herumschnüffeln

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg., pej. snoop around (in jemandes Sachen in s.o.’s things)

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to nose about; to sleuth

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he|rụm|schnüf|feln

vi sep (inf)

to sniff (a)round ( in etw (dat) sth); (fig) to snoop (a)round ( in +dat in)

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1) (to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) pry

2) ((often with around or into) to make secretive investigations into things that do not concern oneself: She's always snooping into other people's business.) snoop

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he·rum|schnüf·feln

vi

1. (anhaltend schnüffeln)

▪ [an etw dat] \herumschnüffeln to sniff [a]round [sth]

2. (pej fam: spionierend wühlen)

▪ [in etw dat] \herumschnüffeln to snoop around [or about] [in sth] pej fam

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intransitives Verb (ugs. abwertend) nose or snoop around or about (coll.)

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herumschnüffeln v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg, pej snoop around (

in jemandes Sachen in sb’s things)

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intransitives Verb (ugs. abwertend) nose or snoop around or about (coll.)