to have a keen nose for sth

he's really keen to win — er will unbedingt gewinnen

not be keen on something — nicht gerade begeistert von etwas sein

be keen on somebody — scharf auf jemanden sein (ugs.)

to keep a keen eye on sth — ein wachsames Auge auf etw (acc) haben

to have a keen nose for sth — eine gute or feine Nase für etw haben

he has a keen sense of history — er hat ein ausgeprägtes Gefühl für Geschichte

if he's keen we can teach him — wenn er wirklich interessiert ist or Interesse hat, können wir es ihm beibringen

he is terribly keen — seine Begeisterung/sein Interesse/sein Eifer kennt kaum Grenzen

to be keen on sth — etw sehr gern mögen; on classical music, Italian cooking also, football sehr viel für etw übrighaben

he is very keen on golf/tennis etc — er ist ein Golf-/Tennisfan m etc

be keen on somebody — scharf auf jemanden sein (ugs.)

to be keen to + INF: he was keen to start work tenía muchas ganas de empezar a trabajar; to be keen ON something/-ING (BrE): I'm keen on travel/golf me encanta viajar/el golf; he didn't seem too keen on the idea no parecía gustarle mucho la idea, no parecía estar muy entusiasmado con la idea; they're keen on joining the club tienen muchas ganas de hacerse socios del club; to be keen ON somebody (BrE): she's very keen on him le gusta muchísimo; I'm not too keen on their sister — su hermana no me cae muy bien

she has a keen eye for business — tiene mucha visión or (fam) mucho ojo para los negocios

he's a keen cook — le gusta mucho or le encanta cocinar

• to be keen on sth (Brit) —

I'm not keen on the idea — no me entusiasma or no me hace mucha gracia la idea

both companies were keen on a merger — ambas compañías querían la fusión or tenían interés en la fusión

to be keen on doing sth: I'm very keen on horse riding — (Brit) me gusta muchísimo montar a caballo, me encanta montar a caballo; (as a hobby) soy muy aficionada a montar a caballo

• to have a keen appetite — tener buen apetito

• to have a keen eye for detail — tener buen ojo para los detalles

• to have a keen nose for sth — tener buen olfato para algo

• to have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato

he plays a keen game of squash — juega genial or fenomenal al squash *

to be keen to + INF: he was keen to start work tenía muchas ganas de empezar a trabajar; to be keen ON something/-ING (BrE): I'm keen on travel/golf me encanta viajar/el golf; he didn't seem too keen on the idea no parecía gustarle mucho la idea, no parecía estar muy entusiasmado con la idea; they're keen on joining the club tienen muchas ganas de hacerse socios del club; to be keen ON somebody (BrE): she's very keen on him le gusta muchísimo; I'm not too keen on their sister — su hermana no me cae muy bien

she has a keen eye for business — tiene mucha visión or (fam) mucho ojo para los negocios

[win] by a nose — mit einer Nasenlänge [gewinnen]

follow one's nose — (fig.) (be guided by instinct) seinem Instinkt folgen; (go forward) der Nase nachgehen

get up somebody's nose — (coll.): (annoy somebody) jemandem auf den Wecker gehen (salopp)

hold one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase zuhalten

pay through the nose — tief in die Tasche greifen müssen (ugs.)

poke or thrust etc. one's nose into something — (fig.) seine Nase in etwas (Akk.) stecken (fig. ugs.)

put somebody's nose out of joint — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen (ugs.)

rub somebody's nose in it — (fig.) es jemandem ständig unter die Nase reiben (ugs.)

turn up one's nose at something — (fig. coll.) die Nase über etwas (Akk.) rümpfen

under somebody's nose — (fig. coll.) vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

keep one's nose out of something — (fig. coll.) sich aus etwas [he]raushalten

keep your nose out of this! — halt [du] dich da raus!

to hold one's nose — sich (dat) die Nase zuhalten

she always has her nose in a book — sie hat dauernd den Kopf in einem Buch (vergraben)

I just followed my nose — ich bin immer der Nase nach gegangen

she leads him by the nose — er tanzt ganz nach ihrer Pfeife

don't let him lead you by the nose — lass dich von ihm nicht unterbuttern!

he can't see beyond or further than the end of his nose — er kann nicht weiter sehen, als sein eigener Schatten reicht

to get up sb's nose (fig inf) — jdm auf den Geist or auf die Nerven gehen (inf)

to poke or stick one's nose into sth (fig) — seine Nase in etw (acc) stecken

you keep your nose out of this (inf) — halt du dich da raus (inf)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face (prov) — sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

to pay through the nose (inf) — viel blechen (inf), sich dumm und dämlich zahlen

to win by a nose (horse) — um eine Nasenlänge gewinnen

to keep one's nose clean (inf) — sauber bleiben (inf), eine saubere Weste behalten (inf)

to have a nose for sth (fig) — eine Nase or einen Riecher (inf) für etw haben

nose to tail (cars) — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

I nosed the car toward(s) the gate — ich manövrierte das Auto langsam zum Tor

to nose into sb's affairs (fig) — seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten (acc) stecken (inf)

follow one's nose — (fig.) (be guided by instinct) seinem Instinkt folgen; (go forward) der Nase nachgehen

get up somebody's nose — (coll.): (annoy somebody) jemandem auf den Wecker gehen (salopp)

hold one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase zuhalten

pay through the nose — tief in die Tasche greifen müssen (ugs.)

poke or thrust etc. one's nose into something — (fig.) seine Nase in etwas (Akk.) stecken (fig. ugs.)

put somebody's nose out of joint — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen (ugs.)

rub somebody's nose in it — (fig.) es jemandem ständig unter die Nase reiben (ugs.)

turn up one's nose at something — (fig. coll.) die Nase über etwas (Akk.) rümpfen

under somebody's nose — (fig. coll.) vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

keep one's nose out of something — (fig. coll.) sich aus etwas [he]raushalten

not to look/see beyond the end of one's nose — no ver* más allá de sus (or mis etc) narices

(right) under somebody's nose — (colloq)

it was right under my nose all the time — lo tenía delante de las narices (fam)

he stole it from under our very noses — se lo robó en nuestras propias narices (fam)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face — tirar piedras al or contra el propio tejado

to follow one's nose — ( go straight on) seguir* derecho or todo recto; ( act intuitively) dejarse guiar por la intuición

to get up somebody's nose — (BrE colloq)

that's the sort of thing that gets right up my nose — ése es el tipo de cosa que me enferma or me revienta (fam)

to keep one's nose clean — (colloq) no meterse en líos (fam)

to keep one's nose out of something — no meter las narices en algo (fam), no meterse en algo

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — trabajar duro, darle* al callo (Esp fam)

to lead somebody by the nose — tener* a alguien agarrado por las narices, manejar a alguien a su (or mi etc) antojo

to look down one's nose at somebody — mirar a alguien por encima del hombro

he looked down his nose at the idea — la idea le pareció tonta (or ridícula etc)

to pay through the nose — (colloq) pagar* un ojo de la cara or un riñón (fam)

to poke o stick one's nose in — (colloq) meter las narices en algo (fam)

to put somebody's nose out of joint — (colloq) hacer* que alguien se moleste or se ofenda

to rub somebody's nose in something — (colloq) restregarle* or refregarle* algo a alguien por las narices (fam)

to turn one's nose up at something/somebody — (colloq) despreciar algo/a alguien; (before n)

nose drops — gotas fpl nasales

to nose around o about in something — husmear or fisgonear en algo

• his nose was bleeding — le sangraba la nariz, le salía sangre de la nariz

• to have one's nose in a book — estar enfrascado en un libro

• to hold one's nose — (lit) taparse la nariz

• to talk or speak through one's nose — ganguear, hablar con voz gangosa

she paid through the nose (for it) — le costó un ojo de la cara *, pagó un dineral (por ello) *

to make sb pay through the nose — hacer pagar a algn un dineral *

who asked you to poke your nose in? — ¿quién te manda meter las narices * or meterte en esto?

he's always poking his nose (in) where it's not wanted — siempre está metiendo las narices or metiéndose en lo que no le incumbe *

under sb's nose: it's right under your nose — lo tienes delante de las narices *

she did it under his very nose or right under his nose — lo hizo delante de sus narices

to win by a nose — [horse] ganar por una nariz; (fig) ganar por los pelos

nose cone N — [of missile] ojiva f; [of racing car] cabeza f separable

nose drops NPL — gotas fpl para la nariz

nose job * N —

nose ring N — [of animal] argolla f (en el hocico); [of person] pendiente m en la nariz

nose stud N — piercing m de or en la nariz

not to look/see beyond the end of one's nose — no ver* más allá de sus (or mis etc) narices

(right) under somebody's nose — (colloq)

it was right under my nose all the time — lo tenía delante de las narices (fam)

he stole it from under our very noses — se lo robó en nuestras propias narices (fam)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face — tirar piedras al or contra el propio tejado

to follow one's nose — ( go straight on) seguir* derecho or todo recto; ( act intuitively) dejarse guiar por la intuición

to get up somebody's nose — (BrE colloq)

that's the sort of thing that gets right up my nose — ése es el tipo de cosa que me enferma or me revienta (fam)

to keep one's nose clean — (colloq) no meterse en líos (fam)

to keep one's nose out of something — no meter las narices en algo (fam), no meterse en algo

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — trabajar duro, darle* al callo (Esp fam)

to lead somebody by the nose — tener* a alguien agarrado por las narices, manejar a alguien a su (or mi etc) antojo

to look down one's nose at somebody — mirar a alguien por encima del hombro

he looked down his nose at the idea — la idea le pareció tonta (or ridícula etc)

to pay through the nose — (colloq) pagar* un ojo de la cara or un riñón (fam)

to poke o stick one's nose in — (colloq) meter las narices en algo (fam)

to put somebody's nose out of joint — (colloq) hacer* que alguien se moleste or se ofenda

to rub somebody's nose in something — (colloq) restregarle* or refregarle* algo a alguien por las narices (fam)

to turn one's nose up at something/somebody — (colloq) despreciar algo/a alguien; (before n)

nose drops — gotas fpl nasales

to nose around o about in something — husmear or fisgonear en algo

that was pretty sharp! — das war ganz schön clever!

keep a sharp lookout for the police! — halt die Augen offen, falls die Polizei kommt!

F/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das

to come into sharp focus (fig inf) — aufs Korn genommen werden

that was pretty sharp of you — das war ganz schön schlau or clever (inf) von dir

keep a sharp watch for him/the train — pass gut auf, ob du ihn/den Zug siehst

be sharp about it! (inf) — (ein bisschen) dalli! (inf), zack, zack! (inf)

he's a sharp dresser — er zieht sich immer todschick an (inf)

if you don't look sharp... — wenn du nicht schnell machst...

to turn sharp left — scharf nach links abbiegen

F/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das