nose

nose
nose [{{t}}nəʊz]
1 noun
(a) (part of body) nez m;
to hold one's nose se pincer le nez;
the dog has a wet nose le chien a le nez ou la truffe humide;
your nose is bleeding tu saignes du nez;
your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;
to speak through one's nose parler du nez;
I punched him on or in the nose je lui ai donné un coup de poing en pleine figure;
she's always got her nose in a book elle a toujours le nez dans un livre;
{{}}Horseracing{{}} the favourite won by a nose le favori a gagné d'une demi-tête;
{{}}Horseracing{{}} I'll have £10 on the nose je parie 10 livres qu'il va gagner
(b) (sense of smell) odorat m, nez m;
these dogs have an excellent nose ces chiens ont un excellent flair ou le nez fin;
{{}}figurative{{}} she's got a (good) nose for a bargain elle a le nez creux ou du nez pour dénicher les bonnes affaires
(c) (aroma → of wine) arôme m, bouquet m, nez m
(d) (forward part → of aircraft, ship) nez m; (→ of car) avant m; (→ of bullet, missile, tool) pointe f; (→ of gun) canon m;
{{}}British{{}} the traffic was nose to tail all the way to London les voitures étaient pare-chocs contre pare-chocs jusqu'à Londres
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (snoop)
to have a nose around faire un tour d'inspection
(f) (idioms)
look, it's right under your nose! regarde, il est juste sous ton nez ou tu as le nez dessus!;
it was (right) under my nose all the time c'était en plein sous mon nez;
{{}}figurative{{}} they stole it from under the nose of the police ils l'ont volé au nez et à la barbe de la police;
he can see no further than (the end of) his nose il ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to get up sb's nose taper sur les nerfs à qn;
{{}}familiar{{}} he really gets or he gets right up my nose il me tape sur les nerfs, il me pompe l'air;
you've got or hit it right on the nose tu as mis en plein dans le mille;
to keep one's nose clean se tenir à carreau;
try and keep your nose clean tu ferais bien de te tenir peinard;
keep your (big) nose out of my business! mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde!;
to keep or to have one's nose to the grindstone bosser (dur);
to keep sb's nose to the grindstone faire bosser ou trimer qn;
to lead sb by the nose mener qn par le bout du nez;
to look down one's nose at sb/sth traiter qn/qch avec condescendance;
to pay through the nose (for sth) payer (qch) la peau des fesses;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to put sb's nose out of joint contrarier ou dépiter qn ;
{{}}familiar{{}} he's always sticking or poking his nose in il faut qu'il fourre son nez partout;
{{}}familiar{{}} she's always sticking or poking her nose into our affairs elle est toujours en train de fourrer son nez dans nos affaires;
to turn up one's nose at sth faire la fine bouche devant qch;
that's cutting off your nose to spite your face c'est toi le perdant;
he's always walking around with his nose in the air il prend toujours un air hautain ou méprisant
2 transitive verb
(a) (smell) flairer, renifler
(b) (push with nose) pousser du nez;
the dog nosed the door open le chien a ouvert la porte en la poussant du nez
3 intransitive verb
(a) (advance with care) avancer précautionneusement;
the car nosed out into the traffic la voiture se frayait un chemin au milieu des embouteillages
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (snoop) fouiner;
to nose through sb's papers fouiner ou mettre son nez dans les papiers de qn
►► {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}drugs slang{{}} nose candy (cocaine) coco f, neige f;
nose cone (of missile) ogive f; (of aircraft) nez m;
nose drops gouttes fpl nasales ou pour le nez;
{{}}familiar{{}} nose job intervention f de chirurgie esthétique sur le nez ;
she's had a nose job elle s'est fait refaire le nez;
nose ring anneau m de nez;
nose wheel roue f avant
nose about, nose around intransitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (snoop) fureter, fouiner;
two men came nosing about for information deux hommes sont venus fouiner pour avoir des renseignements;
I don't want them nosing about in here! je ne veux pas qu'ils viennent fourrer leur nez ici!
nose out separable transitive verb
(a) (discover → by smell) flairer; (→ by cunning, intuition) dénicher, débusquer
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (beat narrowly) battre d'une courte tête ;
he was nosed out of first place by an outsider un outsider lui a soufflé la première place d'une courte tête

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