World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionarieséternuer / ricaner
Native Script:éternuer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: snor
"Il a poussé un snort de mépris."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To force breath violently through the nose with a rough, harsh sound, typically to express anger, disdain, or amusement.
"He gave an impatient snort and turned away from the counter."
- 1
An explosive sound made by forcing air through the nose.
"A muffled snort of laughter escaped her lips during the serious lecture."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English words of imitative origin, related to Middle Dutch 'snorten' and German 'schnarchen', mimicking the sound of forcing air noisily through the nose. Historically developed to describe both animal behavior and human expressions of contempt, laughter, or irritation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snort" is said worldwide
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éternuer / ricaner
Transliteration: snor
Script: éternuer
"Il a poussé un snort de mépris."
schnauben
Transliteration: shnauben
"Das Pferd begann vor Wut zu schnauben."
soffiare dal naso
Transliteration: soffiare
"Fece un piccolo snort di disapprovazione."
retozar / soplar
Transliteration: snort
Script: retozar
"Dio un bufido de impaciencia."
bufar
Transliteration: bufar
"Ele começou a bufar de raiva."
नाक from फूंकना
Transliteration: naak se aawaz nikalna
Script: नाक से आवाज निकालना
"उसने गुस्से में नाक से फुफकार-सी निकाली।"
鼻息声
Transliteration: bí xīsheng
"他轻蔑地哼了一声。"
코웃음 치다
Transliteration: kouseum chida
"그는 불만스럽다는 듯 코웃음을 쳤다."
鼻を鳴らす
Transliteration: hana o narasu
"彼は怒って鼻を鳴らした。"
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