snort [snɔːt]
snort(
snort
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to make a noisy, nasal breath)
a. resoplar
Chloe laughed so hard that she snorted, and then the rest of us started laughing too.Chloe se rio tan fuerte que resopl贸, y luego los dem谩s empezamos a re铆r tambi茅n.
b. bufar
As I was walking past the corral, a bull looked up and snorted.Al pasar por el corral, un toro levant贸 la cabeza y buf贸.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to inhale)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. inhalar
She snorted some cocaine, developed tachycardia, and nearly died.Inhal贸 coca铆na, le dio una taquicardia y casi se muri贸.
b. esnifar (slang)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g. joint, john).
Someone passed a video to the press showing the mayor snorting cocaine.Alguien pas贸 un video a la prensa que muestra al alcalde esnifando coca铆na.
3. (to say with a snort)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
4. (sound)
b. el resoplido (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).
I'm trying to study, but there's some guy in the library making a snort every 15 seconds.Estoy intentando estudiar, pero hay un tipo en la biblioteca dando un resoplido cada 15 segundos.
5. (colloquial) (shot)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. el trago (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Karl took a snort of vodka for courage and headed for the dance floor.Karl tom贸 un trago de vodka para envalentonarse y se dirigi贸 a la pista de baile.
6. (colloquial) (act of inhaling)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. el esnife (M) (slang)
(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).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g. joint, john).
He took a snort of cocaine and then ran out of the house like a crazy man.Tom贸 un esnife de coca铆na y luego sali贸 corriendo de la casa como un loco.
snortNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (of person, horse)
a. el bufido m, resoplido(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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial)
a. esnifar (drugs)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (person, horse)
a. resoplar, bufar
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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