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The nasal cavities and the structures surrounding and associated with them. The nose functions primarily as the organ of smell and in most tetrapods also assumes a respiratory function, forming the anterior end of the air passage through which air is drawn in and in which it is warmed and moistened.

In humans the nasal cavities are triangular openings that pass from the external nares back to the dorsal part of the pharynx. The lateral walls are composed principally of portions of the ethmoid and sphenoid bones and projections of three turbinate bones, or conchae, on each side. The floor of the nose is formed by the palate, which is also the roof of the mouth. The nasal cavities are lined with respiratory epithelium, which also lines the paranasal sinuses. The latter are cavities in the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary bones which communicate with the nasal passages. The external nose consists of the two nasal bones that form the bony bridge and two pairs of lower nasal cartilages. These together with the tightly adherent skin determine the individual shape and size of the human nose. See also Olfaction.

In the wine world, the word "nose" refers to the olfactory sense of wine. Some enophiles use the term as a descriptor for wines with an extremely intense bouquet although common usage doesn't generally connote quality.

The nose is at the centre of attention when we examine the face. One can read the culture of the nose and its central place in the study of physiognomy. One can stress that the face is the part of the modern body (along with the hands) which is uncovered, unveiled, and therefore available for analysis. A society in which all of its members wore masks could stress the imagined nose, much as Western society stresses the imagined breast or buttock. The West ‘sees’ the nose: it is ‘real’ and therefore immediate and concrete, and the more it becomes a place for fantasy the more real it seems.

Noses are loaded with multiple layers of meaning. As Charles Darwin noted in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex: ‘As the face with us is chiefly admired for its beauty, so with savages it is the chief seat of mutilation’. This focus on the beautiful face is understood by Darwin as a quality of the modern world. Noses define civilization. Oswald Spengler, writing in his study of The Decline of the West in 1918, called this fascination a sign of the triumph of the ‘science’ of physiognomy and the movement toward a ‘single uniform overarching physiognomy of all human beings’. The face and the sciences which contribute to its reading are given specific priority as signs of the modern.

The history of the nose is written as part of the history of the face. And we have a long tradition in the West of giving meaning to the face and its parts. One could say that the nose defines the human face. It is central to the face. The face, in terms of the psychology of perception, is not a face without a nose. In the first modern history of plastic surgery (1838), Eduard Zeis commented that ‘The eye is so used to seeing a nose on a human face, that even an ugly one is preferable to one that is partly or completely missing …’ It is of little wonder that the classic image of the ‘death's head’ is one without a nose. Historically, anxiety about the loss of the nose is tied to stigmatizing diseases — leprosy and syphilis. The syphilis epidemic of the sixteenth century makes the ‘lost’ nose a sign of moral decay. In another context, the focus on Black slavery and the condition of the Black in the Enlightenment, associates the form of the Black's nose with defences of slavery; it becomes a sign of the ‘primitive’. The Dutch eighteenth-century anatomist Petrus Camper presents criteria for the beautiful face in his study. Indeed, he defines the ‘beautiful face’ as one in which the facial line creates an angle of 100 degrees to the horizontal. According to the contemporary reading of Camper the African is the least beautiful — and therefore the least erotic.

The too-long nose comes to be read as a physical sign for the identification of the Jews as essentially different from all others in the modern state. George Jabet, writing as Eden Warwick, in his Notes on Noses (1848) characterized the ‘Jewish, or Hawknose’, as ‘very convex, and preserves its convexity like a bow, throughout the whole length from the eyes to the tip. It is thin and sharp.’ Shape also carried here a specific meaning: ‘It indicates considerable Shrewdness in worldly matters; a deep insight into character, and facility of turning that insight to profitable account.’ Noses become a sign of character, both good character and bad character. But they are always a sign of immutable character. All of these ideas of the nose exist simultaneously; it was only a question of emphasis and priorities — by a nose.

In functional terms, the nose is the route whereby aromas reach the nerve cells — in the upper part of its lining — whose fibres enter the brain through perforations at the base of the skull, and serve the sense of smell. The broader associations of this function are embedded in the language — to have a nose for something, to nose it out, or simply to be ‘nosey’, imply the ancient fundamental link in the animal kingdom between smell and appraisal of the outside world.

The nose is also the channel for quiet breathing. The nostrils have a greater resistance to airflow than any other part of the route into the lungs, contributing to the optimal mechanical balance which makes quiet breathing a negligible effort. (When we are pushed into breathing vigorously, the flow is diverted to the wider mouth.) The other highly effective function of the nose is as an air conditioner — a heat and moisture exchanger. Air enters dryer and cooler (usually) than the inside of the body. The moist and blood-warmed surface formed by the mucous membrane lining is much larger than the outside of the nose, because it is folded around three thin, curved sheets of bone (conchae) that project into the cavity on each side, as well as covering both sides of the central septum. In passing through this maze, the air is warmed and moistened — conditioned to do no damage to the lungs. Then, on its way back out, now saturated with water vapour and at body temperature, the air does not escape in that state; the membrane that it had cooled and dried automatically retrieves much of the heat and water. Thus in cold conditions, when heat and water conservation can be of major importance, the nose is a crucial protective tool. The normally beneficial divisions and restrictions of space within the nose are all too apparent when the lining is swollen by inflammation with the common cold, and obstructs the flow of air. Opening into the nose are conduits from the sinuses within the skull bones; also the ducts that drain the continuous eye-moistening secretions from the lachrymal glands, preventing overflow as tears, unless overloaded by the excesses of weeping. At the back in the nasopharynx the cavity of the nose communicates with the cavity of the middle ears through the eustachian tubes. This enables the equalization of pressure between the ears and the outside air via the nose, assisted by swallowing or by blowing against closed nostrils when external pressure alters, as in a descending aircraft.

— Sander L. Gilman, Sheila Jennett

Bibliography

• Holden, H. M. (1950). Noses. World Publishing Co., Cleveland.
• Romm, S. (1986). Noses by design. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

See respiratory system. See also physiognomy; taste and smell.

noun

1. The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract: proboscis. Informal beak, snoot. Slang nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout. See body/spirit, convex/concave.
2. The sense by which odors are perceived: olfaction, scent, smell. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
3. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit. See ability/inability, careful/careless.

verb

1. To perceive with the olfactory sense: scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff. Idioms: catchgeta whiff of. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
2. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion. poke, pry, snoop. Idioms: stick one's nose into. See investigate, participate/abstain.

phrasal verb - nose out

To pursue and locate: hunt down, run down, trace, track down. Idioms: run toearthground. See get/lose.

Idioms beginning with nose:
nose about
nose into
nose in a book, have one's
nose in the air, have one's
nose to the grindstone, keep one's

See also brown nose; can't see beyond the end of one's nose; count noses; cut off one's nose; follow one's nose; keep one's nose clean; lead by the nose; look down on (one's nose); no skin off my nose; on the nose; pay through the nose; plain as day (the nose on your face); poke one's nose into; rub someone's nose in it; thumb one's nose; turn up one's nose; under one's nose; win by a nose.

One of the many parts of the body which is significant if it itches, but a range of meanings have been reported since the 17th century. In Thomas Dekker's play The Honest Whore ((1604), II. i): ‘We shall ha’ guests to day, I lay my little maidenhead; my nose itches so', while John Melton (1620: 47) declares: ‘When a man's nose itcheth, it is a signe he shall drink wine’. Multiple reasons, with satisfying rhythm, are often given: ‘You will shake hands with or kiss a fool, drink a glass of wine, run against a cuckold's door, or miss them all four’ (Connoisseur (13 Mar. 1755); compare Folk-Lore 24 (1913), 90). A similar confusion pertains to a blue vein which can appear across the top of the nose: you will drown, be hanged, die young, and so on (The Shepherd's Kalendar (1503); Lean, 1903: ii. 291; Folk-Lore 68 (1957), 413). According to Addy (1895: 144) a turned-up nose indicates deceit.

See also NOSEBLEED.

Bibliography
The full bibliography list is available here.

• Lean, 1903: ii. 142, 283-8, 291
• Opie and Tatem, 1989: 288
• Hazlitt, 1905: 441-2
• Roud, 2003: 340-1

Projecting edge.

n.

The extreme outpost of the face. From the circumstance that great conquerors have great noses, Getius, whose writings antedate the age of humor, calls the nose the organ of quell. It has been observed that one's nose is never so happy as when thrust into the affairs of others, from which some physiologists have drawn the inference that the nose is devoid of the sense of smell.

        There's a man with a Nose,
        And wherever he goes
    The people run from him and shout:
        "No cotton have we
        For our ears if so be
    He blow that interminous snout!"
    
        So the lawyers applied
        For injunction.  "Denied,"
    Said the Judge:  "the defendant prefixion,
        Whate'er it portend,
        Appears to transcend
    The bounds of this court's jurisdiction."
                                                         Arpad Singiny

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The nose is a source of much energy and wisdom. Having "a nose for the news" or "sticking one's nose into someone else's business" can be important messages for the dreamer to heed. A nosey neighbor or business associate may be sticking their nose into your personal life. Or the dreamer may be "brown nosing" too much at the job or in some other arena of life.

The specialized structure of the head that serves both as the organ of smell and as the first segment of the respiratory apparatus. Air breathed in through the nose is warmed, humidified and filtered by the richly vascular mucous membrane. On breathing out through the nose some of the heat gained is returned to the nasal mucous membrane. See also nasal.

Anatomic structures of the canine nose. By permission from Aspinall V, O'Reilly M, Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Butterworth Heinemann, 2004

• n. bleed — see epistaxis.
• butterfly n. — in dogs, a partially unpigmented nose.
• collie n. — see solar dermatitis.
• Dudley n. — see nasal depigmentation.
• n. lead, n. tong, n. grip, bulldog — a scissor-like instrument with the blades curved towards each other and fitted with a knob on each of their ends. The tool is inserted into the nostrils with the blades opened, positioned on either side of the septum, then closed tight. The end of the nasal septum is grasped between the ends of the tongs. Provides fair restraint for a cow having a minor interference, such as an intravenous injection. Comparable in effect to a twitch on a horse.
• n. mite — Speleognathus australis; occurs in wild ruminants and may cause bouts of sneezing. See also nasal acariasis.
• parasympathetic n. — unilateral or bilateral dryness, hyperkeratosis and sometimes loss of pigmentation of the nasal planum in dogs. There may be fissuring and ulceration of the nares and nasal philtrum. These are the result of damage, either inflammatory or neurogenic, to the glands responsible for lubricating the nasal planum and nasal vestibule.
• n. picking — a vice in quail kept in overcrowded conditions. The birds pick at the soft tissue where the beak and skin join. Causes blood loss and subsequent beak deformity.
• pinched n. — see stenotic nares.
• n. printing — epidermal contours in the skin of the nose of dogs and the muzzle of ruminants are reflections of dermal structures; they are individually distinctive and can be replicated by applying ink to the part with an inking pad and imprinting on paper; provide a means of identification similar to fingerprints in humans. See also transponder, nasal areae.
• snow n. — see nasal depigmentation.
• wry n. — see nasal deviation.

The structure that protrudes from the anterior portion of the midface and serves as a passageway for air to and from the lungs. The nose filters, warms, and moistens the air on its passage into the lungs. The nose contains the end organs of smell.

• Head and Neck - nose: narrow, projecting part of face between mouth and eyes with two openings for passage of air into body; organ of smell
• Airframe and Engines - nose: foremost section of fuselage enclosing cockpit
• Horse and Dog Racing
• Smells - nose: organ of smell

For other uses, see Nose (disambiguation).

For the article about noses in humans, see human nose.

Nose
Dogs have very sensitive noses
Latin	'Nasus'

Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face; on most other mammals, it is on the upper tip of the snout.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Air conditioning 2 Sense of direction 3 Structure in air-breathing forms 4 In fish 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Air conditioning

As an interface between the body and the external world, the nose and associated structures frequently perform additional functions concerned with conditioning entering air (for instance, by warming and/or humidifying it, also for flicking if moving and by mostly reclaiming moisture from the air before it is exhaled (as occurs most efficiently in camels). The nose often has inner hairs whose function is to stop unwanted particles from entering the lungs.

Sense of direction

The wet nose of dogs is useful for the perception of direction. The sensitive cold receptors in the skin detect the place where the nose is cooled the most and this is the direction a particular smell that the animal just picked up comes from.^[1]

Structure in air-breathing forms

The nose of a tapir.

In amphibians and lungfish, the nostrils open into small sacs that, in turn, open into the forward roof of the mouth through the choanae. These sacs contain a small amount of olfactory epithelium, which, in the case of caecilians, also lines a number of neighbouring tentacles. Despite the general similarity in structure to those of amphibians, the nostrils of lungfish are not used in respiration, since these animals breathe through their mouths. Amphibians also have a vomeronasal organ, lined by olfactory epithelium, but, unlike those of amniotes, this is generally a simple sac that, except in salamanders, has little connection with the rest of the nasal system.^[2]

In reptiles, the nasal chamber is generally larger, with the choanae being located much further back in the roof of the mouth. In crocodilians, the chamber is exceptionally long, helping the animal to breathe while partially submerged. The reptilian nasal chamber is divided into three parts: an anterior vestibule, the main olfactory chamber, and a posterior nasopharynx. The olfactory chamber is lined by olfactory epithelium on its upper surface and possesses a number of turbinates to increase the sensory area. The vomeronasal organ is well-developed in lizards and snakes, in which it no longer connects with the nasal cavity, opening directly into the roof of the mouth. It is smaller in turtles, in which it retains its original nasal connection, and is absent in adult crocodilians.^[2]

Birds have a similar nose to reptiles, with the nostrils being located at the upper rear part of the beak. Since they generally have a poor sense of smell, the olfactory chamber is small, although it does contain three turbinates, which sometimes have a complex structure similar to that of mammals. In many birds, including doves and fowls, the nostrils are covered by a horny protective shield. The vomeronasal organ of birds is either under-developed or altogether absent, depending on the species.^[2]

Elephants have prehensile noses.

The nasal cavities are exceptionally large in most mammals, typically occupying up to half the length of the skull. In some groups, however, including primates, bats, and cetaceans, the nose has been secondarily reduced, and these animals consequently have a relatively poor sense of smell. The nasal cavity of mammals has been enlarged, in part, by the development of a palate cutting off the entire upper surface of the original oral cavity, which consequently becomes part of the nose, leaving the palate as the new roof of the mouth. The enlarged nasal cavity contains complex turbinates forming coiled scroll-like shapes that help to warm the air before it reaches the lungs. The cavity also extends into neighbouring skull bones, forming additional air cavities known as paranasal sinuses.^[2]

In cetaceans, the nose has been reduced to the nostrils, which have migrated to the top of the head, producing a more streamlined body shape and the ability to breathe while mostly submerged. Conversely, the elephant's nose has elaborated into a long, muscular, manipulative organ called the trunk.

The vomeronasal organ of mammals is generally similar to that of reptiles. In most species, it is located in the floor of the nasal cavity, and opens into the mouth via two nasopalatine ducts running through the palate, but it opens directly into the nose in many rodents. It is, however, lost in bats, and in many primates, including humans.^[2]

In fish

Fish generally have a weak sense of smell, which is generally less important than taste in an aquatic environment. They do, however, possess a nose, although, unlike that of tetrapods, it has no connection with the mouth, nor any role in respiration. Instead, it generally consists of a pair of small pouches located behind the nostrils at the front or sides of the head. In many cases, each of the nostrils is divided into two by a fold of skin, allowing water to flow into the nose through one side and out through the other.^[2]

The pouches are lined by olfactory epithelium, and commonly include a series of internal folds to increase the surface area. In some teleosts, the pouches branch off into additional sinus-like cavities, while in coelacanths, they form a series of tubes. Unlike tetrapods, the nasal epithelium of fishes does not include any mucus-secreting cells, since it is already naturally moist.^[2]

In the most primitive living vertebrates, the lampreys and hagfish, there is only one nostril and olfactory pouch. Indeed, the nostril also opens into the hypophysis. This is not necessarily, however, a primitive trait, but one that may have arisen later in the evolution of these particular groups. For example, the fossil heterostracans had paired nostrils, and these were also a very early vertebrate group.^[2]

See also

• Human nose
• Nasal bridge
• Rhinarium, the wet, naked surface around the nostrils in most mammals, absent in haplorrhine primates such as humans

References

1. ^ Dijkgraaf S.;Vergelijkende dierfysiologie;Bohn, Scheltema en Holkema, 1978, ISBN 90-313-0322-4
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas S. (1977). The Vertebrate Body. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. pp. 453–458. ISBN 0-03-910284-X. 

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - næse, snude, spids, tud, lugtesans, sporsans, spion
v. tr. - lugte, vejre, snuse, trykke næsen mod, bevæge sig forsigtigt frem
v. intr. - lugte, vejre, sniffe, suse

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    soleklart
• by a nose    med en længde
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    det bliver værst for ham selv
• follow one's nose    følge sit instinkt
• have a nose for    have næse for
• keep one's nose clean    holde sin sti ren
• look down one's nose    se ned på, være snobbet
• nose around    snuse rundt
• nose bleed    næseblod
• nose breathing    trække vejret gennem næsen
• nose in    stikke sin næse i, snage
• nose job    næseoperation
• nose to tail    bilkø
• on the nose    lige præcis
• pay through the nose    betale i dyre domme
• poke one's nose into everything    stikke sin næse i andres sager
• rub one's nose in    påminde én om vedkommendes fejl på nedværdigende vis
• thumb one's nose at    vrænge næse efter
• turn up one's nose    rynke på næsen ad
• under someone's nose    lige for næsen af én

Nederlands (Dutch)
neus, reuk, boeket (geur), uiteinde van buis/pijp, afgeronde rand, neus van vaartuig, (politie)spion, neuslengte, ruiken, rondneuzen, (be) snuffelen, ergens tussenwringen, voorzichtig/ langzaam vooruitgaan, met de neus iets bewegen

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) nez, nez (d'un avion), avant (voiture), (gén) odorat, nez (pour un parfum), bouquet (pour un vin), (fig) instinct, flair, intuition
v. tr. - renifler (pour un animal), sentir (un ¯nologue), man¯uvrer avec précaution
v. intr. - man¯uvrer avec précaution/avec prudence

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    comme le nez au milieu de la figure
• by a nose    de peu, (gagner) d'une courte tête (aux courses de chevaux)
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    se nuire à soi-même, être le perdant
• follow one's nose    se laisser mener par son instinct
• have a nose for    avoir du flair pour
• keep one's nose clean    se tenir hors du coup
• look down one's nose    regarder (qn) de haut en bas
• nose around    fouiner
• nose bleed    saignement de nez
• nose breathing    respiration par le nez
• nose in    faire entrer qch avec précaution
• nose job    (se faire) refaire le nez
• nose out    déboîter prudemment (une voiture), sortir avec prudence (un bateau), dépister (un animal, une odeur), (fig) dénicher (un secret), (Sport, fig) battre (qn) d'un cheveu
• nose to tail    pare-chocs contre pare-chocs
• on the nose    sur le nez
• pay through the nose    payer (qch) une fortune
• rub someone's nose in it    retourner le couteau dans la plaie
• thumb one's nose at    dédaigner (qch), rejeter d'un air hautain
• turn up one's nose    dédaigner (qch), tourner le dos à (qch)
• under someone's nose    (avoir qch) sous son nez

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nase
v. - (auf)spüren, sich vorsichtig bewegen

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    für einen Blinden mit Krückstock sichtbar
• by a nose    mit einer Nasenlänge
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
• follow one's nose    seinem Instinkt folgen, der Nase nachgehen
• have a nose for    eine Nase haben für
• keep one's nose clean    eine saubere Weste behalten
• look down one's nose    sich für was Besseres halten
• nose around    herumschnüffeln
• nose bleed    Nasenbluten
• nose breathing    Nasenatmung
• nose in    eine Spitze anbringen
• nose job    Schönheitsoperation an der Nase
• nose out    aufspüren
• nose to tail    Stoßstange an Stoßstange
• on the nose    genau
• pay through the nose    tief in die Tasche greifen müssen
• rub someone's nose in it    jmdm. etwas unter die Nase reiben
• thumb one's nose at    jmdm. eine lange Nase machen
• turn up one's nose    die Nase rümpfen
• under someone's nose    vor jmds. Augen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μύτη, μουσούδα, ρύγχος, διαίσθηση, όσφρηση (κν. μύτη)
v. - οσφραίνομαι, χώνω τη μύτη μου

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    ολοφάνερος!, φως φανάρι
• by a nose    με ελάχιστη διαφορά
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    εθύμωσ' ο καλόγερος και έκαψε τα ράσα του
• follow one's nose    ακολουθώ την διαίσθησή μου
• have a nose for    έχω μύτη/διαίσθηση για
• keep one's nose clean    αποφεύγω τις κακοτοπιές
• look down one's nose    κοιτάζω αφ' υψηλού
• nose around    ερευνώ, ψάχνω
• nose bleed    ρινορραγία, μάτωμα/αιμορραγία της μύτης
• nose breathing    αναπνοή από τη μύτη
• nose in    μπαίνω με τη μύτη
• nose job    πλαστική εγχείρηση μύτης
• nose to tail    (για αυτοκίνητα) κολλητά, το ένα πίσω απ' τ' άλλο
• on the nose    ακριβώς στην ώρα
• pay through the nose    ακριβοπληρώνω
• pick one's nose    σκαλίζω τη μύτη μου
• poke one's nose into everything    χώνω τη μύτη μου παντού
• rub one's nose in    υπενθυμίζω σε κάποιον το λάθος του, του το κοπανάω
• thumb one's nose at    δείχνω περιφρόνηση για/σε
• turn up one's nose    σνομπάρω, περιφρονώ
• under someone's nose    μπρος στα μάτια κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
frugare, naso

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    chiaro e lampante
• by a nose    per un pelo
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    darsi la zappa sui piedi
• follow one's nose    andare a naso
• get up one's nose    annoiare
• have a nose for    avere fiuto per
• keep one's nose clean    stare fuori dai guai
• look down one's nose    guardare dall'alto in basso
• nose around    rovistare
• nose bleed    sangue dal naso
• nose in    ficcare il naso
• nose job    chirurgia cosmetica al naso
• nose to tail    in fila indiana
• on the nose    precisamente
• pay through the nose    pagare un prezzo esorbitante
• poke one's nose into everything    ficcare il naso dappertutto
• rub one's nose in    punire ai fatti
• thumb one's nose at    schernire qualcuno
• turn up one's nose    arricciare il naso
• under someone's nose    sotto il naso di qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nariz (m), focinho (m), olfato (m), faro (m), bico (m), proa (f), capacidade (f)
v. - cheirar, localizar pelo cheiro, esfregar com o nariz, procurar, intrometer-se, afocinhar, forçar o seu caminho para cima

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    muito evidente
• by a nose    por um nariz
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    criar uma desvantagem para si através da própria ação maldosa
• follow one's nose    seguir em frente
• get up one's nose    ficar zangado, ficar apaixonado
• have a nose for    uma faculdade de perceber
• keep one's nose clean    comportar-se bem
• look down one's nose    considerar com desdém
• nose around    procurar
• nose bleed    sangria nasal
• nose in    embicar, entrar de frente
• nose job    rinoplastia
• nose to tail    um atrás do outro, em fila indiana
• on the nose    exatamente
• pay through the nose    pagar um preço exorbitante
• poke one's nose into everything    meter o nariz em tudo
• rub one's nose in    importunar com insistência
• thumb one's nose at    gesto de menosprezo
• turn up one's nose    demonstrar desprezo por
• under someone's nose    debaixo do nariz

Русский (Russian)
нюхать, вынюхивать, нос, нюх

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    как дважды два
• by a nose    с небольшим перевесом
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    навредить себе, чтобы досадить другому
• follow one's nose    идти прямо, идти на запах
• get up one's nose    действовать на нервы
• have a nose for    иметь чутье на что-либо
• keep one's nose clean    не влезать в неприятности
• look down one's nose    смотреть свысока
• nose around    разузнать, разведать
• nose bleed    носовое кровотечение
• nose in    осторожно въезжать/выезжать
• nose job    пластическая операция на носу
• nose to tail    затор дорожного движения
• on the nose    точно
• pay through the nose    переплачивать
• poke one's nose into everything    всюду совать свой нос
• rub one's nose in    тыкать носом в, указывать что не прав, поднять зависть
• thumb one's nose at    презирать, ненавидеть
• turn up one's nose    воротить нос
• under someone's nose    под самым носом

Español (Spanish)
n. - nariz, hocico, olfato
v. tr. - olfatear, curiosear, fisgar
v. intr. - avanzar con cuidado, meter la nariz

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    más claro que el agua
• by a nose    por un pelo
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    vengarse con perjuicio de sí mismo, arrojar piedras sobre el tejado propio
• follow one's nose    guiarse por el instinto, seguir de frente
• have a nose for    tener olfato para
• keep one's nose clean    no meterse en líos
• look down one's nose    mirar por encima del hombro, mirar con desprecio
• nose around    curiosear, husmear
• nose bleed    hemorragia nasal
• nose breathing    respiración nasal
• nose in    entrar lentamente
• nose job    cirugía plástica de la nariz
• nose out    descubrir, averiguar
• nose to tail    pegados unos a otros (paragolpe con paragolpe)
• on the nose    exactamente, con toda precisión
• pay through the nose    pagar un dineral
• rub someone's nose in it    echar en cara, refregarle por las narices, recordar algo a alguien de manera despreciativa
• thumb one's nose at    hacer un palmo de narices a, burlarse de
• turn up one's nose    despreciar, hacer una mueca de desprecio ante
• under someone's nose    delante de las narices de alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - näsa, nos, luktsinne, väderkorn, pip, spets, tjallare, spion
v. - vädra, spåra upp, snoka, trycka näsan/nosen mot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鼻子, 嗅觉, 突出部分, 嗅到, 用鼻子触, 探出, 闻, 探听, 嗅

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    一清二楚, 非常清楚, 明明白白
• by a nose    以些微之差
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    发脾气时做了害自己的事
• follow one's nose    笔直走, 凭本能做事
• have a nose for    对...很敏感, 很善于发现
• keep one's nose clean    不喝酒
• look down one's nose    轻视, 不把...放在眼里, 小看
• nose around    东嗅西嗅, 搜索, 寻找
• nose bleed    鼻血, 鼻出血
• nose breathing    流鼻血
• nose in    推进, 前端先进入
• nose job    鼻子的整型手术
• nose to tail    从头到尾
• on the nose    准确地
• pay through the nose    被勒索
• poke one's nose into everything    探听所有的事, 干预所有的事
• rub one's nose in    向某人反复提及不愉快的事, 揭某人疮疤
• thumb one's nose at    对某人嗤之以鼻
• turn up one's nose    对...嗤之以鼻, 不把...放在眼里, 藐视
• under someone's nose    当着某人的面, 就在某人面前

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鼻子, 嗅覺, 突出部分
v. tr. - 嗅到, 用鼻子觸, 探出
v. intr. - 聞, 探聽, 嗅

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    一清二楚, 非常清楚, 明明白白
• by a nose    以些微之差
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    發脾氣時做了害自己的事
• follow one's nose    筆直走, 憑本能做事
• have a nose for    對...很敏感, 很善於發現
• keep one's nose clean    不喝酒
• look down one's nose    輕視, 不把...放在眼裡, 小看
• nose around    東嗅西嗅, 搜索, 尋找
• nose bleed    鼻血, 鼻出血
• nose breathing    流鼻血
• nose in    推進, 前端先進入
• nose job    鼻子的整型手術
• nose to tail    從頭到尾
• on the nose    準確地
• pay through the nose    被勒索
• poke one's nose into everything    探聽所有的事, 干預所有的事
• rub one's nose in    向某人反復提及不愉快的事, 揭某人瘡疤
• thumb one's nose at    對某人嗤之以鼻
• turn up one's nose    對...嗤之以鼻, 不把...放在眼裡, 藐視
• under someone's nose    當著某人的面, 就在某人面前

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 코, 후각, 돌출부, 정보원
v. tr. - 냄새를 맡다, 코를 비벼대다, 찾아내다
v. intr. - 간섭하다, 냄새를 맡다, (조심스럽게)전진하다

idioms:

• as plain as the nose on your face    확실하게
• by a nose    간신히, 작은 차이로
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face    남을 해치려다 자기만 다치다
• have a nose for    (~을 찾는 것 등에)본능적인 능력을 가지고 있다
• keep one's nose clean    얌전하게 있다
• nose around    주위의 냄새를 맡다
• nose in    ~에 처하게 하다
• turn up one's nose    ~을 무시하다, 코웃음치다
• under someone's nose    ~의 바로 눈앞에서, ~이 싫어함에도 불구하고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鼻, 嗅覚, 勘, 突出部, 船首, 機首
v. - かぐ, かぎ付ける, 鼻で押す, 鼻を押し付ける, ゆっくり進む, 人のことに口を出す, 詮索する, 密告する

idioms:

• by a nose    鼻の差で
• get up one's nose    人をいらいらさせる
• have a nose for    得意である
• nose around    かぎ回る
• nose bleed    鼻血
• nose breathing    鼻から息をする
• nose in    近づく
• nose job    鼻の美容整形
• nose to tail    ごますり
• on the nose    ぴったり
• parson's nose    カモの尻
• put someone's nose out of joint    人を押しのけて愛顧を得る, 人の計画を覆す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انف (فعل) يشم, يتطفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אף, חרטום, חוש ריח, חוש, מודיע משטרתי, ריח של יין, טבק, חציר וכו', פי צינור‬
v. tr. - ‮רחרח, הפנה חרטומו, זיהה (ריח וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮התקדם בזהירות, חיטט‬

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