nose
To move cautiously by advancing its front endTo move cautiously by advancing its front end.
» I can't breathe through my nose.
Ich kann nicht durch die Nase atmen. — Sudajaengi
Я не могу дышать через нос. — katjka
Я не могу дышать носом. — sharptoothed
Я не можу дихати через ніс. — uaspeaker
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10 senses(intransitive)To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
The ship nosed through the minefield.
осторожно дви́гатьсяdvígatʹsja, кра́стьсяkrástʹsja
(also, ambitransitive, idiomatic, intransitive)To snoop.
She was nosing around other people’s business.
schnüffeln
сова́ть нос в чужи́е дела́sovátʹ nos v čužíje delá, вынюхиватьvynjuxivatʹ
(transitive)To detect by smell or as if by smell.
чу́ятьčújatʹ, слы́шать запахslýšatʹ zapax
(transitive)To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
толка́ть носомtolkátʹ nosom
push or move with the nose
(transitive)To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
defeat by a narrow margin
(transitive)To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
to nose a prayer
(transitive)To furnish with a nose.
to nose a stair tread
(transitive)To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
(intransitive)To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
(intransitive)To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
The plane is nosing up!
We have to get it nosing down.
Examples
874 sentencesI can't breathe through my nose.
Я не можу дихати через ніс. — uaspeaker
ruЯ не могу дышать через нос. — katjka
deIch kann nicht durch die Nase atmen. — Sudajaengi
Does Tom have a big nose?
У Тома великий ніс? — deniko
Don't stick your nose into my personal affairs.
Не совай носа в мої справи. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruНе суй свой нос в мои личные дела. — odexed
deSteck deine Nase nicht in meine Angelegenheiten. — samueldora
If her nose were a little shorter, she would be quite pretty.
Аби її ніс був трохи коротшим, вона була б досить симпатичною. — ChickenKiev
ruЕсли бы её нос был чуть короче, она была бы вполне симпатичной. — las
Your nose is running.
У тебе тече з носа. — deniko
ruУ тебя из носа течёт. — marafon
deDeine Nase läuft. — SeeVogel
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant oFrom Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”).
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Forms
noses, nosing, nosed, nosedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- nose outTo find using one's sense of smell.
- nose overTo crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.
- nose aroundTo snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
- nose aboutTo snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- blew his nose
- a bloody nose
- nose was bleeding
- my nose is
- nose against the
- bloody nose
- got his nose
- nose against