nose

Nase

Teil in der Mitte des Gesichts, durch den man atmet und mit dem man riecht.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

Häufige Wendungen: blow your nose, a runny nose, a blocked nose, nose bleed

Bug, Spitze

Vorderes Ende oder Spitze eines Gegenstands, besonders eines Flugzeugs oder Fahrzeugs.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: front, tip

Häufige Wendungen: nose of something, aircraft nose, nose cone, nose wheel

Nase, Geruchssinn

Fähigkeit, Gerüche zu erkennen und zu beurteilen, besonders bei Wein.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: a nose for something (She has an excellent nose for fine wines.)

Synonyme: sense of smell

Häufige Wendungen: a good nose, nose for wine, a trained nose

sich vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen

Sich langsam und vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen, wobei der vordere Teil vorausgeht.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: nose into/through something (The boat nosed through a narrow gap.)

Synonyme: edge, inch

Häufige Wendungen: nose through traffic, nose into something, nose forward, nose past something

herumschnüffeln

Versuchen, private Dinge über andere oder Angelegenheiten herauszufinden, die einen nichts angehen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: nose around/about (Someone has been nosing around in my office.); nose into something (Stop nosing into my private affairs.)

Synonyme: snoop, pry

Häufige Wendungen: nose around, nose about, nose into something

mit der Nase anstupsen

Etwas mit der Nase oder Schnauze schieben oder sanft berühren.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: nuzzle, nudge

Häufige Wendungen: nose someone's hand, nose something aside, nose the door

den Bug ausrichten

Sich mit einem Flugzeug oder Schiff bewegen, dessen vorderes Ende in eine bestimmte Richtung zeigt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: nose up/down/towards something (The plane nosed down towards the valley.)

Häufige Wendungen: nose up, nose down, nose towards something

näseln

Wörter mit einer Stimme aussprechen, die klingt, als käme sie durch die Nase.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: intonate nasally

Häufige Wendungen: nose a prayer, nose the words