snuffing

ˈsnʌfɪŋ
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Translation of snuffing into German

Adjective

1.

fire safety

Rare
related to extinguishing a flame or light
Rare
erlöschend löschend auslöschend
  • The snuffing candle left the room dark.Die erlöschende Kerze ließ den Raum dunkel zurück.
2.

sound

Rare
making a low sniffing sound
Rare
  • The snuffing noise was barely audible in the room.Das schnüffelnde Geräusch war im Raum kaum hörbar.
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Synonyms and analogies of snuffing in English

Examples of snuffing in a sentence

  • The snuffing system activated automatically.
  • The snuffing sound came from the old radiator.
  • I heard a snuffing noise as the cat sniffed around.
snuff
snʌf
Verb
1.

control

tr.
suppress or put an end to
tr.
  • The new policy snuffed the protests.Die neue Politik unterdrückte die Proteste.
2.

breathing

tr./intr.
inhale through the nose
tr./intr.
  • He snuffed the aroma of fresh bread.Er roch das Aroma von frischem Brot.
3.

firefighting

tr.
extinguish a flame by suffocating it
tr.
  • She snuffed the candle before bed.Sie löschte die Kerze vor dem Schlafengehen.
Noun
1.

candle

UK
the burnt part of a candle wick
UK
Dochtstummel
  • She trimmed the snuff from the candle.Sie schnitt den Dochtstummel von der Kerze ab.
2.

tobacco

finely ground tobacco for sniffing up the nose
Schnupftabak m
  • He took a pinch of snuff and inhaled.Er nahm eine Prise Schnupftabak und inhalierte.
3.

violent media

Rare
film showing real murder
Rare
Snuff-Film Schocker
  • The police investigated the snuff film allegations.Die Polizei untersuchte die Snuff-Film-Vorwürfe.
Adjective
1.

tobacco product

relating to powdered tobacco inhaled through the nose
zum Schnupftabak gehörend den Schnupftabak betreffend
  • He offered me some snuff from his ornate box.Er bot mir etwas zum Schnupftabak gehörendes aus seiner verzierten Dose an.
2.

color

Rare
having a greyish to yellowish brown color
Rare
  • The walls were painted in a snuff shade.Die Wände waren in einem tabakfarbenen Farbton gestrichen.

Expressions with snuff: examples in English and translations in German

löschen
She snuffed out the candle before bed.
den Anforderungen entsprechend
Her work is not up to snuff.
Schnupftabaknutzer
Schnupfer
He was known as a regular snuff user among his friends.
abkratzen
draufgehen
He snuff it before anyone could help.
Snuff-Film
The police investigated the illegal distribution of a snuff movie..
schnupftabakbraun
The jacket was snuff-brown, a muted yellow-brown.

Translations of "snuffing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derSchnupfennm.

Processing tobacco into final products intended for smoking or snuffing.

Die Tabakverarbeitung zu Endprodukten, die zum Rauchen oder Schnupfen bestimmt sind.

Tobacco products harm the health of consumers while smoking, chewing, snuffing or vaping.

Tabakprodukte schädigen die Gesundheit von Konsument*innen beim Rauchen, Kauen, Schnupfen oder beim Verdampfen.

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Other translations for snuffing:

  • auslösche

snuffing: Examples and translations in context

Swedish farmers, who found smoking or snuffing difficult while working, began putting a pinch of snus beneath their upper lip, freeing up both their hands for labor.

Schwedische Bauern, die das Rauchen oder Schnupfen während der Arbeit schwierig fanden, begannen, eine Prise Snus hinter ihre Oberlippe zu stecken und so ihre Hände für die Arbeit frei zu halten.

But it's the last time that I together with others am together in such a room, can hear their turning the pages, the yawning and stretching, the snuffing and moaning, the whispering and scratching the eating and turning of bottles.

Aber es ist das letzte Mal, dass ich mit anderen gemeinsam in so einem Zimmer sitze, ihr Umblättern höre, das Gähnen und Strecken, das Schnupfen und Stöhnen, das Flüstern und Kratzen, das Essen und Flaschenzudrehen.

Use of a composition according to any of claims 1-32 in the manufacture of a medicament for reducing side effects related to smoking and/or snuffing tobacco, by applying said composition to the oral cavity.

Verwendung einer Zusammensetzung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 32 bei der Herstellung eines Medikaments zum Reduzieren von Nebenwirkungen, die mit dem Rauchen und/oder Schnupfen von Tabak verbunden sind, durch Anwenden der Zusammensetzung in der Mundhöhle.

'Tobacco products' means products entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as raw material, which are manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing or snuffing.

Der Ausdruck „Tabakerzeugnisse" bezeichnet Erzeugnisse, die ganz oder teilweise aus Tabakblättern als Rohstoff bestehen und zum Rauchen, Lutschen, Kauen oder Schnupfen weiterverarbeitet werden.

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