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| beak nose n | informal (nose: large, hooked) | أنف معقوف |
| blow your nose v expr | (expel mucus) | يتمخّط |
| | Please blow your nose instead of sniffing. |
| brown-nose n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (sycophant) | متملق، مداهن |
| | What a brown-nose - always sucking up to the boss, hoping for a promotion. |
| brown-nose [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, informal (be obsequious) | يتملق شخصًا، يداهن شخصًا |
| | You got that promotion because you brown-nosed the boss. |
brown-noser,
brown-nose n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (obsequious person) | متملّق، متذلّل |
| bull nose n | (swine disease) (يصيب الخنازير) | التهاب الأنف النخريّ |
| bull nose n | (rounded corner of structure) | زاوية مدوَّرة |
| bull nose n | (brick etc. used for rounded angle) (تُستعمل للزاوية المدوَّرة) | طوبة أنف الثور |
| button nose n | (small round nose) (مدوَّر وشبه مسطَّح) | أنف صغير |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) (مجازي) | يقطع الغصن الذي يجلس عليه |
| | | يفعل أمرًا نكايةً مع أنه لضرره |
| | The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
ear,
nose,
and throat (US),
ear,
nose and throat (UK) n as adj | (ENT: relating to otorhinolaryngology) | أذن وأنف وحنجرة |
| ENT n as adj | initialism (medicine: ear, nose, and throat) | أذن وأنف وحنجرة |
| follow your nose v expr | (trace smell of [sth]) | يتعقب رائحة شيء |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (trust your instinct) | يثق بحدسه، يتبع ما ينبئه به حدسه |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (go straight on) | يذهب بشكل مستقيم |
| | Turn left, then take the second right and just follow your nose. |
from under [sb]'s nose,
right from under [sb]'s nose,
from under [sb]'s very nose expr | figurative (in full view of [sb]) | أمام شخص، على مرأى من شخص |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | قدّام عيني شخص |
| have a nose for [sth] n | figurative (have instinctive ability to detect [sth]) | قدرة على اكتشاف شيء |
| | (الأخبار) | قدرة على تسقُّط شيء |
| | He has a nose for good books. |
| hold your nose v expr | (pinch nostrils to avoid bad smell) | يسدّ أنفه |
| hold your nose v expr | figurative (repress feelings of distaste) | يقبل على مضض، يفعل على مضض |
hooknose,
hooked nose n | (nose with bend in middle) | أنف أعقف، أنف معقوف |
| | An old woman with a hooknose approached us. |
| keep your nose clean expr | figurative, informal (behave well) | يحسن التصرف، يبقى بعيدًا عن المشاكل |
| | The probation officer told the newly released prisoner to keep his nose clean. |
| keep your nose to the grindstone v expr | figurative (continuously work hard) | يعمل جاهدًا، يعمل باجتهاد، يدأب في العمل |
| lead [sb] by the nose v expr | figurative (control, steer to do [sth]) (مجازي: يتحكم به) | يقود شخصًا من أنفه |
| lead [sb] by the nose v expr | figurative (deceive) | يخدع شخصًا |
| look down your nose at [sb/sth] expr | figurative (think yourself superior) | ينظر بتعالٍ إلى شخص/شيء، ينظر بأنف شامخ إلى شخص/شيء |
| needle-nose pliers npl | (long thin pliers) | زرديّة دقيقة الرأس |
| | As the hole was so small I was forced to use a pair of needle-nose pliers to loosen the nut. |
It's no skin off my back,
It's no skin off my nose expr | (it makes no difference to me) | لا يعنيني، لا مشكلة عندي |
| nose clip n | (clasp used on a swimmer's nose) (يستعمله السباحون) | مشبك أنف |
| nose cone n | (conical shield at front of an aircraft) | المخروط الأمامي، مخروط المقدمة |
| nose drops npl | (medicinal drops applied via the nostrils) | قطرات للأنف |
| nose job n | slang (cosmetic surgery on the nose) | عملية تجميل للأنف |
| nose ring n | (pierced jewellery worn in the nose) | خُزامة، حلقة أنف |
| | You will have to remove your nose ring if you want this job. |
nose to nose,
nose-to-nose adv | (into direct competition) | بمواجهة مباشرة |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
nose to nose,
nose-to-nose adj | (in direct competition) | بمواجهة مباشرة |
nose to nose,
nose-to-nose adv | (intimately close up) | متقاربًا جدًّا |
nose to nose,
nose-to-nose adj | (intimately close up) | متقارب جدًّا |
nose to nose with,
nose-to-nose with prep | figurative (in direct competition with) | في مواجهة حامية مع |
| | The boxer went nose to nose with his opponent. |
nose to nose with,
nose-to-nose with prep | (very close to) | على علاقة حميمة مع |
| | Sam was nose to nose with his girlfriend, Mary. |
| nose wheel n | (part of a plane's undercarriage) | العجلة الأمامية، عجلة مقدّم الطائرة |
| nose-thumbing n | informal, figurative (display of mockery or contempt) (بوضع الإبهام على الأنف وتحريك الأصابع) | حركة استهزاء |
nosedive,
also UK: nose dive n | (aircraft: rapid fall, plunge) | هبوط عمودي، انقضاض رأسي |
| | The plane's nosedive was frightening, but fortunately it quickly corrected course. |
nosedive,
also UK: nose dive n | figurative (rapid decrease) | هبوط سريع |
| | The nosedive in salaries was due to the poor economy. |
nosedive,
nose-dive vi | (aircraft: plummet, fall rapidly) | يهبط عموديًّا، ينقضّ |
| | When the engine malfunctioned, the plane nosedived. |
nosedive,
nose-dive vi | figurative (decrease rapidly) | يهبط بسرعة |
| | Stocks nosedived for the fifth week in a row. |
on the nose,
right on the nose adj | informal, figurative (exact, precise) | بالضبط، تمامًا |
| | Your guess was right on the nose. |
| on the nose adj | US, informal, figurative (lacking subtlety, nuance) | مبتذل، خالٍ من التميّز |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | يدفع مبلغًا كبيرًا لقاء شيء |
| | Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | يشتري شيئًا بسعر غالٍ |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| pick your nose v expr | (put a finger in your nostril) | يَضع إصبعه في أنفه |
| | Little kids will pick their noses in public, because they have no shame. |
| | الأطفال الصغار يضعون أصابعهم في أنوفهم أمام الناس، لأنهم لا يشعرون بالإحراج. |
poke your nose in,
poke your nose into [sth] v expr | (be intrusive) | يحشر أنفه في شيء |
| pug nose n | figurative (short, turned-up nose) | أنف أفطس مرفوع الطرف |
| | I don't like her bleached-blonde hair or her tiny pug nose. |
| put your nose to the grindstone v expr | figurative (work hard) | يجدّ في العمل |
| red nose n | (part of clown costume) (جزء من زي المهرج) | أنف أحمر |
| red nose n | (pathology) | التهاب الأنف والرغامى البقري العدوائي |
| rub [sb]'s nose in [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (tease someone persistently about) (لإغاظته) | يذكّر شخصًا بشيء دومًا |
| runny nose n | informal (excessive nasal mucus) | رشح الأنف |
| | I have a runny nose and I keep coughing; I think I should see the doctor tomorrow. |
| snub nose n | (short, turned-up nose) (قصير ومرتفع قليلاً) | أنف خانس، أنف أخنس |
| | Marilyn had a snub nose. |
snub nose,
snubnose n | US (firearm with short barrel) | مسدس قصير الماسورة |
| turn your nose up v expr | figurative (show disgust, disdain) | يرفض، لا يبالي، لا يكترث |
| | (مجازي) | يدير وجهه |
turn up your nose at [sth],
turn your nose up at [sth] v expr | figurative (show disgust, disdain for) | يرفض شيئًا، لا يبالي بشيء، لا يكترث بشيء |
| | (مجازي) | يدير وجهه عن شيء |
under [sb]'s nose,
right under [sb]'s nose expr | (in an obvious place) | أمام عينيه |
| win by a nose v expr | (horseracing: win very narrowly) | يفوز بفارق أنف، يفوز بفارق صغير جدًّا |
| | It was a very close race. Our horse won by a nose. |