréfiés avant de les moudre.

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verb

renifler, s'offusquer

To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.

Examples :

"Sarah sniffed and snuffed when her brother suggested she wear his old, unfashionable sweater. "

Sarah renifla et s'offusqua lorsque son frère lui suggéra de porter son vieux pull démodé.

attitude emotion character

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noun

Mèche brûlée, bout de mèche

The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).

Examples :

"The candle's snuff was long and black, a sign it needed trimming. "

Le bout de la mèche de la bougie était long et noir, signe qu'il fallait l'écourter.

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noun

Fond de verre

Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.

Examples :

"After everyone finished their milkshakes, only some snuff remained at the bottom of each glass. "

Après que tout le monde ait fini ses milkshakes, il ne restait que le fond du verre au fond de chaque verre.

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noun

Meurtre

Examples :

"The news report described the CEO's sudden death as a snuff. "

Le reportage a décrit la mort soudaine du PDG comme un meurtre.

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noun

Film snuff

A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered.

Examples :

"The online forum was filled with disturbing discussions about a new snuff film, rumored to show the killing of a student. "

Le forum en ligne était rempli de discussions troublantes sur un nouveau film snuff, qui montrerait le meurtre d'un étudiant.

media inhuman entertainment sex

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verb

Éteindre

To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.

Examples :

"To prepare for bed, she snuffed out the flickering candle on her nightstand. "

Pour se préparer à aller au lit, elle a éteint la bougie vacillante sur sa table de chevet.

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verb

Émonder la mèche d'une bougie

To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.

Examples :

"Before lighting the birthday candle, Mom snuffed the old wick. "

Avant d'allumer la bougie d'anniversaire, maman a émondé la vieille mèche.

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verb

Tuer, assassiner

To kill a person; to snuff out.

Examples :

"The argument escalated, and he felt he had to snuff out the flames of anger before things got worse. "

L'argument a dégénéré, et il a senti qu'il devait éteindre les flammes de la colère avant que les choses ne s'aggravent.

action inhuman person