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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| nose n | (dog's muzzle) | nos s |
| | When Tom's dog misbehaves, he taps it on the nose. |
| nose n | (animal's snout) | nos s |
| | | tryne s |
| | The anteater stuck his nose into the hole. |
| nose n | (wine: smell) | vindoft, doft s |
| | This Chardonnay has a wonderful nose. |
| nose n | (sense of smell) | luktsinne s |
| | My hound dog has a great nose and can track any smell. |
| nose n | (front of a ship or boat, prow) (vardagligt) | nos s |
| | (formell) | för s |
| | The captain guided the nose of the yacht towards the dock. |
| nose n | (aircraft's forward end) | nos, flygplansnos s |
| | The nose of the plane pitched down. |
| nose n | figurative (curiosity, inquisitiveness) (bildlig) | lägga näsan i blöt vbal uttr |
| | (bokstavlig) | nyfikenhet s |
| | (bildlig) | lägga sig i, blanda sig i vtr+refl |
| | Keep your nose out of my business! |
| nose n | (nose-like part) | udd, spets, tipp s |
| | He used the nose of the pliers to reach into the crack. |
| nose for [sth] n | figurative (instinct for detecting [sth]) (bildlig) | näsa för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vara duktig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | With her nose for a good story, Sandy will make an excellent journalist. |
| nose⇒ vi | (get close) | närma sig vtr + refl |
| | | komma nära vitr + adv |
| | He nosed close enough to see the entertainer. |
| nose [sth]⇒ vtr | (push with the nose) | trycka nosen mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | öppna ngt med nosen vbal uttr |
| | The dog nosed the door so he could pass through. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| nose [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (narrowly defeat) | besegra ngn med liten marginal vbal uttr |
| | Horse number seven seemed all set to win, but then number eleven nosed him out. |
| nose [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (detect) | nosa upp, nosa fram vtr partikel oskj |
| | After the avalanche, bloodhounds nosed out the buried skiers. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| a nose for [sth] n | figurative (instinctive ability to detect [sth]) (bildligt) | näsa för något s |
| | He has a great nose for good books. |
| | Han har näsa för bra böcker. |
| blow your nose v expr | (expel mucus) | snyta sig vitr + refl |
| | Please blow your nose instead of sniffing. |
| brown-nose n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (sycophant) | fjäskande adj |
| | | lismande adj |
| | (vulgärt, anstötande) | rövslickande adj |
| | What a brown-nose - always sucking up to the boss, hoping for a promotion. |
| brown-nose [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, informal (be obsequious) | fjäska för ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vulgärt, anstötande) | slicka ngns röv vtr + s |
| | You got that promotion because you brown-nosed the boss. |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) (idiomatisk) | bita den hand som ger mat vbal uttr |
| | | såga av den gren man själv sitter på vbal uttr |
| | 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) (förled) | öron-, näsa- och hals- s |
| get up [sb]'s nose v expr | UK, informal (annoy [sb]) | gå ngn på nerverna vbal uttr |
| | | irritera vtr |
| | | störa vtr |
nosedive,
also UK: nose dive n | (aircraft: rapid fall, plunge) | dykning s |
| | (bildlig) | djupdykning s |
| | The plane's nosedive was frightening, but fortunately it quickly corrected course. |
nosedive,
also UK: nose dive n | figurative (rapid decrease) (även bildlig) | dykning s |
| | The nosedive in salaries was due to the poor economy. |
nosedive,
nose-dive vi | (aircraft: plummet, fall rapidly) | dyka vitr |
| | | falla huvudstupa vitr + adv |
| | When the engine malfunctioned, the plane nosedived. |
nosedive,
nose-dive vi | figurative (decrease rapidly) (bildlig) | dyka vitr |
| | | rasa vitr |
| | Stocks nosedived for the fifth week in a row. |
on the nose,
right on the nose adj | informal, figurative (exact, precise) (bildlig) | på pricken uttr |
| | (bildlig) | klockren adj |
| | | exakt, precis adj |
| | Your guess was right on the nose. |
| on the nose adj | US, informal, figurative (lacking subtlety, nuance) | uppenbar, övertydlig adj |
| | | som inte går att missa adj |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) (bildlig) | låta pengarna rinna igenom fingrarna vbal uttr |
| | | slösa vitr |
| | 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]) | betala för mycket för ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
pope's nose (US),
parson's nose (UK) n | informal (cookery: tail of fowl) (bildlig) | prästnäsan s |
| | | rumpan på fågel |
| | | fågelstjärten s |
| runny nose n | informal (excessive nasal mucus) | rinnande näsa s |
| | (vardagligt) | snorig näsa s |
| | (vardagligt) | snuva s |
| | I have a runny nose and I keep coughing; I think I should see the doctor tomorrow. |
| snub nose n | (short, turned-up nose) (bildlig) | potatisnäsa s |
| | | trubbnäsa s |
| | Marilyn had a snub nose. |
snub nose,
snubnose n | US (firearm with short barrel) | kortpipigt skjutvapen s |