nose

naso

Parte al centro del viso che serve a respirare e a sentire gli odori.

In inglese semplice: The part in the middle of your face that you breathe through and use to smell things.

• My nose is cold.
• He blew his nose into a tissue.
• Can you breathe through your nose?

Espressioni comuni: blow your nose, a runny nose, a blocked nose, nose bleed

muso, punta

Parte anteriore o punta di un oggetto, soprattutto di un aereo o un veicolo.

In inglese semplice: The front end or pointed tip of an object, especially a plane or vehicle.

• The plane's nose pointed down.
• They painted the nose of the aircraft red.
• The two boats touched noses at the dock.

Sinonimi: front, tip

Espressioni comuni: nose of something, aircraft nose, nose cone, nose wheel

fiuto, olfatto

Capacità di riconoscere e valutare gli odori, soprattutto quelli del vino.

In inglese semplice: The ability to recognize and judge smells, especially those of wine.

• A wine taster needs a good nose.
• His trained nose detected a hint of smoke.
• She developed her nose by comparing different wines.

Come si usa: a nose for something (She has an excellent nose for fine wines.)

Sinonimi: sense of smell

Espressioni comuni: a good nose, nose for wine, a trained nose

avanzare cautamente

Muoversi lentamente e con attenzione, facendo avanzare per prima la parte anteriore.

In inglese semplice: To move slowly and carefully, with the front part going first.

• The car nosed forward slowly.
• Our boat nosed into the harbour.
• She nosed the van through the crowded street.

Come si usa: nose into/through something (The boat nosed through a narrow gap.)

Sinonimi: edge, inch

Espressioni comuni: nose through traffic, nose into something, nose forward, nose past something

ficcanasare, curiosare

Cercare di scoprire fatti privati degli altri o questioni che non ci riguardano.

In inglese semplice: To try to discover private information about other people or things that do not concern you.

• Don't nose around in my room.
• He was nosing into his neighbours' business.
• Why are you nosing about here?

Come si usa: nose around/about (Someone has been nosing around in my office.); nose into something (Stop nosing into my private affairs.)

Sinonimi: snoop, pry

Espressioni comuni: nose around, nose about, nose into something

spingere col muso

Spingere qualcosa o toccarlo delicatamente con il naso o il muso.

In inglese semplice: To push or gently touch something with the part of the face used for smelling.

• The puppy nosed my hand.
• The horse nosed the gate open.
• Our dog was nosing an empty bowl across the floor.

Sinonimi: nuzzle, nudge

Espressioni comuni: nose someone's hand, nose something aside, nose the door

puntare il muso, dirigersi

Muoversi orientando la parte anteriore di un aereo o di una nave in una direzione precisa.

In inglese semplice: To move with the front of a plane or ship pointing in a particular direction.

• The plane began to nose up.
• The ship nosed south towards open water.
• The pilot nosed the aircraft down for landing.

Come si usa: nose up/down/towards something (The plane nosed down towards the valley.)

Espressioni comuni: nose up, nose down, nose towards something

parlare con voce nasale

Pronunciare parole con una voce che sembra passare attraverso il naso.

In inglese semplice: To say words in a voice that sounds as if it comes through the part used for smelling.

• He nosed a short prayer.
• The clerk nosed each word in a thin voice.
• She was nosing the final verse of the hymn.

Sinonimi: intonate nasally

Espressioni comuni: nose a prayer, nose the words