toffee-nosed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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copetudo (copetuda) ADJ

copetón1 (copetona) ADJ

alzado1 (alzada) ADJ

1. nariz ANAT:

nariz
nose
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
¡suénate esas narices! inf
blow your nose!
me sale sangre de la nariz
my nose is bleeding
habla con o por la nariz
he has a nasal voice o twang
no te metas los dedos en la nariz o no te hurgues la nariz
don't pick your nose
lo tenía delante de las narices o la nariz
it was right under my nose
darle en las narices a alg. Spain inf me da en las narices que no le ha gustado
I get the feeling she didn't like it
darle en o por las narices a alg. inf
to get one up on sb inf
darse de narices con alg. inf
to bump into sb inf
darse de narices con o contra algo inf nos dimos de narices contra un árbol
we crashed into a tree
darse de narices con o contra algo inf nos dimos de narices contra un árbol
we went smack into a tree inf
se dio de narices contra el suelo/la puerta
he fell flat on his face/walked smack into the door
de las narices Spain inf
damned inf
de las narices Spain inf
bloody Brit inf
estoy harta de este teléfono de las narices
I'm fed up with this damned phone
de narices Spain inf la fiesta estuvo de narices
it was a great party inf
es un problema de narices
it's a really tricky problem inf
en mis/sus propias narices inf se lo quitó en sus propias narices
she took it from right under his nose o from right in front of him
se rió de ella en sus propias narices
he laughed in her face
estar hasta las narices de algo/alg. inf
to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb inf
hincharle las narices a alg. Spain inf
to get on sb's nerves inf
hincharle las narices a alg. Spain inf
to get up sb's nose Brit inf
meter las narices o la nariz en algo inf
to poke one's nose into sth inf
nariz para arriba Arg inf
toffee-nosed
nariz para arriba Arg inf
snooty
ni … ni narices Spain inf aquí no quiero ni cuchicheos, ni bromas, ni narices ¡a trabajar!
no whispering, no jokes, no nothing, get down to some work! inf
no ve/no ven más allá de sus narices inf
he can't see further than the end of his nose/they can't see further than the ends of their noses
por narices Spain inf tiene que estar en ese cajón por narices
it just has to be in that drawer
por narices Spain inf tiene que estar en ese cajón por narices
I know it's in that drawer somewhere, it has to be o it must be
ahora te lo vas a comer, por narices
now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do inf
ahora te lo vas a comer, por narices
now you're jolly well going to eat it Brit inf
refregarle algo a alg. por las narices inf no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices
there's no need to keep rubbing it in o to keep rubbing my nose in it inf
romperle las narices a alg. inf
to smash sb's face in inf
se me/le están hinchando las narices Spain inf, euph
I'm/he's getting sick and tired inf
tener narices Spain inf ¡si tendrá narices el tío!
he has some nerve! Am inf
tener narices Spain inf ¡si tendrá narices el tío!
he's got a nerve o cheek! Brit inf
¡tiene narices la cosa!
it's ridiculous o outrageous!

toffee-nosed in the PONS Dictionary

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For the next few days, he seems like a snooty interloper, sent to show us all up with his toffee-nosed ways.
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He particularly cared for people in need, he reserved his most negative comments for the toffee-nosed.
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A toffee-mouthed snob and political failure handing out tokens of public respect to lackeys and bankrollers of himself and other toffee-nosed snobs and political failures.
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He is seen as a toffee-nosed slimebag, which is what he is.
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Strand was a toffee-nosed civil servant who kept an unwanted eye on the detectives and their budgets.
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Other origins include the abbreviation of toffee-nosed.
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