sniffer

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English

Etymology

From sniff +‎ -er.

Noun

sniffer (plural sniffers)

  1. One who sniffs.
  2. (informal) The nose.
  3. (networking) A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sni.fe/
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Verb

sniffer

  1. to consume a drug via the nose

Conjugation

Conjugation of sniffer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sniffer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sniffant
/sni.fɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sniffé
/sni.fe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sniffe
/snif/ 		sniffes
/snif/ 		sniffe
/snif/ 		sniffons
/sni.fɔ̃/ 		sniffez
/sni.fe/ 		sniffent
/snif/
imperfect sniffais
/sni.fɛ/ 		sniffais
/sni.fɛ/ 		sniffait
/sni.fɛ/ 		sniffions
/sni.fjɔ̃/ 		sniffiez
/sni.fje/ 		sniffaient
/sni.fɛ/
past historic2 sniffai
/sni.fe/ 		sniffas
/sni.fa/ 		sniffa
/sni.fa/ 		sniffâmes
/sni.fam/ 		sniffâtes
/sni.fat/ 		sniffèrent
/sni.fɛʁ/
future snifferai
/sni.fʁe/ 		snifferas
/sni.fʁa/ 		sniffera
/sni.fʁa/ 		snifferons
/sni.fʁɔ̃/ 		snifferez
/sni.fʁe/ 		snifferont
/sni.fʁɔ̃/
conditional snifferais
/sni.fʁɛ/ 		snifferais
/sni.fʁɛ/ 		snifferait
/sni.fʁɛ/ 		snifferions
/sni.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		snifferiez
/sni.fə.ʁje/ 		snifferaient
/sni.fʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sniffe
/snif/ 		sniffes
/snif/ 		sniffe
/snif/ 		sniffions
/sni.fjɔ̃/ 		sniffiez
/sni.fje/ 		sniffent
/snif/
imperfect2 sniffasse
/sni.fas/ 		sniffasses
/sni.fas/ 		sniffât
/sni.fa/ 		sniffassions
/sni.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		sniffassiez
/sni.fa.sje/ 		sniffassent
/sni.fas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sniffe
/snif/ 		— sniffons
/sni.fɔ̃/ 		sniffez
/sni.fe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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