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lever le nez

  • \lə.ve lə ne\

Where it comes from

Composé de lever et de nez.

verb

  1. Regarder en l’air.
  2. figuratively Snober, dédaigner.

In English

  • turn up one's nose to tilt one’s face upwards slightly, and often to look downwards at someone, as

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"lever le nez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/lever%20le%20nez. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lever le nez. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/lever%20le%20nez

Chicago

"lever le nez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/lever%20le%20nez.

BibTeX
@misc{lever_le_nez_2026,
  title = {lever le nez},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/lever%20le%20nez},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}