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be selected, except in the case of bidis, chewing tobacco and snuff, from the formats provided by the Minister for each health warning and based on the shape of the space as determined in accordance with paragraph (b).
sauf dans le cas des bidis, du tabac à mâcher et du tabac à priser, son format est choisi parmi les formats fournis par le ministre pour chaque mise en garde, selon la forme de l'espace délimité aux termes de l'alinéa b).
Oh! the morning when they had burned the shoes of Mimi-la-Mort, alias the Skeleton Day Boarder, a lank lad, who smuggled snuff into the school for the whole of the form.
Oh! le matin où l’on avait brûlé dans le poêle les souliers de Mimi-la-Mort, autrement dit le Squelette-Externe, un maigre garçon qui apportait en contrebande le tabac à priser de toute la classe!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Now and then, an old bull, on the skirts of the herd, would toss up his shaggy mane, snuff the wind, and strike the ground fiercely with his hoof, evidently labouring under a suspicion that all was not right.
De temps à autre, un vieux buffle, sur les flancs du troupeau, secouait sa crinière hérissée, reniflait le vent et frappait vigoureusement le sol de son sabot; il avait évidemment un soupçon que tout n'allait pas bien autour de lui.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco or snuff.
cigares, tabac à fumer, à mâcher ou à priser.
Monsieur de Bourdeu took a big pinch of snuff as he exclaimed: Ah! Monsieur l'Abbé Faujas is there, is he? '
M. de Bourdeu prit une large prise, en murmurant: --Ah! monsieur l'abbé Faujas est là?
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
And Pierre, after momentarily ceasing to see them, was again embarrassed by the handkerchief which lay on the Pope's lap, and the dirty cassock soiled by snuff.
Et Pierre, qui avait cessé de les voir un instant, était de nouveau gêné par le mouchoir resté sur les genoux, par la soutane malpropre tachée de tabac.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"Equal chance!" muttered his father, who had cooled himself, in some measure, by an extra pinch of snuff.
– La chance eût été égale ! murmura le père, cherchant à se calmer en prenant une nouvelle prise de tabac.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
The French officer kept his eye on the barrel of the piece in order to ascertain that it was not pointed in his particular direction, and he coolly took a pinch of snuff.
L’officier français arrêta ses yeux sur le canon du fusil pour s’assurer qu’il n’était pas pointé contre lui, et il prit tranquillement une prise de tabac.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
My last ray of sunlight has been snuffed out.
On m'a soufflé mon dernier coin de soleil.
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
"In eight days from now p'raps we shall have snuffed it!" Volpatte is content to repeat as we go away with lowered heads.
– Dans huit jours on s’ra p’t’êt’ crevés ! se contente de répéter Volpatte, tandis qu’on s’en va, tête basse.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Some of the party, like myself, green upon the prairies, disregarding advice, had ridden straight ahead; and the bulls snuffed us on the wind.
Plusieurs d'entre nous, et j'étais du nombre, n'ayant pas l'expérience de la prairie, dédaignant les avis, ayant galopé droit en avant, et les buffalos, ouvrant leurs narines au vent, nous avaient sentis.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
"I must say, Master Pathfinder, that you sometimes utter opinions that are a little remarkable for a man who lives by the rifle; seldom snuffing the air but he smells gunpowder, or turning out of his berth but to bear down on an enemy."
– Je dois dire, maître Pathfinder, que vous énoncez des opinions un peu remarquables pour un homme qui vit de sa carabine, reniflant rarement sans sentir la poudre à fusil, et ne sortant de son gîte que pour poursuivre un ennemi.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Here they suddenly halted, throwing up their heads and snuffing the air.
Là, elles s'arrêtèrent tout à coup, levant leurs têtes et reniflant l'air.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
When the sun is snuffed out, all will be at an end.'
Quand on soufflera sur le soleil, ça sera fini.
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
If that man had seen him in decent company before he would have recognized him; but he had only seen him snuffing the lights in a public-house with a revolver.
Si ce dernier l'eût vu en honnête compagnie avant ce jour-là, il l'eût reconnu; mais il ne l'avait jamais vu que dans une taverne, occupé à moucher les lampes à coups de revolver.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John

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snuff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesnuffsnuffs
Possessive casesnuff'ssnuffs'

snuff

verb
Basic forms
Pastsnuffed
Imperativesnuff
Present Participle (Participle I)snuffing
Past Participle (Participle II)snuffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I snuffwe snuff
you snuffyou snuff
he/she/it snuffsthey snuff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am snuffingwe are snuffing
you are snuffingyou are snuffing
he/she/it is snuffingthey are snuffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have snuffedwe have snuffed
you have snuffedyou have snuffed
he/she/it has snuffedthey have snuffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been snuffingwe have been snuffing
you have been snuffingyou have been snuffing
he/she/it has been snuffingthey have been snuffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I snuffedwe snuffed
you snuffedyou snuffed
he/she/it snuffedthey snuffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was snuffingwe were snuffing
you were snuffingyou were snuffing
he/she/it was snuffingthey were snuffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had snuffedwe had snuffed
you had snuffedyou had snuffed
he/she/it had snuffedthey had snuffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been snuffingwe had been snuffing
you had been snuffingyou had been snuffing
he/she/it had been snuffingthey had been snuffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will snuffwe shall/will snuff
you will snuffyou will snuff
he/she/it will snuffthey will snuff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be snuffingwe shall/will be snuffing
you will be snuffingyou will be snuffing
he/she/it will be snuffingthey will be snuffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have snuffedwe shall/will have snuffed
you will have snuffedyou will have snuffed
he/she/it will have snuffedthey will have snuffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been snuffingwe shall/will have been snuffing
you will have been snuffingyou will have been snuffing
he/she/it will have been snuffingthey will have been snuffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would snuffwe should/would snuff
you would snuffyou would snuff
he/she/it would snuffthey would snuff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be snuffingwe should/would be snuffing
you would be snuffingyou would be snuffing
he/she/it would be snuffingthey would be snuffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have snuffedwe should/would have snuffed
you would have snuffedyou would have snuffed
he/she/it would have snuffedthey would have snuffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been snuffingwe should/would have been snuffing
you would have been snuffingyou would have been snuffing
he/she/it would have been snuffingthey would have been snuffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am snuffedwe are snuffed
you are snuffedyou are snuffed
he/she/it is snuffedthey are snuffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being snuffedwe are being snuffed
you are being snuffedyou are being snuffed
he/she/it is being snuffedthey are being snuffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been snuffedwe have been snuffed
you have been snuffedyou have been snuffed
he/she/it has been snuffedthey have been snuffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was snuffedwe were snuffed
you were snuffedyou were snuffed
he/she/it was snuffedthey were snuffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being snuffedwe were being snuffed
you were being snuffedyou were being snuffed
he/she/it was being snuffedthey were being snuffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been snuffedwe had been snuffed
you had been snuffedyou had been snuffed
he/she/it had been snuffedthey had been snuffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be snuffedwe shall/will be snuffed
you will be snuffedyou will be snuffed
he/she/it will be snuffedthey will be snuffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been snuffedwe shall/will have been snuffed
you will have been snuffedyou will have been snuffed
he/she/it will have been snuffedthey will have been snuffed