nose at in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nose at in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for nose at in the English»French Dictionary

I.nose [Brit nəʊz, Am noʊz] N

II.nose [Brit nəʊz, Am noʊz] VB trans

III.nose [Brit nəʊz, Am noʊz] VB intr

it's six on the nose inf Am
to win by a nose HORSE RAC

See also rub, joint

I.rub [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] N

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB trans

III.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB intr

I.joint [Brit dʒɔɪnt, Am dʒɔɪnt] N

II.joint [Brit dʒɔɪnt, Am dʒɔɪnt] ADJ

III.joint [Brit dʒɔɪnt, Am dʒɔɪnt] VB trans

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.length [Brit lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛn(t)θ, Am lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛnth] N

1. length (linear measurement):

2. length (duration):

See also full-length

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] N

II.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] ADV

1. once (one time):

IV.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] CONJ

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

nose at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nose at in the English»French Dictionary

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It woke her up every morning, poking its nose at the bedcovers.
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With unbridled power, he took callously from the poor people, and turned around to thumb his nose at us.
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