nose - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to nose at so. (or: sth.)  | nosed, nosed |	flairer qn. (or: qc.)
to give one's nose a blow	se moucher
to turn up one's nose at sth.	faire la moue à qc.

Nouns

snub nose	le nez retroussé
snub nose	le nez en trompette
tip of the nose	le bout du nez
stuffy nose [MED.]	le nez bouché

Phrases / Collocations

to wrinkle one's nose	froncer le nez
to blow one's nose	se moucher
to blow one's nose	se moucher le nez
right under so.'s nose [fig.]	à la barbe de qn. [fig.]
to be as plain as the nose on one's face	être clair(e) comme de l'eau de roche
to turn one's nose up	faire la fine bouche
right on the nose [fig.]	en plein dans le mille [fig.]
to be (as) plain as the nose on your face [fig.] [coll.]	se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure [fig.] [coll.]
to be under one's very nose [fig.]	crever les yeux [fig.]
to keep one's nose to the grindstone [fig.]	travailler d'arrache-pied
to thumb one's nose at so. [fig.]	faire un pied de nez à qn. [fig.]
to have a blocked nose [MED.]	avoir le nez bouché
to have a runny nose [MED.]	avoir le nez qui coule

Examples

My nose is bleeding.	Je saigne du nez.
My nose is stuffy.	J'ai le nez bouché.
Her nose was running.	Elle avait le nez qui coule.
I have a sunburn on my nose.	J'ai un coup de soleil sur le nez.

Orthographically similar words

dose, hose, lose, node, noise, none, nope, nosey, nosy, note, rose

anse, dose, gnose, noce, Noël, note, nous, noyé, osé, oser, rose

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