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1 fout
fout1〈de〉2 [verkeerde handeling] mistake ⇒ error, 〈 overtreding bij sport〉 foul, fault 〈 in het bijzonder bij tennis, paardensport enz.〉♦voorbeelden:1 zijn fout is dat … • the trouble with him is that …iemand op zijn fouten wijzen • point out someone's faults; 〈op een beledigende manier; informeel〉 rub someone's nose in itniemand is zonder fouten • nobody's perfecteen medische fout • medical malpracticemenselijke fout • human errorde oude fout maken • fall into the (same) old errorseen fout in een berekening • a miscalculationzonder fouten schrijven • spell correctly————————fout21 [mis(lukt)] wrong♦voorbeelden:wat is er fout aan …? • what's wrong with …?iets fout rekenen • consider something wrongII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
2 iemand op zijn fouten wijzen
iemand op zijn fouten wijzenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand op zijn fouten wijzen
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3 neus
1 [lichaamsdeel] nose3 [punt van een voorwerp] nose ⇒ 〈 balg, spuit ook〉 nozzle, (toe)cap 〈 schoen〉, toe 〈 schoen〉, nib 〈 dakpan〉, heel 〈 geweer〉, handle 〈 schaaf〉♦voorbeelden:het neusje van de zalm • 〈 figuurlijk〉 the cream of the crop, the tops, it, the cat's whiskerseen frisse neus halen • get a breath of fresh aireen verstopte neus • a stuffed(-up) nosedoen alsof zijn neus bloedt • 〈 figuurlijk〉 play/act dumbzijn neus dichthouden • hold one's nosedat gaat zijn neus voorbij • that's not for (such as) him, it is lost to himhij haalt voor alles de neus op • he's a bit sniffyde neus voor iemand/iets ophalen • turn up one's nose at someone/something 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 look down one's nose at someone/somethingin zijn neus peuteren • pick one's nosezijn neus snuiten • blow one's nosezijn neus overal in steken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 poke/stick one's nose into everything〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn neus in andermans zaken steken • stick one's nose into other people's affairs/business〈 schertsend〉 ja, mijn neus • my eye!, come off it!dat kan ik aan zijn neus niet zien • I can't tell by the look on his face what he wantsdoor de neus spreken • talk through one's nosewit om de neus worden • (go) pale, go green/white about the gillsonder zijn neus • right under one's nose〈 figuurlijk〉 het/hij komt me mijn neus uit • I'm fed up (to the back teeth) with it/him〈 figuurlijk〉 niet verder zien/kijken dan zijn neus lang is • be unable to see further than (the end of) one's noseiemand iets door de neus boren • cheat someone of something -
4 poederen
3 [met sneeuw inwrijven] rub snow in someone's face/hair 〈enz.〉♦voorbeelden:1 zich (het gezicht) poederen • powder one's face/nose
См. также в других словарях:
rub someone's nose in — see ↑rub, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑nose rub someone s nose in informal : to repeatedly remind someone of (a mistake, failure, etc.) He beat us all in the race and then rubbed our noses in it. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
rub someone's nose in it — (informal) To remind someone continually of something he or she has done wrong • • • Main Entry: ↑nose rub someone s nose in it (informal) To remind someone insistently of a mistake, fault, misdeed, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑rub … Useful english dictionary
rub someone's nose in it — rub (someone s) nose in it informal, informal to say or do something which makes someone remember that they have failed. I didn t tell him I d started another relationship. I didn t want to rub his nose in it … New idioms dictionary
rub someone's nose in — idi rub someone s nose in, to remind someone persistently of (a past mistake) in order to punish … From formal English to slang
rub someone's nose in something — rub someone’s nose in something phrase to keep reminding someone about something unpleasant that they do not want to think about I know we lost – there’s no need to rub my nose in it. Thesaurus: to cause someone to remembersynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
rub it in (or rub someone's nose in something) — informal emphatically draw someone s attention to an embarrassing fact. → rub … English new terms dictionary
rub someone's nose in something — ► rub it in (or rub someone s nose in something) informal emphatically draw someone s attention to an embarrassing or painful fact. Main Entry: ↑rub … English terms dictionary
rub someone’s nose in something — tv. to emind someone of something con tantly; to make a big issue about someone’s mistake. (From the practice of training a puppy by rubbing its nose in the messes it makes.) □ So I made a mistake! I wish you’d stop rubbing my nose in it. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rub someone's nose in something — to keep reminding someone about something unpleasant that they do not want to think about I know we lost – there s no need to rub my nose in it … English dictionary
nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between … English World dictionary
rub — ► VERB (rubbed, rubbing) 1) apply firm pressure to (a surface) with a repeated back and forth motion. 2) move to and fro against a surface while pressing or grinding against it. 3) apply with a rubbing action. 4) (rub down) dry, smooth, or clean… … English terms dictionary
