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1 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) nos3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) kljun2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) iti previdno2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) vohljati•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pikirati- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *I [nóuz]nounnos, smrček; figuratively voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi); slang vohljač; British English duh po čaju (senu)to bite ( —ali snap) s.o.'s nose off — ostro napasti, obregniti se ob kogato cut off one's nose to spite one's face — samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosomto count ( —ali tell) noses — šteti prisotne, šteti privrženceto follow one's nose — hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonuto have a good nose for s.th. — imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohatito lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetihAmerican colloquially on the nose — točento pay through the nose — preplačati, mastno plačatito poke ( —ali push, thrust) one's nose into — vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati senot to see beyond one's nose — ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorjeto speak through one's nose — govoriti skozi nos, nosljatito put s.o.'s nose out of joint — izpodriniti kogaright under one's (very) nose — pred nosom, pred očminose of wax — mehak ko vosek, slabičII [nóuz]1.transitive verbvohati, zavohati, ovohavati; dotakniti se z nosom; figuratively izvohati, odkriti, najti; izgovarjati skozi nos;2.intransitive verbvohati, iskati (after, for)to nose on — s.o. ovaditi koga -
2 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) palec2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) palec2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) prelistati- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb* * *I [əəm]nounpalec (prst); palec rokavicethumbs up! slang izvrstno! odlično! sijajno!as easy as kiss my thumb — slang figuratively otročje lahek, otroška igrahe is under my thumb — on je v moji oblasti, mora se mi pokoravatihis fingers are all thumbs figuratively on je zelo nespretento have (to hold) under one's thumbs — imeti v svoji oblasti, v svojih pestehto turn the thumbs down figuratively obsoditi (koga)to twirl one's thumbs — palce vrteti (od dolgočasja), lenaritiII [mʌm]transitive verbpotipati s palcem; pustiti palčne ali prstne odtise (na knjigi itd.); zamazati s palcem ali s prsti (knjigo itd.); prelistati (knjigo); brenkati (melodijo); nespretno začeti (delo); American colloquially dvigniti palec za avtostopto thumb one's nose at s.o. — osle komu pokazatito thumb a ride (a lift) — avtostopati; intransitive verb music igrati s palcem; brenkati, nespretno igrati
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thumb one's nose — {v. phr.} 1. To hold one s open hand in front of one s face with one s thumb pointed at one s nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. * /After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window./ 2. {informal} To look with disfavor… … Dictionary of American idioms
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thumb one's nose — phrasal 1. to place the thumb at one s nose and extend the fingers as a gesture of scorn or defiance 2. to express disdain or defiance < thumb their nose at opulence Sales Management > … New Collegiate Dictionary
thumb one's nose at — informal show disdain or contempt for. [with ref. to the gesture of putting one s thumb on one s nose and spreading the fingers.] → thumb … English new terms dictionary
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thumb one's nose — look with disfavor or dislike The star player thumbed his nose at the fans when they began to boo him … Idioms and examples
thumb one's nose at — informal show disdain or contempt for … Useful english dictionary