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Schnauzen

The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

Examples :

"The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout."

Das Schwein wühlte mit seiner Schnauze im Dreck.

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Schnauzen

The front of the prow of a ship or boat.

Examples :

"The two tugboats, their snouts bumping gently against the massive freighter, helped guide it into the harbor. "

Die beiden Schlepper, deren Schnauzen sanft gegen den massiven Frachter stießen, halfen, ihn in den Hafen zu lotsen.

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Schnauzen, Nasen

A person's nose.

Examples :

"His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominent snout."

Seine Brille rutschte immer weiter auf seine markante Nase.

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Tülle, Ausguss

The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.

Examples :

"The firefighter aimed the hose, and water blasted out of its twin snouts, quickly dousing the flames. "

Der Feuerwehrmann richtete den Schlauch aus, und Wasser schoss aus seinen Zwillingsausgüssen und löschte die Flammen schnell.

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Schnauzen

The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.

Examples :

"The whelks extended their snouts from their shells, searching for food in the sandy bottom. "

Die Wellhornschnecken streckten ihre Schnauzen aus ihren Schalen und suchten am sandigen Boden nach Nahrung.

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Rüssel

The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.

Examples :

"The tiny weevils used their long, pointed snouts to bore into the grains of rice. "

Die winzigen Rüsselkäfer benutzten ihre langen, spitzen Rüssel, um sich in die Reiskörner zu bohren.

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Zigaretten, Kippen

Tobacco; cigarettes.

Examples :

""He bummed a few snouts from his friend before the movie started." "

Er hat sich vor Filmbeginn ein paar Zigaretten von seinem Freund geborgt.

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Gletscherzunge

The terminus of a glacier.

Examples :

"From the helicopter, we could see the snouts of the glaciers slowly melting into the icy lake below. "

Vom Hubschrauber aus konnten wir die Gletscherzungen sehen, die langsam in den eisigen See darunter schmolzen.

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Spitzel, Informanten

A police informer.

Examples :

"The gang members suspected there were snouts in their group because the police always seemed to know their plans. "

Die Bandenmitglieder vermuteten, dass es Spitzel in ihrer Gruppe gab, weil die Polizei anscheinend immer ihre Pläne kannte.

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Rüssler

A butterfly in the nymphalid subfamily Libytheinae, notable for the snout-like elongation on their heads.

Examples :

"The butterfly collection included several snouts, easily identified by the prominent projections extending from their heads. "

Die Schmetterlingssammlung enthielt mehrere Rüssler, die leicht an den markanten Vorsprüngen an ihren Köpfen zu erkennen waren.

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