olfatear

v.

1 to sniff.

El perro olfateó las hierbas The dog sniffed the herbs.

2 to smell, to sense.

olfatear en to pry into (indagar)

3 to pry into, to nose out.

Esa chismosa olfatea mis secretos That gossip pries into my secrets.

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olfatear

► verbo transitivo

1 (oler) to sniff, smell

2 figurado (indagar) to nose into, pry into

3 (sospechar) to suspect

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verb

to sniff

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VT

1) [+ comida] to smell, sniff; [+ presa] to scent, smell out

2) (=curiosear) to pry into, poke one's nose into

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verbo transitivo

a) (oler con insistencia) to sniff

b) <rastro/presa> to scent, follow

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= scent.

Ex. They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.

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verbo transitivo

a) (oler con insistencia) to sniff

b) <rastro/presa> to scent, follow

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= scent.

Ex: They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.

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olfatear [A1 ]

vt

1 (oler con insistencia) to sniff

2 ‹rastro/presa› to scent, follow

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olfatear (conjugate olfatear) verbo transitivo

a) (oler con insistencia) to sniff

b) ‹rastro/presa› to scent, follow

olfatear verbo transitivo
1 (un olor, rastro) to sniff
2 fig (fisgar, husmear) to pry into
'olfatear' also found in these entries:
English:
scent
- smell
- sniff

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olfatear vt

1. [olisquear] to sniff;

[rastro] to scent

2. Fig [barruntar] to smell, to sense;

olfatear en [indagar] to pry into

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olfatear

v/t sniff

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olfatear vt

1) : to sniff

2) : to sense, to sniff out

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olfatear vb to sniff