How is the word beschnupperte translated from German to English

English translation
sniffed
verb
sized up

3. Person Singular Präteritum von beschnuppern: roch prüfend an etwas oder jemandem.

Third person singular past tense of 'beschnuppern': smelled something or someone inquisitively.

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  • In der Abenddämmerung zwängte sich eine zerzauste Katze durch die schmale Gasse, beschnupperte einen zerknitterten Schal und verschwand hinter einem schiefen Zaun. — At dusk a scruffy cat squeezed through the narrow alley, sniffed a crumpled scarf, and disappeared behind a crooked fence.

  • Beschnupperte der Hund wirklich jeden Passanten so misstrauisch? — Did the dog really sniff every passer-by so suspiciously?

  • Die Katze beschnupperte den fremden Rucksack nicht, sondern floh sofort. — The cat didn't sniff the strange backpack, but fled immediately.

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