"sniff out" meaning in Anglais

See sniff out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

  1. Flairer.
    Sense id: fr-sniff_out-en-verb-qxtt3a1O Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Flairer. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-sniff_out-en-verb-qxtt3a1O1 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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