👃whiff (wif)

noun, verb
/wɪf/
légère odeur (legere odeur)

Signification

A brief, faint smell or puff of air; to get a quick smell of something.
Traduction de la signification
une légère odeur ou un souffle d'air
une legere odeur ou un souffle d'air

Phrases d'exemple

I caught a whiff of perfume as she passed by.

J'ai senti une légère odeur de parfum lorsqu'elle est passée.
J'ai senti une legere odeur de parfum lorsqu'elle est passée.

Expressions d'exemple

catch a whiff
attraper un souffle
attraper un souffle

Synonymes

scent, smell, odor, trace, hint

Antonymes

stench, reek

Collocations

whiff of, catch a whiff, faint whiff, slight whiff

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