Betydning av nose På norsk

• 0 the body part you smell with -- nese [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a long elegant nose en lang, elegant nese

• 1 used to tell sb not to get involved in sb else’s private matters -- ikke legg deg oppi

  • Just keep your nose out of his business. Bare la være å legge deg oppi hans saker.

• 2 to behave in a way that shows you think sb or sth is inferior to you -- rynke på nesen (av)

  • She looks down her nose at anyone who isn’t rich. Hun rynker på nesen av enhver som ikke er rik.

• 3 exact or exactly -- helt riktig

  • His answer was right on the nose. Svaret hans var helt riktig.

  • We paid $100 on the nose. Vi betalte eksakt 100 dollar.

• 4 to get involved in sb else’s private matters -- stikke nesen borti

  • Don’t stick your nose in – let them figure it out themselves. Ikke legg deg opp i det – la dem finne ut av det selv.

• 5 to reject sth because you think it is not good enough for you -- rynke på nesen

  • He turned his nose up at the wine I had chosen. Han rynket på nesen av vinen jeg hadde valgt.

• 6 where you should be able to notice but fail to -- rett fremfor nesen din

  • They stole his cellphone from right under his nose. De stjal mobiltelefonen rett fremfor nesen hans.

• 7 the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe -- nese

  • She held the flower to her nose

  • He punched the man on the nose.

• 8 the sense of smell -- luktesans, nese

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

• 9 the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position -- tupp, spiss, nese, forstavn

  • the nose of an aeroplane.

• 10 to make a way by pushing carefully forward -- bane vei, rykke sakte framover

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

• 11 to look or search as if by smelling -- snuse rundt

  • He nosed about (in) the cupboard.