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The Swedish word for nose is
näsa





nose

Declensions
a noseen näsa
the nosenäsan
nosesnäsor
the nosesnäsorna



Translations for nose and their definitions

näsa ©
     1. n-c. nose of a human or other primate


smyga
     1. v. to sneak, to creep, to (in move silently or secretly sense) steal


nos
     1. n-c. a nose of an animal
     2. n-c. (colloquial jocular) the (area around the) nose and mouth of a human
     3. n-c. something that resembles a nose
           noshjul - nosewheel


nosa
     1. v. to take a sniff at
     2. v. to peep at; to look at (or investigate) things (which may be out of one's business)
     3. v. to briefly try to do something to see if one likes it




vädra
     1. v. to ventilate, to air, to let the wind blow, to expose for fresh and open air
     2. v.          to open the window and let fresh air inside
     3. v.          to hang garments or rugs outdoors for some fresh air
     4. v.          to debate, to let one's opinions out
                    hon vädrade sina åsikter
                   : she let her opinions out
                    Michail Chodorkovskij dömdes till fängelse 2005 efter att han vädrat politiska ambitioner.
                   : Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to prison in 2005 after he had aired political ambitions.
     5. v. to sniff, to scent, to smell for scents blowing in the wind, to breathe
           vädra morgonluft
             to breathe the fresh morning air (to see one's lucky star on the rise)
     6. v. (dialectal) of the wind: to blow
           Det vädrar ordentligt idag.
             It's really windy today.


spets
     1. n-c. point, tip, end, nib, head
     2. n-c. lace
           spets-bh - lace bra
     3. n-c. spitz (dog breed)


snoka
     1. v. to snoop
           Detektiven snokade runt efter bevis i rummet när alla hade gått - The detective snooped around looking for evidence in the room after everyone had left
           Jag lyckades snoka fram vem som äger firman - I managed to find out ("snoop out") who owns the firm


lägga näsan i blöt
     1. v. to be nosy; to poke around in other people's business


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