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olisquear

Translation

v.
(oler)
to sniff
El perro me estaba olisqueando
The dog was sniffing me
to scent
El gato me olisqueó las manos y se sentó en mi regazo
The cat scented my hands and sit on my lap
to smell
(husmear)
to pry into
Ha estado olisqueando en mis cosas
She has been prying into my stuff
(Definition of olisquear v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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