whiff

whiff
[wɪf]
sustantivo
1olorcillo (m) (smell)(of a)
  • she caught a whiff of it -> le llegó el olorcillo
  • a whiff of scandal (sentido figurado) -> un tufillo a escándalo

whiff [uif]
sustantivo
1Vaharada, el efecto de arrojar el vaho, aliento o respiración; bocanada de humo, soplo de viento.
1Llevar por el aire, transportar con un soplo.
2Echar bocanadas de humo o vaharada
sustantivo
3Fumar (una pipa) echando bocanadas de humo.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Lanzar o echar bocanada (n)
sustantivo
va.

whiff [wɪf]
noun
1 (smell) olorcito; (m) (nasty) tufillo
a faint whiff of mothballs un leve olorcito a bolas de naftalina
there was a faint whiff of mothballs in the cupboard the a whiff of seaweed a whiff of garlic
to catch a whiff of sth oler algo; a whiff of grapeshot un poco de metralla; what a whiff! ¡qué tufo!
2 (sniff, mouthful)
she has a portable cylinder so she can have a whiff of oxygen when she needs it
to go out for a whiff of air salir a tomar el fresco; not a whiff of wind ni el menor soplo de viento
3 [of scandal, corruption] indicio; (m)
not a whiff of scandal has ever touched him the book has a whiff of pomposity about it
verb:intransitive
(informal) oler (mal)
to whiff of oler a; (stink of) apestar a

Verb Conjugation for "whiff"

Imperative
  • whiff
  • you whiff
  • he/she whiffs
  • we whiff
  • you whiff
  • they whiff
Preterite
  • I whiffed
  • you whiffed
  • he/she whiffed
  • we whiffed
  • you whiffed
  • they whiffed
Present Continuous
  • I am whiffing
  • you are whiffing
  • he/she is whiffing
  • we are whiffing
  • you are whiffing
  • they are whiffing
Present Perfect
  • I have whiffed
  • you have whiffed
  • he/she has whiffed
  • we have whiffed
  • you have whiffed
  • they have whiffed
Past Continuous
  • I was whiffing
  • you were whiffing
  • he/she was whiffing
  • we were whiffing
  • you were whiffing
  • they were whiffing
Past Perfect
  • I had whiffed
  • you had whiffed
  • he/she had whiffed
  • we had whiffed
  • you had whiffed
  • they had whiffed
Future
  • I will whiff
  • you will whiff
  • he/she will whiff
  • we will whiff
  • you will whiff
  • they will whiff
Future Perfect
  • I will have whiffed
  • you will have whiffed
  • he/she will have whiffed
  • we will have whiffed
  • you will have whiffed
  • they will have whiffed
Future Continuous
  • I will be whiffing
  • you will be whiffing
  • he/she will be whiffing
  • we will be whiffing
  • you will be whiffing
  • they will be whiffing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been whiffing
  • you have been whiffing
  • he/she has been whiffing
  • we have been whiffing
  • you have been whiffing
  • they have been whiffing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been whiffing
  • you will have been whiffing
  • he/she will have been whiffing
  • we will have been whiffing
  • you will have been whiffing
  • they will have been whiffing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been whiffing
  • you had been whiffing
  • he/she had been whiffing
  • we had been whiffing
  • you had been whiffing
  • they had been whiffing
Paid English to Spanish translation

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