Significato di nose in italiano

• 0 the part of your face that you breathe through and smell with -- naso

  • a man with a big nose un uomo con il naso grosso

• 1 to show too much interest in a situation that does not involve you -- ficcare il naso in qualcosa

  • You shouldn’t go sticking your nose into other people’s business! Non dovresti andare a ficcare il naso negli affari altrui!

• 2 to not become involved in other people’s activities or relationships -- non ficcare il naso in qualcosa

  • She can’t keep her nose out of other people’s business. Non le riesce di non ficcare il naso negli affari altrui.

• 3 to not accept something because it is not good enough -- arricciare il naso a/di fronte a qualcosa

  • He turned his nose up at my food. Ha arricciato il naso di fronte a quello che avevo cucinato.

• 4 the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe -- naso

  • She held the flower to her nose

  • He punched the man on the nose.

• 5 the sense of smell -- olfatto

  • Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals’ trails.

• 6 the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position -- muso, punta

  • the nose of an aeroplane.

• 7 to make a way by pushing carefully forward -- farsi strada/largo

  • The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.

• 8 to look or search as if by smelling -- ficcanasare

  • He nosed about (in) the cupboard.