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snout

/naʊt/

snoutnoun

snouts

/naʊt/

Traductions

museau

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.

Traductions supplémentaires

groinFamilier et péjoratif, pour un nez volumineux ou proéminent.

tabacArgot carcéral britannique.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

snoutverb

snouted

Past Simple

snouted

Past Participle

snouting

Gerund

/snaʊt/

Used mainly of animals or figuratively of people when they poke or search with the nose; attested in major dictionaries.

Traductions

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.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

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

snoutadjective

Attributive noun use (e.g. snout beetle, snout moth) qualifies as adjectival in the dictionary model.

Traductions

rostréEntomologie.

The snout beetle is a serious pest for many crops.

Le charançon rostré est un ravageur sérieux pour de nombreuses cultures.

Définitions

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.