sniffer
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sniffer
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el esnifador (M), la esnifadora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The glue sniffers are desperate to get high.Los esnifadores de pegamento están desesperados por drogarse.
2. (device)
a. el detector (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ricardo suspected there was a gas leak in his house, so he bought a gas sniffer.Ricardo sospechó que había una fuga de gas en su casa, así que compró un detector de gases.
a. el perro rastreador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Only an idiot would bring drugs to school. The cops send in the sniffers at least twice a year.Sólo un idiota traería drogas a la escuela. La poli hace entrar a los perros rastreadores por lo menos dos veces al año.
4. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la nariz (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This wine smells like lemon. - You think so? My sniffer detects a hint of apricot.Este vino huele a limón. - ¿Eso crees? Mi nariz detecta un toque de albaricoque.
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