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If in fact the police had conducted a sniff search of everyone as they got off the bus, it would clearly have constituted a random search and would therefore have been unconstitutional.
Si, en réalité, les policiers avaient fouillé à l’aide du chien renifleur toutes les personnes qui descendaient de l’autobus, une telle mesure aurait clairement constitué une fouille au hasard et aurait donc été inconstitutionnelle.
Jory's big pink nose gave a sniff.
Le grand nez rose de Jory remua, effaré.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And then they both began sniffing, and, at the third sniff, they caught it right on the chest, and rose up without another word and went out.
Et tous deux de se mettre à renifler. Au troisième reniflement, la respiration coupée, ils se levèrent sans un mot et sortirent.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
The big black dog, who had gone to sniff at the coffin, came back sulkily.
Le grand chien noir, qui était allé flairer la bière, revint en rechignant.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I can picture him swinging along with his bent back, stopping every now and then to sniff and listen, alert for the foreknowledge of danger.
Je puis me l’imaginer avançant à grandes enjambées, le dos courbé, s’arrêtant de temps à autre pour flairer et pour écouter, à tout instant sur le qui-vive.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The most important site of organ damage from glue sniffing is the brain.
L'organe le plus touché par l'inhalation de colle est le cerveau.
They beat down the game, they watched in the doorways, they sniffed from afar the innocent flesh on which they preyed.
Elles étaient les rabatteuses, guettaient aux portes, sentaient de loin la chair innocente.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
There is no rule of law that dog sniffs of luggage in lockers are always a s. 8 search, or that they never are.
Aucune règle de droit ne prévoit que l’utilisation d’un chien renifleur pour vérifier des bagages se trouvant dans des casiers constitue toujours ou ne constitue jamais une fouille ou perquisition au sens de l’art. 8.
Peter's face wore a new look, and he sniffed the bitter air like a stag.
Peter avait une expression nouvelle et il humait comme un cerf l’air plein d’âcreté.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
They then observed two basement windows covered with "something opaque" and "they sniffed at" a dryer exhaust vent.
Ils ont alors remarqué deux fenêtres du sous-sol recouvertes d'une « substance opaque » et « ils ont senti » la bouche d'évacuation de la sécheuse.
Albine walked in front, sniffing like a young dog, and saying nothing, but she was ever in search of the happy glade, although where they found themselves there were none of the big trees of which her thoughts were full.
Albine marchait en avant, avec le flair d'un jeune chien, ne disant rien, toujours en quête de la clairière heureuse, bien qu'il n'y eût pas là les grands arbres qu'elle rêvait.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But when it came to propaganda, Hitler, sniffing another chance to enhance h;s image through the major announcement of a 'Four-Year Plan', was unwilling as ever to concede the star-role.
Mais, s'agissant de la propagande, Hitler, flairant l'occasion de renforcer son image par l'annonce solennelle d'un « Plan quadriennal », était moins disposé que jamais à se laisser voler la vedette.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
He never wasted his time or lost his way among mere daubers; he went straight, as if from instinct, to individualists, whose talent was contested still, but whose future fame his flaming, drunkard's nose sniffed from afar.
Jamais il ne s’égarait chez les barbouilleurs médiocres, il allait droit, par instinct, aux artistes personnels, encore contestés, dont son nez flamboyant d’ivrogne sentait de loin le grand avenir.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
But his surprise was increasing, and he closely examined the hand, which the flame of the explosion had scorched, and even sniffed the shirt cuff as if seeking to understand the affair better.
Sa surprise croissait, il se mit à examiner avec attention la main que la flamme avait noircie, il finit même par flairer la manche de la chemise, pour mieux se rendre compte.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Just look at him, sniffing like a dog that has lost scent!
Le voyez-vous flairer, comme un chien dont le nez est en défaut.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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sniff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesniffsniffs
Possessive casesniff'ssniffs'

sniff

verb
Basic forms
Pastsniffed
Imperativesniff
Present Participle (Participle I)sniffing
Past Participle (Participle II)sniffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sniffwe sniff
you sniffyou sniff
he/she/it sniffsthey sniff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sniffingwe are sniffing
you are sniffingyou are sniffing
he/she/it is sniffingthey are sniffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sniffedwe have sniffed
you have sniffedyou have sniffed
he/she/it has sniffedthey have sniffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sniffingwe have been sniffing
you have been sniffingyou have been sniffing
he/she/it has been sniffingthey have been sniffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sniffedwe sniffed
you sniffedyou sniffed
he/she/it sniffedthey sniffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sniffingwe were sniffing
you were sniffingyou were sniffing
he/she/it was sniffingthey were sniffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sniffedwe had sniffed
you had sniffedyou had sniffed
he/she/it had sniffedthey had sniffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sniffingwe had been sniffing
you had been sniffingyou had been sniffing
he/she/it had been sniffingthey had been sniffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sniffwe shall/will sniff
you will sniffyou will sniff
he/she/it will sniffthey will sniff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sniffingwe shall/will be sniffing
you will be sniffingyou will be sniffing
he/she/it will be sniffingthey will be sniffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sniffedwe shall/will have sniffed
you will have sniffedyou will have sniffed
he/she/it will have sniffedthey will have sniffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sniffingwe shall/will have been sniffing
you will have been sniffingyou will have been sniffing
he/she/it will have been sniffingthey will have been sniffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sniffwe should/would sniff
you would sniffyou would sniff
he/she/it would sniffthey would sniff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sniffingwe should/would be sniffing
you would be sniffingyou would be sniffing
he/she/it would be sniffingthey would be sniffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sniffedwe should/would have sniffed
you would have sniffedyou would have sniffed
he/she/it would have sniffedthey would have sniffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sniffingwe should/would have been sniffing
you would have been sniffingyou would have been sniffing
he/she/it would have been sniffingthey would have been sniffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sniffedwe are sniffed
you are sniffedyou are sniffed
he/she/it is sniffedthey are sniffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sniffedwe are being sniffed
you are being sniffedyou are being sniffed
he/she/it is being sniffedthey are being sniffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sniffedwe have been sniffed
you have been sniffedyou have been sniffed
he/she/it has been sniffedthey have been sniffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sniffedwe were sniffed
you were sniffedyou were sniffed
he/she/it was sniffedthey were sniffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sniffedwe were being sniffed
you were being sniffedyou were being sniffed
he/she/it was being sniffedthey were being sniffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sniffedwe had been sniffed
you had been sniffedyou had been sniffed
he/she/it had been sniffedthey had been sniffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sniffedwe shall/will be sniffed
you will be sniffedyou will be sniffed
he/she/it will be sniffedthey will be sniffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sniffedwe shall/will have been sniffed
you will have been sniffedyou will have been sniffed
he/she/it will have been sniffedthey will have been sniffed