he had a nosebleed

saigner comme un bœuf — (colloq) to bleed heavily

saigner quelqu'un à blanc — to bleed somebody dry ou white

saigner qn à blanc fig — to bleed sb dry

• chupar la sangre a algn — (lit) to suck sb's blood; (fig) (=explotar) to bleed sb dry; Méx (=hacer pasar mal rato) to give sb a hard time, make sb's life a misery

• dar sangre — to give blood

• donar sangre — to donate blood

• echar sangre — to bleed

estuvo echando sangre por la nariz — [de forma natural] he had a nosebleed; [a consecuencia de un golpe] his nose was bleeding, he was bleeding from the nose

• hacer sangre a algn — to make sb bleed

me pegó y me hizo sangre — he hit me and I started bleeding o to bleed, he hit me and made me bleed

• hacerse sangre, ¿te has hecho sangre? — are you bleeding?

me hice sangre en la rodilla — my knee started bleeding o to bleed

• salirle sangre a algn, me está saliendo sangre de la herida — my cut is bleeding

de sangre caliente — [animal] warm-blooded antes de s ; [persona] hot-blooded antes de s

sangre fría — coolness, sang-froid frm

de sangre fría — [animal] cold-blooded antes de s ; [persona] cool-headed antes de s

la revuelta fue aplastada a sangre y fuego — the revolt was crushed ruthlessly o by fire and sword liter

me hierve la sangre cuando nos tratan así — it really makes me mad o it makes my blood boil when they treat us like this

discutimos un poco pero no llegó la sangre al río — we argued a bit but it didn't come o amount to much

la sangre le salía a borbotones — (the) blood was pouring o gushing from him

te sale sangre de or por la nariz — your nose is bleeding

chuparle la sangre a alguien — (fam) ( explotarlo) to bleed somebody white o dry; ( hacerle pasar malos ratos) (Méx) to cause somebody a lot of heartache

dar or derramar sangre por algo/alguien — to give one's life for something/somebody

hervirele a sangre a alguien: me hierve/hirvió la sangre it makes/made my blood boil; lavar algo con sangre to avenge something with blood; no llegar la sangre al río: se gritaron mucho, pero no llegó la sangre al río there was a lot of shouting, but it didn't go beyond that; no tener sangre en las venas to be a cold fish (colloq); sangre, sudor y lágrimas blood, sweat and tears; se me/le fue la sangre a los pies (Méx) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le heló la sangre (en las venas) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le sube la sangre a la cabeza it makes me/him see red; sudar sangre to sweat blood; tener (la) sangre en el ojo (CS fam) to bear a grudge; tener la sangre ligera or (Méx) ser de sangre ligera or (Chi) ser liviano de sangre to be easygoing; tener la sangre pesada or (Méx) ser de sangre pesada or (Chi) ser pesado de sangre to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work (colloq); tener sangre de horchata or (Méx) atole: Juan tiene la sangre de horchata, no se emociona por nada — Juan is such a cold fish, he never shows any emotion; malo I, puro I

era de sangre noble — he was of noble blood o birth

no desprecies a los de tu misma sangre — don't despise your own kind o your own family

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

llevar or (Méx) traer algo en la sangre — to have something in one's blood

lo lleva en la sangre — it's in his blood

la sangre le salía a borbotones — (the) blood was pouring o gushing from him

te sale sangre de or por la nariz — your nose is bleeding

chuparle la sangre a alguien — (fam) ( explotarlo) to bleed somebody white o dry; ( hacerle pasar malos ratos) (Méx) to cause somebody a lot of heartache

dar or derramar sangre por algo/alguien — to give one's life for something/somebody

hervirele a sangre a alguien: me hierve/hirvió la sangre it makes/made my blood boil; lavar algo con sangre to avenge something with blood; no llegar la sangre al río: se gritaron mucho, pero no llegó la sangre al río there was a lot of shouting, but it didn't go beyond that; no tener sangre en las venas to be a cold fish (colloq); sangre, sudor y lágrimas blood, sweat and tears; se me/le fue la sangre a los pies (Méx) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le heló la sangre (en las venas) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le sube la sangre a la cabeza it makes me/him see red; sudar sangre to sweat blood; tener (la) sangre en el ojo (CS fam) to bear a grudge; tener la sangre ligera or (Méx) ser de sangre ligera or (Chi) ser liviano de sangre to be easygoing; tener la sangre pesada or (Méx) ser de sangre pesada or (Chi) ser pesado de sangre to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work (colloq); tener sangre de horchata or (Méx) atole: Juan tiene la sangre de horchata, no se emociona por nada — Juan is such a cold fish, he never shows any emotion; malo I, puro I

era de sangre noble — he was of noble blood o birth

no desprecies a los de tu misma sangre — don't despise your own kind o your own family

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

llevar or (Méx) traer algo en la sangre — to have something in one's blood

lo lleva en la sangre — it's in his blood

Ex: The title of her famous article was 'Library benefit concerts: blood, sweat and cash'.

Ex: The primary purpose of the proposed research is to identify the data set used by clinical specialists to diagnose cases of haemorrhage.

durch die Náse reden — to talk through one's nose

pro Náse (hum) — per head

es liegt vor deiner Náse (inf) — it's right in front of your nose or right under your nose (inf)

wir haben die Weinberge genau vor der Náse (inf) — the vine slopes are right on our doorstep

(immer) der Náse nachgehen (inf) — to follow one's nose

eine gute Náse für etw haben (inf) — to have a good nose for sth

die richtige Náse für etw haben (inf) — to have a nose for sth

fass dich an deine eigene Náse! (inf) — you can (iro) or can't talk!

jdm etw/die Würmer aus der Náse ziehen (inf) — to drag sth/it all out of sb

jdm etw unter die Náse reiben (inf) — to rub sb's nose or face in sth (inf)

die Náse rümpfen — to turn up one's nose (

jdm auf der Náse herumtanzen (inf) — to play sb up (Brit inf), to act up with sb (inf)

seine Náse gefällt mir nicht (inf) — I don't like his face

es muss nicht immer nach deiner Náse gehen (inf) — you can't always have things your way

ihm wurde ein Neuer vor die Náse gesetzt (inf) — they put a new man over him

ich sah es ihm an der Náse an (inf) — I could see it on his face or written all over his face (inf)

steck deine Náse ins Buch! (inf) — get on with your book

or fliegen (fig, inf) — to fall flat on one's face

jdm etw vor der Náse wegschnappen (inf) — just to beat sb to sth

die Katze hat dem Hund das Futter vor der Náse weggeschnappt — the cat took the dog's food away from right under its nose

der Zug fuhr ihm vor der Náse weg (inf) — he missed the train by inches or seconds

jdm eine ( lange) Náse drehen or machen (inf) — to cock a snook at sb (Brit), to thumb one's nose at sb

jdm etw unter die Náse halten — to shove sth right under sb's nose (inf)

jdm eins auf die Náse geben (lit) — to punch sb on (Brit) or in (US) the nose; (fig) to tell sb what's what, to put sb in his place

eine blutige Náse holen (lit, fig) — to get a bloody nose

die Náse voll haben (inf) — to be fed up (inf), to have had enough

die Náse von jdm/etw voll haben (inf) — to be sick (to death) of sb/sth (inf), to be fed up to the back teeth with sb/sth (Brit inf)

jdn an der Náse herumführen — to give sb the runaround (inf); (als Scherz) to pull sb's leg

an der Náse herumgeführt werden — to get the runaround (inf)

jdm etw auf die Náse binden (inf) — to tell sb all about sth

jdm auf die Náse binden, dass... (inf) — to tell sb that...

das werde ich ihm gerade auf die Náse binden (iro) — you think I'd tell him that!

er steckt seine Náse in alles (hinein) (inf) — he sticks his nose into everything

er sieht nicht weiter als seine Náse (inf) — he can't see further than the end of his nose

die Náse vorn haben (inf) — to be ahead by a nose; (in Forschung etc auch) to be one step ahead

der Bus ist mir vor der Nase weggefahren — (ugs.) I missed the bus by a whisker

jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen — (ugs.) shut the door in somebody's face

die Nase voll haben — (ugs.) have had enough

von jemandem/etwas die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben — (ugs.) be sick [to death] of somebody/something

seine Nase in etwas/alles stecken — (ugs.) stick one's nose into something/everything (coll.)

jemandem eine lange Nase machen od. eine Nase drehen — (ugs.) cock a snook at somebody

immer der Nase nach — (ugs.) just follow your nose

jemanden an der Nase herumführen — (ugs.) pull the wool over somebody's eyes

auf die Nase fallen — (ugs.) come a cropper (sl.)

jemandem etwas auf die Nase binden — (ugs.) let somebody in on something

jemandem auf der Nase herumtanzen — (ugs.) play somebody up

jemandem eins od. was auf die Nase geben — (ugs.) put somebody in his/her place

jemandem etwas aus der Nase ziehen — (ugs.) worm something out of somebody

das sticht mir schon lange in die Nase — (ugs.) I've had my eye on that for a long time

jemanden mit der Nase auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — (ugs.) spell something out to somebody

pro Nase — (ugs.) per head

jemandem unter die Nase reiben, dass... — (ugs.) rub it in that...

eine gute Nase für etwas haben — have a good nose for something; (etwas intuitiv wissen) have a sixth sense for something

der Bus ist mir vor der Nase weggefahren — (ugs.) I missed the bus by a whisker

jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen — (ugs.) shut the door in somebody's face

die Nase voll haben — (ugs.) have had enough

von jemandem/etwas die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben — (ugs.) be sick [to death] of somebody/something

seine Nase in etwas/alles stecken — (ugs.) stick one's nose into something/everything (coll.)

jemandem eine lange Nase machen od. eine Nase drehen — (ugs.) cock a snook at somebody

immer der Nase nach — (ugs.) just follow your nose

jemanden an der Nase herumführen — (ugs.) pull the wool over somebody's eyes

auf die Nase fallen — (ugs.) come a cropper (sl.)

jemandem etwas auf die Nase binden — (ugs.) let somebody in on something

jemandem auf der Nase herumtanzen — (ugs.) play somebody up

jemandem eins od. was auf die Nase geben — (ugs.) put somebody in his/her place

jemandem etwas aus der Nase ziehen — (ugs.) worm something out of somebody

das sticht mir schon lange in die Nase — (ugs.) I've had my eye on that for a long time

jemanden mit der Nase auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — (ugs.) spell something out to somebody

pro Nase — (ugs.) per head

jemandem unter die Nase reiben, dass... — (ugs.) rub it in that...

eine gute Nase für etwas haben — have a good nose for something; (etwas intuitiv wissen) have a sixth sense for something

al sangue — gastr. [ carne] rare, underdone BE

versare o spargere sangue to shed blood; bagno di sangue bloodbath; fatto di sangue act of violence; assetato di sangue bloodthirsty; lavare un'offesa nel sangue to wipe out an insult with blood; spargimento di sangue bloodshed; picchiare qcn. a sangue to beat up sb., to beat sb. black and blue; avere il sangue caldo to be hot-blooded; sangue freddo cold-bloodedness, sangfroid; a sangue freddo in cold blood, cold-bloodedly; mantenere il sangue freddo to keep a cool head; ce l'ha nel sangue it's in his genes scherz.; sudare o sputare sangue per qcs. to sweat blood over sth.; farsi il sangue cattivo o avvelenarsi il sangue to eat one's heart out; non avere sangue nelle vene (non avere carattere) to have no guts; fra loro non corre buon sangue there is bad blood between them; succhiare il sangue a qcn. to suck sb. dry; il sangue mi andò alla testa the blood rushed to my head; fare ribollire il sangue a qcn. to make sb.'s blood boil; mi si gela il sangue my blood runs cold; fare raggelare il sangue a qcn. to chill sb.'s blood; il sangue non è acqua blood is thicker than water; buon sangue non mente — prov. blood tells

ça sent le parfum à plein nez — (colloq) there's a strong smell of perfume

je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors — (colloq) I didn't set foot outside

mettre le nez à la fenêtre — (colloq) to show one's face at the window

tu as le nez dessus — (colloq) it's staring you in the face

avoir du nez, avoir le nez fin — ( odorat) to have a good sense of smell; ( intuition) to be shrewd

mener quelqu'un par le bout du nez — (colloq) ( dans un couple) to have somebody under one's thumb; ( plus général) to have somebody wrapped round one's little finger

avoir quelqu'un dans le nez — (colloq) to have it in for somebody

avoir un coup or verre dans le nez — (colloq) to have had one too many (colloq)

filer or passer sous le nez de quelqu'un — to slip through somebody's fingers

avoir le nez creux — (colloq) to be canny

se casser le nez — (colloq) ( trouver porte close) to find nobody at home; ( échouer) to fail, to come a cropper (colloq)

hablar con o por la nariz — to talk through one's nose

darle en la nariz a algn * —

me da en la nariz que no está diciendo la verdad — I get the feeling o something tells me that she is not telling the truth

darse de narices con la puerta — to bump into the door *

ya estamos otra vez con el ruidito ese de las narices — there's that damn * o bloody ** noise again

de narices Esp * —

me echó una bronca de narices — he gave me a hell of a telling off *

hace un frío de narices — it's absolutely freezing *

era guapa de narices — she was a real stunner *

me encuentro de narices — I feel fantastic o great

delante de o en las narices de algn * —

le robaron el coche en sus propias narices — they stole his car right under his nose *

ese tío me hincha las narices — that guy really gets up my nose *

hinchársele las narices a algn Esp * —

se le hincharon las narices — he blew his top *, he hit the roof

pasarse algo por las narices * —

eso me lo paso por las narices — * I couldn't care less * o I don't give two hoots * about that

por narices Esp * —

pasar o restregar por las narices * —

hazlo o te rompo las narices — do it or I'll smash your face in *

tener narices Esp * —

tocar las narices a algn Esp * —

me toca las narices lo que diga ella — I don't give a damn what she says *

¿dónde narices están mis calcetines? — where on earth are my socks? *

perros de presa con muy buena nariz — gun dogs with a good nose o keen sense of smell

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.