sniffle

[US]/'snɪf(ə)l/
[UK]/'snɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. å puste støtt gjennom nesen, spesielt når personen gråter eller har en forkjølelse
n. lyden av å puste støtt gjennom nesen; handlingen med å snøfte kontinuerlig i nesen.
Word Forms
Past Participlesniffled
Third Person Singularsniffles
Past Tensesniffled
Pluralsniffles
Present Participlesniffling

Phrases & Collocations

have a sniffle

ha en nesebetennelse

sniffle from allergies

nesebetennelse fra allergier

Example Sentences

There were a few sniffles in the audience at the end of the play.

Det var noen nesenøsninger i publikumet på slutten av spillet.

she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on.

hun følte at hun hadde en lett nesenøsning på vei.

he was restraining his sniffles rather well.

han holdt tilbake snufsingene sine ganske bra.

Indeed the buxom blonde, who sniffled disingenuously during the hearings, has hardly been a sympathetic figure.

Sannsynligvis har den fyllelige blondinen, som snøftet usannsynlig under høringene, nesten ikke vært en medfølelsevekkende figur.

She let out a sniffle as she watched the sad movie.

Hun gav en nesenøsning mens hun så den triste filmen.

He gave a sniffle and wiped his nose with a tissue.

Han gav en nesenøsning og tørkede seg nesen med en papirhanddukk.

The cold weather made her sniffle all day.

Det kalde været gjorde at hun nesenøsnet hele dagen.

I could hear her sniffle from across the room.

Jeg kunne høre hennes nesenøsning fra tvers av rommet.

His constant sniffle was annoying everyone in the office.

Hans konstante nesenøsning var irriterende for alle i kontoret.

She tried to stifle her sniffle during the emotional speech.

Hun prøvde å døse ned sin nesenøsning under den følelsesfulle talen.

The child's sniffle indicated that he was coming down with a cold.

Barnets nesenøsning viste at han hadde begynt å få en forkjølelse.

He let out a loud sniffle, trying to hide his tears.

Han gav en kraftig nesenøsning, og prøvde å skjule sine tårer.

The sound of her sniffle echoed in the quiet room.

Lyden av hennes nesenøsning ekkoet i det stille rommet.

She gave a little sniffle before composing herself.

Hun gav en liten nesenøsning før hun samlet seg.

Real-world Examples

So I hid my sniffles and pretended everything was fine.

Så skjulte jeg min nesebryding og fortalte at alt var i orden.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

And here I was worried I might catch the sniffles.

Og her var jeg redd for at jeg kanskje skulle få nesebryding.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

7 Skip Workouts if You Have a Fever. Exercising when you have the sniffles can have benefits.

7. Hop over trening hvis du har feber. Å trene når du har nesebryding kan ha fordele.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Wade sniffled, his own words getting to him.

Wade snøfte, og hans egne ord traff ham.

Source: Crazy Element City

Someone sniffled in the darkness. " Are you alone" ?

Noen snøfte i mørket. "Er du alene?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Still sniffling, Marie asked, Is... is it your car?

Med fortsatt nesebryding spurte Marie: Er... er det din bil?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Oh, I have a little bit of a sniffle.

Åh, jeg har litt nesebryding.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

He sniffled, and then he let the tears flow.

Han snøfte, og så la han tårene flyte.

Source: Crazy Element City

" He was sniffling, " Alayne admitted, " but I saw no blood" .

"Han snøfte," innrømte Alayne, "men jeg så ingen blod."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

His family sniffled and sobbed, but Ember sat still as a statue, unmoved.

Familien hans snøfte og gråt, men Ember satte seg stille som en statue, ubeseiert.

Source: Crazy Element City

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