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Pronunciation / Transliteration: foo-yeh
"Il a décidé de fouiller le marché pour voir s'il y avait de bonnes affaires."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To search or explore a place or situation in a casual or informal manner.
"He decided to sniff-around the market to see if there were any good deals." - 2
To investigate or inquire about something in a subtle or indirect way.
"She was sniffing-around for information about the new project."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sniff-around' combines 'sniff', which comes from Middle English 'sniffen', meaning to inhale through the nose, and 'around', which has Old English roots meaning 'in a circular direction'. The phrase evolved to imply searching or investigating in a casual or exploratory manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sniff-Around" is said worldwide
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fouiller
Transliteration: foo-yeh
"Il a décidé de fouiller le marché pour voir s'il y avait de bonnes affaires."
herumschnüffeln
Transliteration: heh-room-shnoo-feln
"Er beschloss, im Markt herumzuschnüffeln, um gute Angebote zu finden."
annusare in giro
Transliteration: an-noo-zah-re in jee-roh
"Ha deciso di annusare in giro al mercato per vedere se ci sono buone offerte."
husmear
Transliteration: hoos-meh-ar
"Decidió husmear en el mercado para ver si había buenas ofertas."
farejar
Transliteration: fa-reh-zhar
"Ele decidiu farejar no mercado para ver se havia boas ofertas."
खोज करना
Transliteration: Khoj karna
"उसने बाजार में खोज करने का फैसला किया।"
四处探查
Transliteration: sì chù tàn chá
"他决定在市场四处探查，看看是否有好交易。"
주변을 탐색하다
Transliteration: ju-byeon-eul tam-saek-ha-da
"그는 시장에서 주변을 탐색하기로 결정했다."
周りを探る
Transliteration: mawari o saguru
"彼は市場で周りを探ることに決めた。"
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