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snout

UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/

Übersetzungen

snoutsubstantiv
snouts
Pl.
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
The pig used its snout to dig through the soil in search of food.
Le cochon a utilisé son museau pour fouiller la terre à la recherche de nourriture.
nezSurtout pour la partie avant d’un avion ou d’un engin.
The snout of the airplane was painted with a fierce shark design.
Le nez de l’avion était peint avec un motif de requin féroce.
frontEn glaciologie.
Over the last century the glacier’s snout has retreated by nearly a kilometre.
Au cours du dernier siècle, le front du glacier a reculé de près d’un kilomètre.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
groinFamilier et péjoratif, pour un nez volumineux ou proéminent.
tabacArgot carcéral britannique.
Synonyme
proboscis
nose
snoot
beak
muzzle
snoutverb
snouted
Präteritum
snouted
Partizip Perfekt
snouting
Gerundium
UK
/snaʊt/
US
/snaʊt/
Used mainly of animals or figuratively of people when they poke or search with the nose; attested in major dictionaries.
fouillerSe dit d’un animal qui cherche en reniflant ou en remuant le sol.
The terrier snouted around the garden, sniffing every clump of grass.
Le terrier fouillait le jardin en reniflant chaque touffe d’herbe.
Synonyme
poke around
nose (around)
betray
pry
snoop
nose around
tattle (on)
nark (on)
dob in
grass (on)
squeal (on)
rat (on)
snitch (on)
inform on
inform
snoutadjektiv
Attributive noun use (e.g. snout beetle, snout moth) qualifies as adjectival in the dictionary model.
rostréEntomologie.
The snout beetle is a serious pest for many crops.
Le charançon rostré est un ravageur sérieux pour de nombreuses cultures.

Definitionen

snoutsubstantiv
The projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal.
The pig used its snout to dig through the soil in search of food.
A part of something that resembles or suggests the snout of an animal, such as the front end of an aircraft.
The snout of the airplane was painted with a fierce shark design.
A person's nose, especially when large or prominent.
He wrinkled his snout in distaste at the unpleasant smell.
The terminal front of a glacier at any given time.
Over the last century the glacier’s snout has retreated by nearly a kilometre.
British prison slang: tobacco or a cigarette traded or smuggled by inmates.
He saved up his dessert so he could swap it for a bit of snout later.
snoutverb
To poke, root, or search with the nose or snout, often while looking for food or investigating.
The terrier snouted around the garden, sniffing every clump of grass.
snoutadjektiv
Used attributively before another noun to denote something that has a conspicuous or elongated snout.
The snout beetle is a serious pest for many crops.
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