nose

nose

part of the face that contains nostrils and the organs of smell, used for breathing; prow of a ship; forward end of an aircraft; a perceptive faculty: a nose for news

Not to be confused with:

noes – negative votes

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nose

 (nōz)

n.

1. The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.

2. The sense of smell: a dog with a good nose.

3. The ability to detect, sense, or discover as if by smell: has a nose for gossip.

4. The characteristic smell of a wine or liqueur; bouquet.

5. Informal The nose considered as a symbol of prying: Keep your nose out of my business.

6. Something, such as the forward end of an aircraft, rocket, or submarine, that resembles a nose in shape or position.

7. A very short distance or narrow margin: won the race by a nose.

v. nosed, nos·ing, nos·es

v.tr.

1. To find out by or as if by smell: nosed out the thieves' hiding place.

2. To touch with the nose; nuzzle.

3. To move, push, or make with or as if with the nose.

4. To advance the forward part of cautiously: nosed the car into the flow of traffic.

v.intr.

1. To smell or sniff.

2. Informal To search or inquire meddlesomely; snoop or pry: nosing around looking for opportunities.

3. To advance with caution: The ship nosed into its berth.

Phrasal Verb:

nose out

To defeat by a narrow margin.

Idioms:

down (one's) nose Informal

With disapproval, contempt, or arrogance: Year-round residents here look down their noses at the summer people.

on the nose

Exactly; precisely: predicted the final score on the nose.

under (someone's) nose

In plain view: The keys are right under your nose.

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[Middle English, from Old English nosu; see nas- in Indo-European roots.]

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nose

(nəʊz)

n

1. (Anatomy) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a prominent structure divided into two hair-lined air passages by a median septum.

2. the sense of smell itself: in hounds and other animals, the ability to follow trails by scent (esp in the phrases a good nose, a bad nose)

3. another word for bouquet²

4. instinctive skill or facility, esp in discovering things (sometimes in the phrase follow one's nose): he had a nose for good news stories.

5. Also called: noser a person employed by a distillery or other alcohol-producing industry to test the quality of the product by smell

6. any part regarded as resembling a nose in form or function, such as a nozzle or spout

7. the forward part of a vehicle, aircraft, etc, esp the front end of an aircraft

8. (Horse Racing) narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win) by a nose)

9. cut off one's nose to spite one's face to carry out a vengeful action that hurts oneself more than another

10. get up someone's nose informal to annoy or irritate someone

11. keep one's nose clean to stay out of trouble; behave properly

12. keep one's nose to the grindstone to work hard and continuously

13. lead someone by the nose to make someone do unquestioningly all one wishes; dominate someone

14. look down one's nose at informal to be contemptuous or disdainful of

15. nose to tail (of vehicles) moving or standing very close behind one another

16. (Horse Racing) (in horse-race betting) to win only: I bet twenty pounds on the nose on that horse.

17. chiefly US and Canadian precisely; exactly

18. Austral bad or bad-smelling

19. pay through the nose informal to pay an exorbitant price

20. poke one's nose into stick one's nose into informal to pry into or interfere in

21. put someone's nose out of joint informal to thwart or offend someone, esp by supplanting him or her

22. rub someone's nose in it informal to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error

23. see no further than one's nose see no further than the end of one's nose informal

a. to be short-sighted; suffer from myopia

b. to lack insight or foresight

24. turn up one's nose turn up one's nose at something informal to behave disdainfully towards (something)

25. under one's nose

a. directly in front of one

b. without one noticing

26. with one's nose in the air haughtily

vb

27. (tr) (esp of horses, dogs, etc) to rub, touch, or sniff with the nose; nuzzle

28. to smell or sniff (wine, etc)

29. (intr; usually foll by after or for) to search (for) by or as if by scent

30. to move or cause to move forwards slowly and carefully: the car nosed along the cliff top; we nosed the car into the garage.

31. (intr; foll by into, around, about, etc) to pry or snoop (into) or meddle (in)

[Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell]

ˈnoseless adj

ˈnoseˌlike adj

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nose

(noʊz)

n., v. nosed, nos•ing. n.

1. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration.

2. this part as the organ of smell.

3. the sense of smell.

4. the snout, muzzle, or proboscis of an animal.

5. the forward end of something, as of an aircraft.

6. a projecting part of something: the nose of a pair of pliers.

7. anything regarded as resembling a nose, as a spout or nozzle.

8. a faculty of perceiving or detecting: a nose for news.

9. the human nose as a symbol of meddling or prying: Keep your nose out of my business!

10. the length of a nose: to win by a nose.

11. distinctive aroma, esp. of a wine.

v.t.

12. to perceive by or as if by the sense of smell.

13. to approach the nose to, as in examining; sniff.

14. to move or push forward with or as if with the nose: The boat nosed its way toward shore.

15. to touch or rub with the nose; nuzzle.

v.i.

16. to smell or sniff.

17. to seek as if by smelling or scent.

18. to move or push forward.

19. to meddle or pry: to nose about in other people's business.

20. nose out,

a. to defeat, esp. by a narrow margin.

b. to learn or discover, esp. by snooping or prying.

Idioms:

1. follow one's nose,

a. to go forward in a straight course.

b. to guide oneself by instinct.

2. keep one's nose clean, to behave properly; avoid trouble.

3. lead (around) by the nose, to exercise complete control over; dominate.

4. look down one's nose at, to regard with disdain or condescension.

5. on the nose,

a. precisely; exactly: 3 o'clock on the nose.

b. (of a bet) for win only.

6. turn up one's nose at, to dismiss or reject disdainfully.

7. under someone's nose, plainly visible; in full view.

[before 900; Old English nosu, c. Old Frisian nose, Middle Dutch nōse, nuese (Dutch neus); akin to Old English nasu, Old High German nasa (German Nase), Old Norse nasar, Latin nāsus, Skt nāsā]

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Nose

See also anatomy; body, human; facial features.

epistaxis

bleeding from the nose; nosebleed.

nasology

a scientific study of the nose. — nasologist, n. — nasological, adj.

nasoscope

an electrically lighted instrument for examining the nasal cavities. — nasoscopic, adj.

noseology

the analysis of character and intelligence by studying the physical characteristics of the nose. — noseological, adj.

rhinitis

irritation of the nose, especially of the mucous membrane lining it.

rhinology

the branch of medical science that studies the nose and its diseases. — rhinologist, n. — rhinologic, rhinological, adj.

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nose

Past participle: nosed
Gerund: nosing

Imperative

nose

nose

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nose - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" olfactory organ neb, snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose rostrum, snout - beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone - any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates chemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli arteria ethmoidalis, ethmoidal artery - a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea nasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx internasal suture, sutura internasalis - the suture between the two nasal bones hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout, nozzle, honker, beak - informal terms for the nose conk - informal term for the nose hawk nose - a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk proboscis - the human nose (especially when it is large) bridge - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" pug nose - a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end hooknose, Roman nose - a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge anterior naris, nostril - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
	2.	nose - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" aircraft - a vehicle that can fly front - the side that is seen or that goes first missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
	3.	nose - the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun" front - the side that is seen or that goes first
	4.	nose - a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	5.	nose - a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it" symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	6.	nose - the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell, smell - the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	7.	nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals" science, skill - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
	8.	nose - a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged nozzle gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame oilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery showerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain sprinkler system - a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature
Verb	1.	nose - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" horn in, poke, pry, intrude search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
	2.	nose - advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane" bring forward, advance - cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
	3.	nose - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" scent, wind smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	4.	nose - push or move with the nose push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	5.	nose - rub noses nuzzle caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
	6.	nose - defeat by a narrow margin defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

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nose

noun

1. snout, bill, beak, hooter (slang), snitch (slang), conk (slang), neb (archaic or dialect), proboscis, schnozzle (slang, chiefly U.S.) She's got funny eyes and a big nose.

2. instinct, feeling, intuition, sixth sense My mother has always had a nose for a bargain.

verb

1. ease forward, push, edge, shove, nudge The car nosed forward out of the drive. Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.

by a nose only just, just, hardly, barely, scarcely, by the skin of your teeth She won her first race by a nose.

get up someone's nose irritate, annoy, anger, madden, get (informal), bug (informal), aggravate (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, peeve, get under someone's skin (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo slang), put someone's back up, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get someone's goat (slang), make someone's blood boil, get someone's dander up (informal) What really got up my nose was the way he denied all responsibility.

look down your nose at something or someone despise, scorn, disdain, look down on, contemn He looks down his nose at those he considers lesser mortals.

nose around or about search, examine, investigate, explore, inspect, work over, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.) Police officers were nosing around for clues. Accountants are nosing around the BBC at the moment, conducting an efficiency study.

nose something out detect, scent, sniff out The dogs nosed out the stash of illegal drugs.

poke or stick your nose into something pry, interfere, meddle, intrude, snoop (informal), be inquisitive We don't take kindly to strangers who poke their noses into our affairs.

turn up your nose at or turn your nose up at something or someone reject, refuse, turn down, spurn, say no to I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at such a good offer.

Related words
adjectives nasal, rhinal

Quotations
"Give me a man with a good allowance of nose" [Napoleon Bonaparte]

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nose

noun

1. The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract:

proboscis.

Informal: beak, snoot.

Slang: nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout.

2. The sense by which odors are perceived:

olfaction, scent, smell.

3. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:

acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit.

verb

1. To perceive with the olfactory sense:

scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff.

Idiom: catch a whiff of.

2. Informal. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion.Also used with around:

poke, pry, snoop.

Idiom: stick one's nose into.

phrasal verb
nose out

To pursue and locate:

hunt down, run down, trace, track down.

Idiom: run to earth.

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Translations

أَنْفٌأنْفانْف الشّيء، مُقَدِّمَةحاسَّة الشَّميَشُقُّ طريقَه بِعِنايَه

нос

nosopatrně ploutpředekpříďrozrážet přídí

næsesnuse rundtspidstudklemme sig langsomt frem

Naseschnüffelnsich vorsichtig vortastenSpitzeBug

μύτηόσφρησηρύγχοςαιχμήμούρη

nazo

narizolfatoparte delanteraavanzar con cuidadofisgonear

nenänokkanuuskia

nezodoratfureter

nos

orrorrhosszóvatosan haladszaglászszimat

fikra sig áfram, mjakasthnÿsast ílyktarskynnefnef, trjóna

nasofiutarefiutogettarsi in picchiataguardare dall'alto in basso

鼻

코

nasus

abrakinėeiti nosies tiesumuirtisiš po kieno nosieskristi žemyn

degunsokšķerētošņātožapiesardzīgi virzīties

neus

nesenesepartirykke sakte framoversnuse rundtsnute

nos

narizfocinhofocinhos

носносокнюхнюхатьпятачок

nosopatrne sa plaviť

nos

näsa

จมูก

burundikkatle ilerlemekkoku alma duyusuön kısımara mak

ніс

mũi

嗅觉四处查看小心翼翼地向前移动窥探鼻

nose

[nəʊz]

A. N

1. (Anat) [of person] → nariz f; [of animal] → hocico m
his nose was bleeding → le sangraba la nariz, le salía sangre de la nariz
to have one's nose in a book → estar enfrascado en un libro
get your nose out of that book and come and help me → deja el libro un momento y ven a ayudarme
to hold one's nose (lit) → taparse la nariz
to talk or speak through one's nose → ganguear, hablar con voz gangosa
you wouldn't recognize an opportunity if it bit you on the nose → no reconocerías una buena oportunidad ni aunque te topases con ella de frente
to keep one's nose clean → no meterse en problemas or líos
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face → tirar piedras a su tejado
to get/have one's nose in front → coger/tener la delantera
he gets up my nose → me revienta
to keep one's nose out (of sth) → no entrometerse (en algo)
to lead sb by the nose → tener a algn agarrado por las narices
you shouldn't let them lead you by the nose → no deberías permitirles que te manejen a su antojo
to look down one's nose at sth/sb → despreciar algo/a algn, mirar a algn por encima del hombro
(right) on the nose → en el clavo
that's it! you've hit it on the nose! → ¡eso es! ¡has dado en el clavo!
to pay through the nose (for sth) > → pagar un ojo de la cara (por algo) , pagar un dineral (por algo)
she paid through the nose (for it) → le costó un ojo de la cara, pagó un dineral (por ello)
to make sb pay through the nose → hacer pagar a algn un dineral
to poke or stick one's nose into sth → meter las narices en algo, meterse en algo
who asked you to poke your nose in? → ¿quién te manda meter las narices or meterte en esto?
he's always poking his nose (in) where it's not wanted → siempre está metiendo las narices or metiéndose en lo que no le incumbe
to put sb's nose out of joint → molestar a algn
to see no further than the end of one's nose → no ver más allá de sus narices
to turn up one's nose at sth → hacerle ascos a algo
under sb's nose: it's right under your nose → lo tienes delante de las narices
she did it under his very nose or right under his nose → lo hizo delante de sus narices
see also bloody A1
see also blow ² A2
see also follow A1
see also grindstone, joint B3
see also pick B5
see also plain A1
see also thumb B3

2. (= distance) to win by a nose [horse] → ganar por una nariz (fig) → ganar por los pelos

3. (= front part) [of aeroplane, car] → morro m, parte f delantera; [of boat] → proa f
the traffic was nose to tail → los coches iban pegados unos a otros

4. (= sense of smell) → olfato m
I have a sensitive nose → tengo un olfato muy fino

5. (= instinct) to have a (good) nose for → tener (buen) olfato para
she has a keen nose for facts → tiene buena intuición para saber lo que ha ocurrido realmente
she's got a (good) nose for a story → tiene (buen) olfato para lo que es noticia

6. [of wine] → aroma m, buqué m

B. VI the car nosed forward → el coche se abrió paso lentamente
the coach nosed out into the traffic → el autocar se incorporó lentamente al tráfico

C. VT

1. (= move) he nosed his car into the garage → metió el coche en el garaje maniobrando con cuidado
a van nosed its way past → una furgoneta pasó despacio

2. (= nuzzle, nudge) the horse nosed my palm → el caballo me olfateó la palma de la mano
the dog managed to nose the door open → el perro consiguió abrir la puerta con el hocico
they just nosed us into second place → por muy poco nos dejaron en segundo lugar

D. CPD nose cone N [of missile] → ojiva f; [of racing car] → cabeza f separable
nose drops NPL → gotas fpl para la nariz
nose job N to have a nose job → operarse la nariz
nose ring N [of animal] → argolla f (en el hocico); [of person] → pendiente m en la nariz

nose about nose around

A. VI + ADV → curiosear, fisgonear

B. VI + PREP → curiosear por, fisgonear por
the police came nosing about your house last night → anoche la policía estuvo curioseando or fisgoneando por tu casa

nose out VT + ADV

1. (= smell) [dog, fox] → olfatear

2. (= discover) [+ secret, truth] → averiguar, lograr descubrir; [+ fugitive] → encontrar

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nose

[ˈnəʊz]

n

[person] → nez m
to wipe one's nose → se moucher
just follow your nose (= go straight ahead) → continuez tout droit (= follow your instinct) → suivez votre instinct
to be happening under sb's nose → se passer sous le nez de qn
to get up sb's nose (British) → taper sur les nerfs à qn
to keep one's nose clean → se tenir à carreau
to look down one's nose at sb → traiter qn de haut
to look down one's nose at sth → considérer qch avec mépris
to pay through the nose for sth → payer qch la peau des fesses, payer un prix excessif pour qch
to poke one's nose into sth, to stick one's nose into sth → fourrer son nez dans qch
Why did you have to stick your nose in?
BUT Il a fallu que tu te mêles de ce qui ne te regardait pas!.
to turn one's nose up at sth → faire la fine bouche devant qch
to thumb one's nose at sb → faire un pied de nez à qn

[plane] → nez m; [boat, car] → avant m
nose to tail (mainly British) → pare-chocs contre pare-chocs

(fig) → flair m
to have a nose for sth → savoir flairer qch
Reporters need to have a good nose for a story → Les reporters doivent savoir flairer les scoops.

nose about

nose around

vi → fouiner (partout), fureter (partout)

vt fus → fouiner dans, fureter dans

nose forward

vi [vehicle] → avancer lentement

nose out

vi [boat, car] → avancer lentement

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nose

n

→ Nase f; to hold one’s nose → sich (dat) → die Nase zuhalten; to speak through one’s nose → durch die Nase sprechen; the tip of one’s nose → die Nasenspitze; my nose is bleeding → ich habe Nasenbluten; follow your nose → immer der Nase nach; she always has her nose in a book → sie hat dauernd den Kopf in einem Buch (vergraben); to do something under somebody’s (very) nose → etw vor jds Augen tun; it was right under his nose all the time → er hatte es die ganze Zeit direkt vor der Nase; I just followed my nose → ich bin immer der Nase nach gegangen; she leads him by the nose → er tanzt ganz nach ihrer Pfeife (inf); don’t let him lead you by the nose → lass dich von ihm nicht unterbuttern!; he can’t see beyond or further than the end of his nose → er kann nicht weiter sehen, als sein eigener Schatten reicht; to get up somebody’s nose (fig inf) → jdm auf den Geist or auf die Nerven gehen (inf); to poke or stick one’s nose into something (fig) → seine Nase in etw (acc) → stecken; you keep your nose out of this (inf) → halt du dich da raus (inf); to cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face (prov) → sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden; to look down one’s nose at somebody/something → auf jdn/etw herabblicken; with one’s nose in the air → mit hocherhobenem Kopf, hochnäsig; to pay through the nose (inf) → viel blechen (inf), → sich dumm und dämlich zahlen (inf); to win by a nose (horse) → um eine Nasenlänge gewinnen; to put somebody’s nose out of joint → jdn vor den Kopf stoßen; his nose is out of joint over this → er fühlt sich dadurch vor den Kopf gestoßen; to keep one’s nose clean (inf) → sauber bleiben (inf), → eine saubere Weste behalten (inf); to pay on the nose → sofort bezahlen

(= sense of smell) → Nase f; (fig) → Riecher m (inf), → Nase f; to have a nose for something (fig) → eine Nase or einen Riecher (inf) → für etw haben

(of wines) → Blume f

(of plane) → Nase f; (of car) → Schnauze f; (of boat) → Bug m; (of torpedo) → Kopf m; nose to tail (cars) → Stoßstange an Stoßstange

vt the car/ship nosed its way through the fog → das Auto/Schiff tastete sich durch den Nebel; the car nosed its way into the stream of traffic → das Auto schob sich in den fließenden Verkehr vor; I nosed the car toward(s) the gate → ich manövrierte das Auto langsam zum Tor

vi a boat nosed through the mist → ein Boot tastete sich durch den Nebel; the car nosed forward → das Auto schob sich langsam vor; to nose into somebody’s affairs (fig) → seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten (acc) → stecken (inf)

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nose

:

nosebag

n → Futtersack m

noseband

n → Nasenriemen m

nosebleed

n → Nasenbluten nt; to have a nose → Nasenbluten haben

nose cone

n (Aviat) → Raketenspitze f

nosedive

n (Aviat) → Sturzflug m; to go into a nose → zum Sturzflug ansetzen; the car/he took a nose into the sea → das Auto stürzte vornüber/er stürzte kopfüber ins Meer; the company’s profits took a nose → mit der Firma ging es rapide bergab; his career took a nose → seine Karriere nahm einen scharfen Knick nach unten; his reputation took a nose → sein Ruf nahm starken Schaden

vi (plane) → im Sturzflug herabgehen; (fig: career, reputation) → den Bach runtergehen (inf); to nose off something → vornüber von etw stürzen; (person) → kopfüber von etw stürzen

nosedrops

pl → Nasentropfen pl

nose flute

n → Nasenflöte f

nosegay

n → (Biedermeier)sträußchen nt

nose job

n (inf) → Nasenkorrektur f; to have a nose → sich einer Nasenkorrektur unterziehen

nose-picking

n → Nasenbohren nt

nose plaster

n (esp Sport) → Nasenpflaster nt

nose ring

n → Nasenring m

nosewheel

n → Bugrad nt

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nose

[nəʊz]

1. n → naso; (of animal, plane) → muso
to speak through one's nose → parlare col naso
to blow one's nose → soffiarsi il naso
my nose is bleeding → perdo sangue dal naso
nose drops → gocce fpl per il naso
right under my nose (fig) → proprio sotto il naso
to follow one's nose → andare a naso
to pay through the nose (for sth) (fam) → pagare (qc) un occhio della testa
to poke or stick one's nose into sth (fam) → ficcare or cacciare il naso in qc
to turn up one's nose (at sth) → arricciare il naso (di fronte a qc)
to look down one's nose at → disprezzare (person) → guardare dall'alto in basso
to have a (good) nose for → aver buon fiuto or buon naso per

2. vi to nose (one's way) → avanzare cautamente
the car nosed (its way) into the stream of traffic → l'auto si è infilata poco a poco nella corrente del traffico

nose about nose around vi + adv → curiosare

nose out vt + adv (subj, dog) (fig) → fiutare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nose

(nəuz) noun

1. the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe. She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose. neus أنْف нос nariz nos die Nase næse μύτηnariz, hocico nina بینی nenä nezאף नाक nos, njuška orr hidung nef naso 鼻 코 nosis deguns hidung neusnesenos پوزه nariz nas нос nos nos nos näsa จมูก burun 鼻子 ніс ناک mũi 鼻子

2. the sense of smell. Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails. reuksintuig حاسَّة الشَّم обоняние faro nos, čich die Nase lugtesans όσφρηση, μύτηolfato haistmine بینی hajuaisti odorat חוּש רֵיח अग्रभाग mirisati, nanjušiti szimat penciuman lyktarskyn olfatto 嗅覚 후각 uoslė oža deria bau reukluktesans, nesewęch پوزه faro miros чутьё čuch nos njuh luktsinne, väderkorn ประสาทดมกลิ่น koku alma duyusu 嗅覺 нюх, чуття قوت شامہ khứu giác 嗅觉

3. the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position. the nose of an aeroplane. neus انْف الشّيء، مُقَدِّمَة предна част nariz příď, předek, špička die Spitze næse; -næse μύτη, αιχμήmorro nina, eesots نوک بر امده هر چيزى nokka nezאף अग्रभाग, अग्र, नोक vršak orr hidung nef, trjóna muso, punta 突出部 모양이 코와 같은 어떤 것 nosis, priekis, snapas priekšgals muncung punttupp, spiss, nese, forstavnnos د كوم شى پوزه مثال د الوتكى nariz bot нос, носовая часть nos, predok kljun nos nos ส่วนที่คล้ายจมูก burun, ön kısım 鼻狀物 передня частина ناک کي شکل کي چيز mũi tàu, máy bay 鼻状物

verb

1. to make a way by pushing carefully forward. The ship nosed (its way) through the ice. stoot يَشُقُّ طريقَه بِعِنايَه напредвам abrir caminho opatrně plout, rozrážet přídí sich vorsichtig vortasten klemme sig langsomt frem προχωρώ με τη μύτη avanzar con cuidado ettevaatlikult edasi liikuma راه را پیدا کردن edetä (s')avancer avec précaution לְהִתקַדֵם בִּזהִירוּת सूंघना brod polako i oprezno plovi, ravno naprijed óvatosan halad menembus fikra sig áfram, mjakast farsi strada/largo 前進する (조심스럽게) 전진하다 lėtai judėti, irtis piesardzīgi virzīties bergerak perlahan-lahan zich een weg banen bane vei, rykke sakte framover torować sobie drogę په پوزه لار موندل abrir caminho a-şi croi drum cu grijă осторожно продвигаться вперёд opatrne sa plaviť iti previdno progurati se nosa [sig fram] เคลื่อนไปข้างหน้าอย่างระมัดระวัง dikkatle ilerlemek 小心向前推進 простежити احتياط سے راستہ بنانا tiến chậm 小心翼翼地向前移动

2. to look or search as if by smelling. He nosed about (in) the cupboard. rondsnuffel يُفَتِّش في الجَوارير душа farejar čmuchat das schnüffeln snuse rundt οσφραίνομαι για να βρω κτ., ψάχνωfisgonear, husmear nuuskima بو کشيدن nuuskia fureter לְרַחרֵחַ ताक-झांक करना gurati (zabadati) szaglász mengendus-endus hnÿsast í ficcanasare 探す (냄새를 맡듯이) 찾다 šniukštinėti, nosį kišti ošņāt; okšķerēt menghidu rondneuzensnuse rundtwęszyć بوى كاږل farejar a adulmeca вынюхивать; обнюхивать čmuchať, hľadať vohljati namirisati snoka ค้นหา aramak 翻看，翻找 нюхати بو سونگھ کر تلاش کرنا đánh hơi 窥探，四处查看

-nosed

a long-nosed dog. -neus ذو أنْف - издаден de nariz s ... čumákem -nasig -næset -μύτης (ως β΄ συνθ.) con la nariz ninaga بو کننده -nenäinen au nez (...) בַּעל אַף אָרוֹך gubica orrú berhidung -nefjaður dal naso (...) ―鼻の 코가 …한 -nosis ar (kaut kādu) purnu berhidung met een lange neus med (...) nese -nosy بوى كونكى de nariz cu nasul (...) -носый s (...) nosom / ňufákom ki ima (...) nos -nos med ... nos จมูกมีลักษณะ ...burunlu 有...鼻子的(後綴) такий, що має такий-то ніс ناک والا sục sạo 有...鼻子的（后缀）

ˈnos(e)y adjective

taking too much interest in other people and what they are doing. She is a very nos(e)y person. nuuskierige فُضولي، حاشِرٌ أنْفَه любопитен intrometido vlezlý, zvědavý neugierig snagende περίεργος, αδιάκριτοςcurioso, entrometido uudishimulik داراى شامه تيز؛ فضول utelias curieux, fureteurחטטן बड़ी नाक वाला (व्यक्ति) pretjerano radoznao, koji voli zabadati nos u tuđe poslove kiváncsi usil hnÿsinn, forvitinn ficcanaso, curioso おせっかいな 참견하기 좋아하는 pernelyg smalsus, landus ziņkārīgs; okšķerīgs masuk campur nieuwsgierignysgjerrigwścibski د نورو په چارو كښى دخالت كول intrometido curios любопытный; сующий нос в чужие дела zvedavý, dotieravý radoveden ljubopitljiv nyfiken ซึ่งสอดรู้สอดเห็น işgüzar, fazla meraklı, herşeye burnunu sokan 愛管閒事的 пронозливий; такий, що суне свій ніс у чужі справи متجسس quá tò mò 爱管闲事的

ˈnosily adverb

inmengerig بِفُضولِيَّه любознателно intrometidamente dotěrně neugierig snagende με περιέργεια, αδιάκριτα de forma curiosa uudishimulikult با بو uteliaasti indiscrètement בְּצוָּרה חַטֶטָנִית koji svuda zabada nos, koji svuda zaviruje kíváncsian secara usil með hnÿsni sfacciatamente おせっかいに 참견하기 좋아하여 smalsiai ziņkārīgi menyibuk nieuwsgierignysgjerrig wścibsko په بوى intrometidamente indiscret с любопытством dotieravo vsiljivo ljubopitljivo nyfiket การสอดรู้สอดเห็น başkalarının işine karışır şekilde 愛管閒事地 надокучливо متجسسانہ một cách tò mò 爱管闲事地

ˈnosiness noun

inmegerigheid فُضولِيَّه، حَشْر الأنْف في شؤون الغَيْر любознателност intromissão dotěrnost die Neugier nysgerrighed περιέργεια, αδιακρισίαcuriosidad uudishimulikkus بو دهنده uteliaisuus indiscrétionחטטנות ताक-झांकपन radoznalost, znatiželja kíváncsiság keusilan hnÿsni, forvitni curiosaggine おせっかい 참견하기 좋아함 smalsumas ziņkārība sifat suka menjaga tepi kain orang lain nieuwsgierigheidnysgjerrighet wścibstwo بويين،بوى لرونكى intromissão indiscreţie любопытство dotieravosť vsiljivost ljubopitljivost nyfikenhet การสอดรู้สอดเห็น başkalarınrn işine karışma 愛管閒事 надокучливість تجسس sự ồn ào 好打听，爱管闲事

ˈnose-bag noun

food-bag for horses, hung over the head. snoetsak مِخْلاة العَلَف торба за зоб cevadeira pytlík na píci der Futterbeutel mulepose ταΐστρα αλόγου morral torp توبره syöttöpussi musette שַׂק אוֹכֶל לְסוּס तोबडा़ zobnica abrakos tarisznya kantung makanan kuda hauspoki, heypoki musetta かいば袋 (말의 목에 거는) 사료 자루 abrakinė zirga tarba kantung makanan voederzakmulepose worek na obrok كڅوړه cevadeira traistă торба obročnica, vrecko na krmivo zobalnica zobnica foderpåse กระเป๋าแขวนสำหรับใส่อาหารของม้า yem torbası (掛在馬頸上的)飼料袋 фуражна торба گھوڑوں کے چارے کا تھيلہ túi mõm 马首粮秣袋

ˈnosedive noun

a dive or fall with the head or nose first. The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea. duikslag إنْقِضاض رأسي، سُقوط رَأسي пикиране mergulho let střemhlav der Sturzflug styrtdyk βουτιά με τη μύτη picado pikeerimine سقوط با بینی syöksy piqué צְלִילָה של מָטוֹס अत्यधिक गिरना, नाक के बल डुबकी obrušavanje, strmoglaviti se zuhanórepülés tukikan dÿfa picchiata 急降下 수직 강하 pikiravimas, kritimas pikēšana junaman duikvluchtstup pikowanie مخ پر پوزه لويدل mergulho picaj крутое пике let strmhlav pikiranje okomito spuštanje [stört]dykning ตกลงแบบหัวหรือจมูกทิ่มลงก่อน baş aşağı dalış, balıklama dalış 俯衝 піке, пікірування سر کے بل گرنا sự đâm bổ nhào 俯冲

ˈnose job noun

plastic surgery on the nose. plastiese neusoperasie جِراحَه بْلاسْتيكيَّه операция на носа cirurgia plástica no nariz plastika nosu die Nasenoperation næseoperation ρινοπλαστική operación (de cirugía plástica)de nariz nina ilulõikus عمل بینی nenän kauneusleikkaus descendre en piqué נִיתוּחַ פְּלַסטִי לַאַף नाक, नासा, नासिका plastična operacija nosa orrplasztika bedah plastik hidung taka dÿfu (plastica al naso) 鼻の美容整形 코의 미용 성형 plastinė nosies operacija deguna plastiskā operācija pembedahan hidung rinoplastiek kosmetisk neseoperasjon operacja plastyczna nosa د پوزى جراحى پلاستيك mergulhar a coborî în picaj пластическая операция носа plastika nosa plastična operacija nosu operacija nosa plastikoperation på näsan การทำศัลยกรรมจมูก burun estetik ameliyatı 鼻子整形手術 пластична операція на носі ناک کي پلاسٹک سرجري phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ 鼻子整形手术

verb

to make such a dive. Suddenly the plane nosedived. duik يَسْقُط رأسِيِّا пикирам mergulhar letět střemhlav die Nasenlandung styrtdykke descender en picado pikeerima سقوط آزاد کردن syöksyä לִצלוֹל सिर के बल गिरना obrušiti se orrplasztikát végez menukik scendere in picchiata* 急降下する 수직 강하하다 pikiruoti, kristi žemyn pikēt jatuh menjunam duiken, een duikvlucht maken stupe pikować كښته رالويدل пикировать letieť strmhlav dolu pikirati spustiti se okomito [stört]dyka ตกหัวทิ่ม pike yapmak 俯衝 пікірувати سر کے بل گرنا đâm bổ nhào 俯冲

follow one's nose

to go straight forward. volg jou neus يَسير بِشَكلٍ مُسْتَقيم الى الأمام вървя направо seguir em frente jít rovnou za nosem immer der Nase nachgehen følge sin næse πηγαίνω ίσια μπροστά seguir recto otse edasi minema مستقیم راه رفتن mennä minne nenä näyttää continuer tout droit לָלֶכֶת יָשָר नाक की सीध में चले जाना ići za nosom, ravnajući se za instinktom megy az orra után maju lurus fara beint af augum (andare dritto) まっすぐに行く 똑바로 가다 eiti nosies tiesumu, veikti instinktyviai iet, kurp deguns rāda ikut terus rechtuitgå rett fram etter nesen iść przed siebie, kierować się instynktem سيده او مستقيم تلل seguir em frente a mer­ge tot înainte идти прямо (вперёд) ísť rovno za nosom hoditi za nosom ići napred gå dit näsan pekar ไปข้างหน้า dosdoğru gitmek 往前走 іти, куди очі бачать ناک کے سيدھے چلنا đi thẳng 笔直走

lead by the nose

to make (a person) do whatever one wants. aan jou neus laat lei يَجْعَلُه يَفْعَل ما يُريد، يَقودُه من أنْفِه водя за носа dirigir vodit za nos, osedlat si völlig beherrschen trække en ved næsen τραβώ κπ. από τη μύτη dirigir oma tahte järgi juhtima الت قرار دادن johdatella mener par le bout du nez לְהִשתַלֵט עַל वश में रखना vući za nos orránál fogva vezet memperbudak draga á asnaeyrunum (far fare a una persona quello che si vuole) 盲従させる 마음대로 부려 먹다 vedžioti už nosies vazāt kādu aiz deguna ikut kemahuan seseorang iemand bij de neus leiden trekke noen etter nesen, få noen til å gjøre det en vil wodzić za nos په جبرسره تحميلول dirigir a duce de nas (pe cineva) вести на поводу; всецело подчинить vodiť za nos vleči za nos vući za nos hålla i ledband สั่งให้ทำตามที่ต้องการ parmağında çevirmek 牽著鼻子走 тримати в покорі حسب خواہش کرنے دينا xỏ mũi ai 牵着鼻子走

nose out

to find (as if) by smelling. The dog nosed out its master's glove. opspoor يَجِد بواسِطَة الشَّم والرائِحَه подушвам farejar vyčenichat, vyslídit erschnüffeln opsnuse βρίσκω, ξετρυπώνωolfatear, husmear välja nuuskima پیدا کردن به وسیله بو کردن nuuskia esiin flairer לִמְצוֹא בְּעֶזרַת חוּש הַרֵיח खोजना nanjušiti kiszimatol mencium þefa uppi fiutare かぎ出す 찾아내다 užuosti, suuosti saost, uzost [] mengesan ontdekkensnuse opp wyniuchać په بوى موندل farejar a adulmeca учуять; разнюхивать vyňuchať izvohati nanjušiti nosa upp ดมกลิ่นเพื่อตามหา koklayarak bulmak 嗅出 найти по нюху سونگھ کر ڈھونڈھ نکالنا đánh hơi thấy cái gì 嗅出

pay through the nose

to pay a lot, or too much. iemand die vel oor die ore trek يَدْفَع الثَّمَن الباهِظ مُرْغَما излиза ми през носа pagar um preço exorbitante nechat se natáhnout/oškubat übermäßig besahlen müssen betale det hvide ud af øjnene πληρώνω τα μαλλιοκέφαλά μου pagar un dineral häbematult kõrget hinda maksma زیاد دادن maksaa itsensä kipeäksi payer le prix fort לְשָלֵם הָרְבֵּה מִדָי (के लिए) अत्यधिक दाम देना platiti pretjeranu cijenu borsos árat fizet membayar banyak greiða okurverð (pagare un occhio della testa) 法外な金を払う 엄청난 돈을 치르다 mokėti pašėlusią kainą, permokėti pārmaksāt terlalu banyak membayar zich laten afzetten betale i dyre dommer przepłacić ډيرول ser esfolado a plăti cât nu face платить втридорога nechať sa ošklbať mastno plačati platiti previše bli uppskörtad จ่ายเงินอย่างมากมาย çok pahalıya almak 被敲竹槓 дорого поплатитися بھاري پڑنا، مہنگا پڑنا trả một cái giá cắt cổ 被敲竹杠

turn up one's nose at

to treat with contempt. He turned up his nose at the school dinner. 'n mens se neus optrek يَرْفُض بازْدِراء واسْتِخْفاف гледам отвисоко torcer o nariz ohrnovat nos nad die Nase rümpfen über rynke på næsen περιφρονώ, σνομπάρω hacer ascos a nina krimpsutama با اهانت رفتار کردن nyrpistää faire le dégoûté devant לְהִתייָחֵס בְּזִילוּת כָּבוֹד किसी के प्रति घृणा भाव दिखाना, नाक चढ़ाना, तुच्छ समझना, पसन्द न करना mrštiti se orrát fintorítja, fintorog merasa jijik sÿna fyrirlitningu arricciare il naso davanti a ～を軽蔑する 멸시하다 suraukti nosį, žiūrėti su panieka izturēties augstprātīgi mencemik zijn neus ophalen voor rynke på nesen kręcić nosem na په اهانت رفتار كول torcer o nariz a strâmba din nas la задирать нос перед; воротить нос от ohrnúť nos nad vihati nos gledati s prezrenjem rynka på näsan åt ดูหมิ่น burun kıvırmak, beğenmemek 嗤之以鼻 задирати носа ناک بھؤں چڑھانا vênh mặt 嗤之以鼻

under (a person's) (very) nose

right in front of (a person). The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose. vlak voor iemand, onder iemand se neus من أمام الشَّخْص под носа ми debaixo do nariz přímo před nosem vor der Nase lige for næsen af én κάτω από τη μύτη μου, μπροστά στα μάτια μου ante las propias narices de alguien nina all دقیقا رو به رو nenän edessä sous le nez מִתָחַת לַאַף बिल्कुल किसी के सामने pred nosom az orra előtt di depan hidung beint fyrir framan nefið á sotto il naso, (davanti agli occhi) 目の前で 남의 코 앞에서 po (pat) kieno nosimi, iš po kieno nosies no deguna priekšas di depan mata vlak voor zijn neus rett for nesen på przed (czyimś) nosem د سترګو په وړاندى nas barbas de sub nasul под/перед (самым) носом (у кого-л.) priamo pred nosom pred nosom pred nosom mitt framför näsan på ngn อยู่ใต้จมูก burnunun dibinde/önünde 當著某人的面 під самим носом ناک تلے، بالکل پاس ngay trước mũi 当着某人的面

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nose

→ أَنْفٌ nos næse Nase μύτη nariz nenä nez nos naso 鼻 코 neus nese nos nariz нос näsa จมูก burun mũi 鼻

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

nose

n. nariz;

bridge of the ___ → tabique nasal, puente de la nariz;

running ___ → nariz destilante; coriza.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nose

n nariz f; to blow one’s — sonarse la nariz, soplarse la nariz (Carib); to pick one’s — hurgarse la nariz, sacarse los mocos

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