pick one's nose
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pick one's nose
verb picks one's nose · picking one's nose · picked one's nose
- To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus. You can pick your friends; you can pick your nose; but you can't pick your friends' noses.
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verb insert a finger into one's nostril
| Español | hurgarse la nariz, hacer píldoras, meterse el dedo en/a la nariz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코를 파다 koreul pada |
| 日本語 | 鼻を穿る hana o hojiru, 鼻をほじくる hana o hojikuru |
| 中文 | 挖鼻子 wābízi, 摳鼻子 /抠鼻子 kōubízi, 挖鼻 wābí |
| Português | cutucar o nariz, limpar o salão |
| Français | se curer le nez, se mettre le doigt dans le nez, fourrer son doigt dans son nez |
| Deutsch | in der Nase bohren, in der Nase herumbohren, popeln |
| Italiano | mettersi le dita nel naso, scaccolare, scaccolarsi |
| Ελληνικά | σκαλίζω τη μύτη μου skalízo ti mýti mou |
| Română | se scobi în nas |
| Русский | ковыря́ть в носу́ kovyrjátʹ v nosú, ковыря́ться в носу́ kovyrjátʹsja v nosú, колупа́ться в носу́ kolupátʹsja v nosú |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoáy mũi, cạy rỉ mũi |
| العربية | دَخَّلَ إِصْبَعَهُ فِي أَنْفِهِ daḵḵala ʔiṣbaʕahu fī ʔanfihi |
| עברית | חיטט באף |
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