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1 nose around
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2 nose
[nəuz] 1. nnos m; ( of aircraft) dziób m; ( of car) przód m2. vi(also: nose one's way) sunąć powolito follow one's nose — ( go straight ahead) iść (pójść perf) prosto przed siebie; ( be guided by instinct) zdawać się (zdać perf) się na wyczucie
it gets up my nose ( inf) — to mnie wkurza (inf)
to look down one's nose at sb/sth ( inf) — nie mieć o kimś/czymś wysokiego mniemania
to pay through the nose (for sth) ( inf) — zapłacić ( perf) kupę pieniędzy (za coś) (inf)
to turn one's nose up at sth ( inf) — gardzić (wzgardzić perf) czymś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[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.) węch3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) torować sobie drogę2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) węszyć•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pikować- 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 -
3 poke
[pəuk] 1. vtto poke sth in(to) — wtykać (wetknąć perf) coś do +gen
to poke one's head out of the window — wystawiać (wystawić perf) głowę przez okno
Phrasal Verbs:- poke out2. n* * *[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) wetknąć, szturchnąć2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) dziurawić, przebijać3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) wystawać, wystawiać2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) pchnięcie, szturchnięcie- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
См. также в других словарях:
Nose around — Nose around, v. i. to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as {nose[2]}, v. i. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nose around — nose about you check the bedrooms and we ll nose around the kitchen Syn: investigate, explore, ferret around/through, rummage around/through, search; delve into, peer into; prowl around; informal snoop around/about … Thesaurus of popular words
nose\ around — • nose about • nose around v. phr. informal To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures. The detective was nosing around in… … Словарь американских идиом
nose around — phrasal : to sniff around : explore plant auditors may also be found nosing around scrap heaps to see whether material is being wasted Hugh Morrow * * * ˌnose a ˈround ˌnose a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [he/she/it noses aro … Useful english dictionary
nose around — phrasal verb nose around or nose about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nose around : he/she/it noses around present participle nosing around past tense nosed around past participle nosed around showing disapproval British nose around/about… … English dictionary
nose around — PHRASAL VERB If you nose around or nose about, you look around a place that belongs to someone else, to see if you can find something interesting. [INFORMAL] [V P n] Accountants are nosing around the BBC at the moment, conducting an efficiency… … English dictionary
nose around — Synonyms and related words: be curious, beat the bushes, burn with curiosity, burrow, delve, dig, dig around for, dig up, explore, forage, frisk, gape, gawk, go through, hunt, inquire, interrogate, look around, look round, look through, nose… … Moby Thesaurus
nose around — look for something kept private or secret, pry The secretary was nosing around in her boss s desk trying to discover what was going on … Idioms and examples
nose around — to try to discover information. Justice Department lawyers started nosing around after they received a complaint from a former employee. Related vocabulary: sniff out someone/something … New idioms dictionary
nose around (for something) — ˌnose aˈbout/aˈround (for sth) derived to look for sth, especially information about sb Syn: ↑poke about • We found a man nosing around in our backyard. Main entry: ↑nosederived … Useful english dictionary
nose around/about/round — INVESTIGATE, explore, ferret (about/around), rummage, search; delve into, peer into; prowl around; informal snoop about/around/round. → nose … Useful english dictionary