snuff

spegnere

Far smettere di bruciare una candela o una fiamma.

In inglese semplice: To stop a candle or flame from burning.

• Please snuff the candle.
• She snuffed out the flame before leaving.
• He snuffed the candles and went upstairs.

Come si usa: snuff out something / snuff something out (She snuffed the candle out.)

Sinonimi: put out, extinguish

Contrari: light, ignite

Espressioni comuni: snuff a candle, snuff out, snuff the flame

fiutare, inalare

Far entrare aria o una sostanza attraverso il naso.

In inglese semplice: To draw air or a substance into your nose.

• He snuffed the cold air.
• She snuffed a little tobacco from her hand.
• The dog snuffed at the unfamiliar scent.

Sinonimi: sniff, inhale

Espressioni comuni: snuff tobacco, snuff the air

tabacco da fiuto

Tabacco ridotto in polvere che si aspira dal naso.

In inglese semplice: Tobacco made into a powder that people take into their nose.

• He kept snuff in a small box.
• She took a pinch of snuff and sneezed.
• The shop sold pipes and snuff.

Espressioni comuni: take snuff, pinch of snuff, snuff box

stoppino bruciato

Parte nera e bruciata dello stoppino di una candela.

In inglese semplice: The black, burnt part of the string inside a candle.

• She trimmed the snuff from the candle.
• Black snuff fell onto the table.
• He removed the snuff before lighting the candle again.

Espressioni comuni: candle snuff, trim the snuff