sneeze

sneeze

 (snēz)

intr.v. sneezed, sneez·ing, sneez·es

To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.

n.

An instance or the sound of sneezing.

Phrasal Verb:

sneeze at Informal

To treat as unimportant: These deficits are nothing to sneeze at.

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[Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

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sneez′er n.

sneez′y adj.

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sneeze

(sniːz)

vb

(Physiology) (intr) to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane

n

(Physiology) the act or sound of sneezing

[Old English fnēosan (unattested); related to Old Norse fnӯsa, Middle High German fnūsen, Greek pneuma breath]

ˈsneezeless adj

ˈsneezer n

ˈsneezy adj

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sneeze

(sniz)

v. sneezed, sneez•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.

2. sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.

n.

3. an act or sound of sneezing.

[1300–50; Middle English snesen, alter. of fnesen, Old English fnēosan, c. Middle Dutch fniesen; akin to Old Norse fnȳsa to sneeze]

sneez′y, adj.

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sneeze

Past participle: sneezed
Gerund: sneezing

Imperative

sneeze

sneeze

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sneeze - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose sneezing, sternutation inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verb	1.	sneeze - exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze" act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner

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sneeze

verb

not to be sneezed at considerable, great, large, substantial, reasonable, tidy, lavish, plentiful, tolerable, appreciable, sizable or sizeable The money's not to be sneezed at.

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Translations

عَطْسيَعْطُسيَعطُسُ

kýchatkýchnutíkýchnout

nysnyse

Niesen

φταρνίζομαιφτάρνισμαφτερνίζομαι

terni

estornudarestornudo

aivastaaaivastus

éternueréternuementatchoum

kihnuti

tüsszenttüsszentés

hnerrahnerri

starnutirestarnutonon da buttare via

くしゃみくしゃみをする

재채기하다

čiaudėjimasčiaudėti

šķaudīšanašķaudītšķavas

niezen

nysenys

kichaćkichnąć

espirrarespirro

чихатьчихнуть

kýchnuťkýchnutie

kihanjekihniti

nysa

จาม

hapşırmakaksırmaaksırmakhapşırma

hắt hơi

打喷嚏喷嚏

sneeze

[sniːz]

A. N → estornudo m

B. VI → estornudar
an offer not to be sneezed at (fig) → una oferta que no es de despreciar

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sneeze

[ˈsniːz]

n → éternuement m

vi → éternuer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sneeze

n → Nieser m; sneezes → Niesen nt

vi → niesen; not to be sneezed at → nicht zu verachten; when America sneezes, Britain catches a cold → wenn Amerika niest, bekommt Großbritannien einen Schnupfen

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sneeze

[sniːz]

1. n → starnuto

2. vi → starnutire
an offer not to be sneezed at (fig) (fam) → un'offerta su cui non si può sputare sopra

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sneeze

(sniːz) verb

to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose. The pepper made him sneeze. nies يَعْطُس кихам espirrar kýchnout niesen nyse φτερνίζομαιestornudar aevastama عطسه كردن aivastaa éternuer לְהִתעַטֵש छींकना kihati tüsszent berbangkis hnerra starnutire くしゃみをする 재채기하다 čiaudėti šķaudīt bersin niezennysekichać رنجېدل تر نجېدل espirrar strănut чихать kýchnuť kihati kinuti nysa จาม hapşırmak, aksırmak 打噴嚏 чхати اچانک چھنکنا hắt hơi 打喷嚏

noun

an act of sneezing. nies عَطْس кихавица espirro kýchnutí das Niesen nys; nysen φτέρνισμα estornudo aevastus عطسه aivastus éternuementהתעטשות छींक kihanje tüsszentés bersin hnerri starnuto くしゃみ 재채기 čiaudėjimas šķavas; šķaudīšana bersin het niezen nyskichnięcie رنجېدل espirro a strănuta чиханье kýchnutie kihanje kijanje nysning การจาม hapşırma, aksırma 噴嚏 чхання چھینک cái, sự hắt hơi 喷嚏

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sneeze

→ يَعطُسُ kýchat nyse niesen φτερνίζομαι estornudar aivastaa éternuer kihnuti starnutire くしゃみをする 재채기하다 niezen nyse kichnąć espirrar чихать nysa จาม hapşırmak hắt hơi 打喷嚏

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sneeze

n. estornudo;

v. estornudar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sneeze

n estornudo; vi estornudar; You should sneeze into your elbow..Debe estornudar en el codo.

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