sniff out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a descoberta ou identificação de algo, geralmente por meio de investigação ou busca minuciosa. Também pode se referir a descobrir algo farejando, como um animal.

A phrasal verb used to indicate discovering or detecting something, often by searching or investigating carefully.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Discover by smellinformal

   To detect or find something by using the sense of smell.

   Farejar

   • The dog sniffed out the hidden drugs.
   • The police used a trained dog to sniff out explosives.
   • The hound sniffed out the rabbit's trail.

   Sinônimosnose outscentsmell out

2. Discover or uncoverinformal

   To find or discover something, especially something hidden or secret, through investigation.

   Descobrir

   • The journalist sniffed out the corruption scandal.
   • She sniffed out the truth behind the rumors.
   • The detective sniffed out the criminal's hideout.

   Sinônimosdetectdiscoverexposeferret outnose outroot outuncoverunearth

Verbo basesniff