nosey

UK
/ˈnəʊ.zi/
US
/ˈnoʊ.zi/
noseyadjective
nosier
Comp.
nosiest
Super.
UK
/ˈnəʊ.zi/
US
/ˈnoʊ.zi/
Traductions
au nez proéminentEmploi surtout attributif, familier ou humoristique.
The caricature showed a nosey professor with spectacles perched on the end of his huge beak.
La caricature montrait un professeur au nez proéminent, avec des lunettes posées au bout de son énorme bec.
indiscretSe dit d’une personne qui se mêle des affaires d’autrui.
The nosey neighbor couldn't resist peeking through the curtains to see what was happening next door.
Le voisin indiscret n’a pas pu s’empêcher d’espionner à travers les rideaux pour voir ce qui se passait chez les voisins.
Traductions supplémentaires
curieuxNuance péjorative : trop intéressé par la vie privée des autres.
Définitions
Excessively curious about other people's affairs or intrusive.
The nosey neighbor couldn't resist peeking through the curtains to see what was happening next door.
Having a noticeably large or prominent nose (usually attributive and humorous or colloquial).
The caricature showed a nosey professor with spectacles perched on the end of his huge beak.
noseyverb
noseyed
Past Simple
noseyed
Past Participle
noseying
Gerund
UK
/ˈnəʊzi/
US
/ˈnoʊzi/
Chiefly British informal; variant spelling of the verb “nosy,” meaning ‘to pry or snoop (usually with around/about/into)’
Traductions
fouinerFamilier.
He was noseying around in the files to see what he could discover.
Il fouinait dans les dossiers pour voir ce qu’il pouvait découvrir.
Définitions
To pry or snoop inquisitively, especially into other people’s private affairs (usually used with around, about, or into).
He was noseying around in the files to see what he could discover.
Synonymes
dip into
snoop around
nose around
poke around
pry into
pry around
meddle in
butt in
stick one's nose into
peer into