Whiff
//(h)wɪf//
Translations of "whiff" (14 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | نَسَمَة(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | nasama | |
| Bulgarian | миризлив(having a strong or unpleasant odour), дъх(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), кълбо дим(small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.), лъх(odour carried briefly through the air), повей(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), полъх(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), лъхам(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft) | mirizliv, dǎh, kǎlbo dim, lǎh, povej, polǎh, lǎham | |
| Dutch | geurig(having a strong or unpleasant odour), sterk van geur(having a strong or unpleasant odour), adem(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), teug(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), trek(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), vlaag(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), vleug(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), vleug(odour carried briefly through the air), zuchtje(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), geuren(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft), ruiken(to breathe in or sniff (an odour) — see also smell), snuiven(to breathe in or sniff (an odour) — see also smell) | — | |
| Finnish | henkäys(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), tuoksahdus(odour carried briefly through the air), tuulahdus(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), lyödä ohi(especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball), nuuhkaista(to breathe in or sniff (an odour) — see also smell), tuulahtaa(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft) | — | |
| French | bouffée(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), effluve(odour carried briefly through the air), souffle(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | — | |
| German | Hauch(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), Hauch(odour carried briefly through the air) | — | |
| Hungarian | fuvallat(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), illat(odour carried briefly through the air), szag(odour carried briefly through the air), szellő(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | — | |
| Latvian | vēsma(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), vēsma(odour carried briefly through the air) | — | |
| Macedonian | здив(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), по́вев(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | zdiv, póvev | |
| Māori | hīrea(odour carried briefly through the air) | — | |
| Polish | podmuch(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | — | |
| Russian | дунове́ние(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), запашок(odour carried briefly through the air), затя́жка(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), ве́ять(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft), дуть(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft), принюхиваться(to breathe in or sniff (an odour) — see also smell) | dunovénije, zapašok, zatjážka, véjatʹ, dutʹ, prinjuxivatʹsja | |
| Serbo-Croatian | dašak(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), dašak(odour carried briefly through the air) | — | |
| Spanish | bocanada(short inhalation or exhalation of breath), bocanadas(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), hálito(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft), soplo(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft) | — |
миризлив, дъх, кълбо дим, лъх, повей, полъх, лъхам
mirizliv, dǎh, kǎlbo dim, lǎh, povej, polǎh, lǎham
geurig, sterk van geur, adem, teug, trek, vlaag, vleug, vleug, zuchtje, geuren, ruiken, snuiven
henkäys, tuoksahdus, tuulahdus, lyödä ohi, nuuhkaista, tuulahtaa
bouffée, effluve, souffle
Hauch, Hauch
fuvallat, illat, szag, szellő
vēsma, vēsma
hīrea
podmuch
дунове́ние, запашок, затя́жка, ве́ять, дуть, принюхиваться
dunovénije, zapašok, zatjážka, véjatʹ, dutʹ, prinjuxivatʹsja
dašak, dašak
bocanada, bocanadas, hálito, soplo
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