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nose

/nəʊz/ /noʊz/

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noun

Nez

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

Examples :

"She has a cold in the nose."

Elle a un rhume au nez.

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noun

Museau

A snout, the nose of an animal.

Examples :

"The piglet used its small nose to sniff the ground for worms. "

Le porcelet utilisait son petit museau pour renifler le sol à la recherche de vers.

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noun

Pointe

The tip of an object.

Examples :

"the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane"

la pointe d'une théière, d'un soufflet ou d'un avion de chasse

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noun

Le tenon

The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

Examples :

"The jigsaw puzzle piece had a small nose that fit perfectly into the hole on the other piece. "

La pièce du puzzle avait un petit tenon qui s'insérait parfaitement dans le trou de l'autre pièce.

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Nez (longueur de nez)

The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

Examples :

"Red Rum only won by a nose."

Red Rum n'a gagné que d'un nez.

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noun

Parfumeur, nez

Examples :

"The school's new perfume shop hired a nose to create a special scent for the upcoming fundraiser. "

La nouvelle parfumerie de l'école a embauché un nez pour créer un parfum spécial pour la collecte de fonds à venir.

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noun

L'odorat

The power of smelling.

Examples :

"My dog's nose is very good at detecting hidden treats. "

L'odorat de mon chien est très développé pour détecter les friandises cachées.

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noun

Bouquet, arôme

Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.

Examples :

"The wine had a lovely nose of dark berries and cherry. "

Le vin avait un charmant bouquet de baies noires et de cerise.

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L'habileté à reconnaître le bouquet

The skill in recognising bouquet.

Examples :

"It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose."

Il est essentiel qu'un dégustateur de vin développe une bonne habileté à reconnaître le bouquet.

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Flair, intuition

(by extension) Skill at finding information.

Examples :

"A successful reporter has a nose for news."

Un journaliste à succès a du flair pour les nouvelles.

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noun

Saillie

A downward projection from a cornice.

Examples :

"The building's ornate cornice had a small nose, projecting slightly downward. "

La corniche ornée du bâtiment présentait une petite saillie, se projetant légèrement vers le bas.

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noun

Mouchard, délateur

Examples :

"The teacher suspected one of the students was a nose, leaking information about the upcoming test to others. "

Le professeur soupçonnait qu'un des élèves était un mouchard, divulguant des informations sur le prochain test aux autres.

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verb

fouiner, flairer

To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

Examples :

"The ship nosed through the minefield."

Le navire a fouiné à travers le champ de mines.

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verb

fouiner, flairer

Examples :

"She was nosing around other people’s business."

Elle fouinait dans les affaires des autres.

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verb

Flairer, sentir

To detect by smell or as if by smell.

Examples :

"The dog nosed around the garden, sniffing for the missing cat. "

Le chien flaira dans le jardin, reniflant pour retrouver le chat disparu.

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verb

Frotter avec le nez, renifler

To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

Examples :

"The puppy nosed its way through the pile of blankets to find its favorite toy. "

Le chiot a fouillé avec son nez dans la pile de couvertures pour trouver son jouet préféré.

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verb

Devancer de peu, l'emporter de justesse

To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.

Examples :

"The student nearly won the spelling bee, but another student nosed him out by one word. "

L'élève a failli gagner le concours d'orthographe, mais un autre élève l'a devancé d'un mot.

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verb

Nasiller

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.

Examples :

"to nose a prayer"

Nasiller une prière.

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verb

Pourvoir d'un nez

To furnish with a nose.

Examples :

"to nose a stair tread"

Pourvoir une marche d'escalier d'un nez.

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verb

Affronter, faire face à

To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

Examples :

"The teacher will nose the students who are talking during class. "

Le professeur va affronter les élèves qui parlent pendant le cours.

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