nose

I [nəʊz]

nome

1) naso m.

to speak through one's nose — parlare nel naso

2) (of plane, car) muso m.; (of boat) prua f.

to travel nose to tail — viaggiare incolonnati

3) (sense of smell) odorato m.; (of wine or perfume expert) naso m.; (of dog) fiuto m.

4) (smell of wine) bouquet m.

5) fig. (instinct)

to have a nose for sth. — avere naso o fiuto per qcs.

to follow one's nose — seguire il proprio fiuto, andare a naso

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to hit sth. on the nose — AE centrare qcs. in pieno

to keep one's nose clean — colloq. tenersi fuori dai guai

to lead sb. by the nose — colloq. menare qcn. per il naso

to look down one's nose at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs. dall'alto in basso

to pay through the nose for sth. — pagare qcs. un occhio della testa

to poke o stick one's nose into sth. colloq. ficcare il naso in qcs.; to turn one's nose up at sth. arricciare o torcere il naso davanti a qcs.; (right) under sb.'s nose (proprio) sotto il naso o sotto gli occhi di qcn.; with one's nose in the air — con aria di superiorità

II 1. [nəʊz]

verbo transitivo (manoeuvre)

to nose sth. in, out — fare entrare, uscire [qcs.] con cautela [boat, vehicle]

2.

verbo intransitivo

to nose into, out of sth. — [boat, vehicle] entrare in, uscire da [qcs.] con cautela

the car nosed into the traffic — la macchina si infilò lentamente nel traffico

- nose about

- nose out

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[nəuz] 1. 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.) naso

2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) olfatto

3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) muso, punta

2. verb

1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) farsi strada/largo

2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) ficcanasare

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- -nosed

- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb

(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)

- follow one's nose

- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose

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I [nəʊz]

nome

1) naso m.

to speak through one's nose — parlare nel naso

2) (of plane, car) muso m.; (of boat) prua f.

to travel nose to tail — viaggiare incolonnati

3) (sense of smell) odorato m.; (of wine or perfume expert) naso m.; (of dog) fiuto m.

4) (smell of wine) bouquet m.

5) fig. (instinct)

to have a nose for sth. — avere naso o fiuto per qcs.

to follow one's nose — seguire il proprio fiuto, andare a naso

••

to hit sth. on the nose — AE centrare qcs. in pieno

to keep one's nose clean — colloq. tenersi fuori dai guai

to lead sb. by the nose — colloq. menare qcn. per il naso

to look down one's nose at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs. dall'alto in basso

to pay through the nose for sth. — pagare qcs. un occhio della testa

to poke o stick one's nose into sth. colloq. ficcare il naso in qcs.; to turn one's nose up at sth. arricciare o torcere il naso davanti a qcs.; (right) under sb.'s nose (proprio) sotto il naso o sotto gli occhi di qcn.; with one's nose in the air — con aria di superiorità

II 1. [nəʊz]

verbo transitivo (manoeuvre)

to nose sth. in, out — fare entrare, uscire [qcs.] con cautela [boat, vehicle]

2.

verbo intransitivo

to nose into, out of sth. — [boat, vehicle] entrare in, uscire da [qcs.] con cautela

the car nosed into the traffic — la macchina si infilò lentamente nel traffico

- nose about

- nose out