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I enjoy discovering words and phrases that make speech more colorful and fun.

This post is Just for the fun of finding ways to use a word or a phrase, and expand vocabulary.

I hope you will try it.

Here is a word that we can have some fun with it is not very common.

Learners use any resource you wish to make your phrase. Post in English and Spanish Native speakers will know this immediately so please wait a bit for us learners to post.

The word is "Husmear" it has many uses, to sniff around,to snoop, to prowl and so many more. '

Here is my example:

A veces mi esposa husmea en mi computador para ver que estoy haciendo en S.D.

Sometimes my wife snoops in my computer to see what I am doing in S.D. ( sometimes to scold me for my errors).

You can find this word in RAE or WR or many other resources.This should be a good one.

Use it in any way you wish and lets see if we can have some fun with it. Add a photo if your so inclined.

A vote for all answers and most votes gets best answer.

Enjoy !

As always please advise me if you see typos or other errors.

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updated Dec 13, 2014
posted by pacofinkler
Thank you for a great word mate , hard to get these ones out of left field. - ray76, Dec 9, 2014
Good one. See "oliscar" too. :) - chileno, Dec 9, 2014
Gracias Chileno ! - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Hola Ray glad you enjoy these - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
I love it when you talk about your wives scolding you! I know it's done lovingly and to your benefit. - bandit51jd, Dec 9, 2014
This post was funnier than I thought, Paco. - sanlee, Dec 9, 2014
Well ithink you know i like the lighter side of learning - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014

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No estoy segura de esto

Paco, La basura está husmeando. Por favor sacádla.

Paco, the garbage is beginning to smell. Please take it out.

updated Dec 13, 2014
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
:-) did not see that one bien hecho - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Great and funny: The "basura" can´´t "husmear" because it´s a "life form action". The sentence "Por favor sacársela" should be "Por favor sacádla" if not you mean something similar to: "Please, put his dick out" XDDD - txustaboy, Dec 9, 2014
According to rae that is a p. u. form or rarely used. - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Txustaboy---- thanksfor the correction help ! - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Thanks, Txboy! - sanlee, Dec 9, 2014
It is good to know these things. - sanlee, Dec 9, 2014
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Él no aceptaba lo que ocurría, y comenzó a husmear.

He couldn't accept what was going on, and he started poking into things.

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updated Dec 9, 2014
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Oh so like a man . - ray76, Dec 9, 2014
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Un perro husmea alrededor en lugares que son vergonzoso

A dog sniffs around in places that are embarrassing.

updated Dec 9, 2014
posted by ray76
Oh so true Hola Amigo! - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Hola viejo amigo , ¿que tal ? I hate it when they are sniffing around me . - ray76, Dec 9, 2014
Un perro husmea en lugares vergonzosos (formal: impúdicos) - txustaboy, Dec 9, 2014
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Siempre ha sido una husmeadora.

She has always been a busybody.

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updated Dec 9, 2014
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hi Rac yes this is a good one - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Wouldn't that be "una husmeadora"? ;) - bosquederoble, Dec 9, 2014
Yes your right bosque - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
Thank you gentlemen. :):) - rac1, Dec 9, 2014
Paco is it my right, or am I right- jejeje- "you're right"- you don't know how often I do that. :D - bosquederoble, Dec 9, 2014
Oo bosque caught me comma-less - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
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Los gobiernos disponen de herramientas que les permiten husmear todo el tráfico en la red.

Governments have tools that allow them to snoop around all traffic on the Internet.

updated Dec 9, 2014
posted by porcupine7
It is correct but is not really common to use "husmear" in that way - txustaboy, Dec 9, 2014
Gracias txustaboy - porcupine7, Dec 9, 2014
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Todos los que cuelgan cosas en Facebook y otros sitios deberían recordar que a los empleadores les gusta husmear por Internet, y tu mal juicio puede hacer que sea difícil encontrar un buen trabajo.

Everyone who posts things on Facebook and other sites should remember that employers like to sniff around on the internet, and your bad judgment can make it difficult to find a good job.

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updated Dec 9, 2014
posted by bosquederoble
this is fact of social media, but so very true - pacofinkler, Dec 9, 2014
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¡Hubieron husmeado del pescado y tuvieron un banquete!

They had gotten wind of the fish and had a feast!

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updated Dec 9, 2014
posted by bandit51jd