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sneeze
(snēz)intr.v. sneezed, sneez·ing, sneez·es
To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.
n.
Phrasal Verb: An instance or the sound of sneezing.
sneeze at Informal
To treat as unimportant: These deficits are nothing to sneeze at.
[Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
sneez′er n.
sneez′y adj.
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sneeze
(sniːz)vb
(Physiology) (intr) to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane
n
(Physiology) the act or sound of sneezing
[Old English fnēosan (unattested); related to Old Norse fnӯsa, Middle High German fnūsen, Greek pneuma breath]
ˈsneezeless adj
ˈsneezer n
ˈsneezy adj
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sneeze
(sniz)v. sneezed, sneez•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
2. sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
n. 3. an act or sound of sneezing.
[1300–50; Middle English snesen, alter. of fnesen, Old English fnēosan, c. Middle Dutch fniesen; akin to Old Norse fnȳsa to sneeze]
sneez′y, adj.
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sneeze
Past participle: sneezed
Gerund: sneezing
| Imperative |
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| sneeze |
| sneeze |
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| Noun | 1. |  sneeze - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the noseinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Verb | 1. | sneeze - exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze" act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner |
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sneeze
verbnot to be sneezed at considerable, great, large, substantial, reasonable, tidy, lavish, plentiful, tolerable, appreciable, sizable or sizeable The money's not to be sneezed at.
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Translations
عَطْسيَعْطُسيَعطُسُ
kýchatkýchnutíkýchnout
nysnyse
terni
aivastaaaivastus
kihnuti
tüsszenttüsszentés
hnerrahnerri
くしゃみくしゃみをする
재채기하다
čiaudėjimasčiaudėti
šķaudīšanašķaudītšķavas
kýchnuťkýchnutie
kihanjekihniti
nysa
จาม
hapşırmakaksırmaaksırmakhapşırma
hắt hơi
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sneeze
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sneeze
[sniːz]1. n → starnuto
2. vi → starnutire
an offer not to be sneezed at (fig) (fam) → un'offerta su cui non si può sputare sopra
an offer not to be sneezed at (fig) (fam) → un'offerta su cui non si può sputare sopra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sneeze
(sniːz) verb to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose. The pepper made him sneeze.
noun an act of sneezing.
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sneeze
→ يَعطُسُ kýchat nyse niesen φτερνίζομαι estornudar aivastaa éternuer kihnuti starnutire くしゃみをする 재채기하다 niezen nyse kichnąć espirrar чихать nysa จาม hapşırmak hắt hơi 打喷嚏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sneeze
n. estornudo;
v. estornudar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sneeze
n estornudo; vi estornudar; You should sneeze into your elbow..Debe estornudar en el codo.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.